Zombies parade downtown for eighth annual Zombie Walk
Hundreds of residents in Lawrence join the eighth annual Zombie Walk starting at South Park gazebo at 6 PM with blood spritzing photo shoots T shirts and training. Proceeds benefit the Lawrence Humane Society last year raising about 22 thousand dollars as crowds gather for the sundown parade up to Seventh Street and back.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Inc
Sally Zogry
South Park
Zogry
Lawrence Humane Society
Seventh Street
Granada Theater
Zombie Walk at South Park Promises Interactive Dress Up
At 6 p.m. participants gather at the South Park gazebo for dress, photos, and Zombiewalk training with T shirt sales. Sundown unleashes the undead on Massachusetts Street walking to Seventh Street and back along the west side. Zo gry says the event creates a lively interactive experience with attendees going all out year after year.
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Massachusetts Street
Seventh Street
Farm progress and scholarship honors noted in brief
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reports winter wheat planted at 31 percent with 18 percent emerged as farmers harvest fall crops. Corn harvest 35 percent complete, sorghum 5 percent, soybeans 2 percent. Alfalfa fourth cutting about 70 percent. Kenneth Palmer and Spencer Fuller named Outstanding Participants in National Merit, with about 160,000 students entered and 3,100 Outstanding Participants and 1,600 semifinalists.
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National Agricultural Statistics Service
Free State High School
Kenneth Palmer
Juana Simons
Caleb Palmer
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Spencer Fuller
Victoria Fuller
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Lawrence district students named National Achievement Outstanding Participants
Two Lawrence school district students have been selected by the National Achievement Program as Outstanding Participants, recognizing their high academic achievement and leadership potential on a national level.
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Lawrence Schiol District
Woman pleads guilty to embezzlement in Kansas case
Lawrence area case: Sharon Ann Holladay, 58, pleaded guilty to embezzling between 750000 and 1 million dollars from Westcheffer Company where she was office manager. Sentencing not set. Police investigate a separate weekend sexual assault attempt in central Lawrence with a white male suspect, 30s to 40s, call 832-7509 with tips.
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Sharon Ann Holladay
Westcheffer Company
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Lawrence Police Department
Lawrence
Trent Mckinley
Possible sexual assault investigated in Lawrence
Lawrence police investigate a report of a sexual assault that may have involved an impaired victim. The sex crime was reported to police about 12:45 a.m. Monday, according to the department's daily report log.
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Lawrence
Police Department
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Keepsake grief group for kids slated to begin
Keepsake, a Lawrence area children’s grief support group, will start fall sessions next week meeting Mondays from 4:45 to 6 pm October 6 through November 10 at Visiting Nurses Association 200 Maine St third floor. Open to ages 3 through 14 who have lost someone important. group is free and non therapeutic. RSVP to Sarah Rooney at 843-3738 or sarahro kansasvna.org.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Area
Sarah Rooney
Sarahro
Kansasvna.org
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