Early Start Sparks Questions At Lawrence Schools
Lawrence school district posts show start date this August 13, earlier than recent years, with district spokeswoman A Julie Boyle noting the calendar aims to maximize instructional time while meeting Kansas Board of Education rules and accommodating family vacations and holidays. Residents may call Sound Off at 832-7297 with questions.
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Are you going on vacation this summer
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A weekend away plan appears with mentions of camping in Colorado with a boyfriend’s family and a Lake of the Ozarks boating outing. Additional lines describe Memorial Day travel to Paris for an internship and a separate note about preparing to depart.
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Pizzeria Assets Seized In Tax Warrants Auction Plan
State civil tax enforcement is seizing Papa Keno's assets at 1035 Mass in Overland Park to auction them to cover outstanding debts. Debra Platt said warrants follow failed collection efforts and that removals could begin Friday. Keenan discussed resolving the case and declined further comment.
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Denver
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Langston Hughes School TV crew earns online feature
Langston Hughes Elementary students run LHTV from anchoring to camera work and music. The daily broadcast now streams on the Web at SchoolTube.com, while studio sponsor Lissa Revenew and student Jake Hensley note the growth in confidence and teamwork.
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Lissa Revenew
Jamie Edwards
Jake Hensley
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Hughes
Navy surgeon's remains to be returned to Kansas City
Navy surgeon Jesse Battenfeld Jr. aged 29 will have his remains returned to Kansas City Missouri. He was the eldest son of Jesse R. Battenfeld Sr. and Margaret Battenfeld of Kansas City. His brother John Curry Battenfeld died in a 1939 KU student car crash and inspired scholarships and KU buildings in his memory.
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KU School of Medicine
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Medical School
Daisy Hill
Quarry seeks reduced bond for reclamation
Mid-States Materials requests cutting the Big Springs Rock Quarry reclamation bond from 40 000 per acre to 3 000 per acre, arguing industry alignment. County commissioners plan bids to price reclamation costs and keep bonds consistent with other quarries. Separately, Lawrence annexation of about 160 acres north of I 70 Lecompton Interchange for an industrial park was approved.
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Douglas County Commission
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Big Springs
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Bob Johnson
Jere McElhaney
Phil Struble
Landplan Engineering
Lawrence
Lecompton
Jury clears Lawrence surgeon in wrongful death suit
A Douglas County jury found Dr. Stephen Myrick not negligent after a breast cancer death following a 5 millimeter cyst biopsy question. Paula McMillan of Topeka died May 13 2005 after cancer diagnosed in 2005. The suit sought 1.5 million. Jurors deliberated nearly seven hours before verdict.
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Lawrence
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Paula McMillan
Topeka
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