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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 2012
Page
5
A reader on Massachusetts Street asks what they would do with a 550 million dollar Powerball prize. Meaghan Varieur, a Lawrence graduate teaching assistant, replies she would pay off student loans for herself, her brother, and friends.
Douglas County commissioners postponed a decision on a county level historic preservation plan for two weeks to allow more public comment. The plan aims to qualify the county as a certified local government with the Kansas State Historical Society to access preservation grants, while addressing concerns about potential regulations affecting property owners near designated sites.
County Commissioner Jim Flory urged delay citing broad public impact as William Penny & Van LLC seeks a 434 acre sand pit along the Kansas River near Eudora. Residents fear groundwater contamination of wells. officials warn of potential need for new treatment if surface water mixes with the aquifer. The plan, opposed by some and supported with conditions, follows a divided Planning Commission vote amid extensive packet material and expert studies.
State house Architect Barry Greis states the latest estimate for the restoration renovation and expansion project at the Statehouse is 332.4 million dollars. The figure reflects costs for design work construction and added capacity as reported by Greis and city officials.
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A 24-year-old Osawatomie man, Jonathan Michael Barbosa, was arrested after his 2004 Honda failed to merge from Kansas Highway 10 to U.S. 59, overcorrected, skidded, struck a reflector and post, then rolled into a ditch. He faced charges of driving while intoxicated open container and no proof of liability insurance. Barbosa was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for minor injuries.
Corrie McSwane and Brian Bender of Waverly welcome a boy on Wednesday. Charlotte Sommer of Baldwin City has a son. Susan Rickman and Rob Heidrick of Lone Star report a baby boy.
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