City approves purchase of golf course mower
City commissioners approved a 24222 dollar purchase from Van Wall Equipment to outfit Eagle Bend Golf Course with a special tee mower. Van Wall Equipment is located in Olathe, Kansas, and was identified as the nearest John Deere dealer selling golf course equipment by Parks and Recreation officials.
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van Wall Equipment
van Wall
Olathe
Parks and Recreation Leaders
Eagle Bend
John Deere
Call Sound Off line for questions and prompts
Instructions invite listeners to call 832-7297 to hear a recording that asks them to leave their question. The brief notice provides the call number and directs usage for audience participation.
Thanksgiving weekend plans around town
Robert Riley notes responses from Randy Griffey Teresa Sims and Chuck Allen on how they spend Thanksgiving weekend in Lawrence Massachusetts Street and surrounding areas. Griffey visits alma mater and grades papers while enjoying warm weather. Sims and her husband balance family with work as deejays. Allen gathers a large family gathering of 18 relatives in town.
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Randy Griffey
Kansas City
Black Friday shoppers brave long lines at Kansas stores
The Best Buy line in western Kansas drew 500 people, snaking around the building and into a nearby gas station lot. Shoppers, including Lisa Pulliam and her daughter, sought deep discounts on electronics as chilly but pleasant weather favored the crowds. At Lawrence stores, men and women queued early after scouting prior to opening, with many visiting Wal-Mart, SuperTarget, and JC Penney for doorbuster deals.
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Best Buy
Kansas
Tony Hubbard
Hubbard
Lisa Pulliam
Pulliam
Kimi Kramer
Kramer
Thomas Stuart
Lawrence
SuperTarget
Stuart
Cheryl
Wal-Mart
Sears
Kohl’s
Danielle Dunn
Joplin
Dunn
Jill Lucas
JC Pen
Lucas
Vinny Reddy
JC Penney
Iowa Street
Reddy
Amy Rork
Rork
Bobbi Rath
Gardner
Olathe Wal-Mart
Mike Penner
Black Friday shoppers brave dawn crowds at local stores
In Lawrence and nearby, Thanksgiving night shoppers camped for door openings at 5 a.m. Friday. Jessica Bosworth led a 500 strong line at Best Buy for a $189 desktop, while Donnie Clancy and Rebecca Carlyle planned two $379 laptops for gifts. Walmart saw waves of early buyers fighting for electronics and toys as dawn broke and shoppers praised deals and crowds.
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Jessica Bosworth
Best Buy
Lawrence
Bosworth
Donnie Clancy
Rebecca Carlyle
Clancy
Lawrence power plant letter draws City Commission vote
The City Commission voted 3-2 to send an opposition letter to KDHE regarding the power plant. Mayor Mike Amyx and Commissioner Sue Hack opposed while Commissioners Rundle Highberger and Schauner supported the move. Miller apologized to Amyx and others, and Amyx maintained his duty to support the majority.
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Lawrence
Mike Rundle
Boog Highberger
David Schauner
Mike Amyx
Sue Hack
Amyx
David Corliss
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lavern Squier
Commission
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Deejay
Teresa Sims
Eldridge
Chuck Allen
San Antonio
Dusty Wilson
Wilson
Jennifer
Wal- Mart
Chad Lawhorn
Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Rhonda Jonces
Perry, GA
Robert Souter
Hiawatha
Carlyle
Trey Allen
Allen
Wichita
Amanda Holloway
Holloway
Oskaloosa
Lori Vinoverski
Wal- Mart Supercenter
Iowa
Kendra Luna
Super- Target
Diego Treehouse
Sarah Kellogg
Lecompton
Kellogg
Kari Wempe
Judy Grant
The
Citizen Journalism Academy
Power Corp
Hack
Miller
Rundle
KDHE
Sophia Maines
Electrical & Industrial Supply, Inc
Pump & Well. Drilling, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Wie
Massachusetts
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