Residents ask why radar not used on East 27th Street
In Lawrence a resident asked police to radar in the 1300 block of East 27th Street. An officer parked but did not issue tickets, as the radar gun reportedly showed no speeders after 35 to 40 minutes. Officials note drivers slow when they see patrols. questions include city rules on trees in right of way and bonded debt figures for Lawrence and Douglas County. City code bans trees within 50 feet of intersections and requires minimum diameter and spacing. recourse includes removal by the city and trimming requests via parks and recreation. Bonded debt as of Jan 1 was $33,095,000 for Lawrence and $13,824,848 for Douglas County per the last audit.
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East 27Th Street
Lawrence
Rick A Nickell
Nickell
George Williams
Public Works
Williams
Parks and Recreation Department
Douglas County
Mike Wildgen
Items Stolen From Local Businesses And Fire Alarms In Lawrence
Lawrence police report thefts from Looking for Something at 1007 Mass and from a Brook street vehicle, total losses undisclosed. Equipment valued at 2450 dollars was taken from a parked pickup. Crop sprayers valued undisclosed were stolen from Bailly Farm Supplies. Fire crews extinguished a brush fire at Riverfront Park with no damage. A fire at Haskell Stadium was investigated. no details. An alarm malfunction at a residence on Tenn reported. Ambulance service responded to a medical emergency on Ousdahl. Births announced for Gerald and Tracey Kahle. Notices note photo caption errors in the Journal-World edition.
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Lawrence
Brook
Bailly Farm
Riverfront Park
KC mayor calls for activist's release
Kansas City mayor Emanuel Cleaver urged freedom for American Indian activist Leonard Peltier, urging a fair review of his 1975 murder conviction. The Walk For Justice group, joined by protesters, halted outside City Hall after visiting Haskell Indian Nations University during their cross country journey. An unrelated Jefferson County highway crash left a Topeka man dead late Saturday. details were unavailable.
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Leonard Peltier
Emanuel Cleaver
Kansas City
Jefferson County
Topeka
Sheriff’s Department
Lawrence
Walking Tour of Quilts displays fifty three pieces in Baldwin
Baldwin quilters showcase the third annual Walking Tour of Quilts with fifty three quilts and quilted wall hangings placed in Baldwin businesses and public buildings. The Maple Leaf Quilters Guild and Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce sponsor the event, with a brochure listing all quilts locations hours and a tour map. Lawrence Housing Authority plans a Monday 7 p.m. meeting at Babcock Place community room to discuss public housing ownership programs and a drug elimination grant.
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Baldwin Area
Baldwin
Maple Leaf Quilters Guild
Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce
Quilters’ Guild
Lawrence Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners
Babcock Place
Mass
Douglas County Events and Polls Update
A string of public notices covers dates for Baldwin High and Eudora High commencements, Douglas County Commission discussions on budget limits, the Ryan Gray Memorial Golf Classic, Republican women dinner, Lawrence City Commission stormwater talk, and a political poll asking about congressional pay cuts. Polls show 43 yes and 16 no responses.
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Douglas County Commission
11Th
Massachusetts
Ryan Gray
Lawrence Country Club
Douglas Co
American Cancer Society
Republican Women of Douglas Co
Greenery
23Rd
Iowa
Navy Sailor Participates in Atlantic Fleet Exercise
Navy Petty Officer Randy R. Sage took part in a Western Atlantic fleet exercise aboard the guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto, homeported in Norfolk Virginia. He is the son of Daryl L. and Deloris E. Morgison of Baldwin, a 1991 Baldwin High School graduate who joined the Navy in February 1993.
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Navy
Randy R. Sage
Atlantic Ocean
San Jacinto
Norfolk
Sage
Daryl L. and
Deloris E. Morgison
Baldwin
Baldwin High School
Living Monday profile features a Lawrence mother
The Journal-World runs a Monday profile highlighting a Lawrence mother. The piece sheds light on personal life, community ties, and local perspectives within the city.
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Haskell Indian Nations University
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Ousdahl
Jeffrey Moyer
Ulysses
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Baby Boy
Beverly Vandyke
Gerald and
Tracey Kahlé
Linwood
Shawn Larson
Mary Beth Kurzak
Journal- World
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Mike Yover
Journal-Wo
Bruce Sisson
Overbrook
Mark Elston
Old City
Fifth
Mississippi
Hoto
Walk For Justice
United States
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FBI
U.S. Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kaw
Baldwin Quilters
Housing Board
Eudora High School
DeSoto High School
Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
Sixth
Andrew Smith
Chicago
Carol Rutledge
Lorna Buckingham-Jones
Tony Lupo
Manhattan
Journal-World
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Bob Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Chuck Woodling
Nancy Smith
Mason King
Gwyn Mellinger
Tom Fisher
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David Cone
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