Family trades California life for local beauty
Special to the Journal-World details Lawrence couple Lauren and Zach Parr who moved from California to Kansas in 2018 to be closer to Zach’s ailing mother and to offer their young children a safer environment. The piece contrasts California pollution and traffic with Kansas air quality as a factor in their relocation.
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Lawrence Public Schools cut ninety positions in budget overhaul
The Lawrence school board approved six point four one million dollars in budget cuts and created multigrade elementary classrooms. A board update shows ninety staff positions eliminated including seventy two teachers six and a half district level administrators and eleven and a half classified staff on Monday.
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Trains on Track for Comeback on Baldwin City Line
Local entrepreneur Ryan Robinson announced on social media plans to buy the nearly 12 mile Midland Railway line linking Baldwin City and Ottawa. He told Journal-World the sale is under contract but not closed, and hopes trains reopen for Christmas with a new community-focused tourist ride and attractions.
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