Make a Difference Day volunteer drive in Lawrence area
United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center gears up for Make a Difference Day on Saturday Oct 27 across Lawrence and Douglas County with over 200 volunteer slots. Projects include sprucing school grounds, pet care at the Lawrence Humane Society, and academic enrichment at Boys and Girls Club sites. Volunteers can sign up via volunteer douglascounty.org or contact Shannon Reid at 785-865-5030.
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Lawrence man killed in single vehicle crash north of Midland Junction
A 34 year old Lawrence man, David Leroy Smart, died after his 1997 Chevrolet truck left County Road 1045 near Midland Junction. The crash occurred about 2:10 a.m. Sunday. he was extricated at 3:17 a.m. and pronounced dead at 3:52 a.m. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Kennedy School profiles Title 1 aid and student stress
Kennedy earns the most Title 1 funding in the Lawrence district with 248 184 last year while about 65 percent of students qualify for free lunch and 10 percent for reduced price meals. The school focuses on social emotional learning, case management, and tutoring to help at risk students, aiming to lift reading and math performance despite not meeting the state Standard of Excellence this year.
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Lawrence
Kennedy
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Miller
Kansas University
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Science fair in limbo at Liberty Memorial Central Middle
Ella and Sophia Branden discuss science with enthusiasm while a group of fourth graders at Lawrence schools anticipate experiments. The science fair is postponed as interim administrator changes leave the coordinating role unfilled. Hailey Gotto wonders if her plant growing test will happen. The Quest Club presses on with plans for a mud experiment.
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Sophia Branden
Hailey Gotto
Anne Wallace
Lawrence
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
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Quest Club
Reporter contact note for Alex Garrison
Reporter Alex Garrison can be reached at 832 6314 and followed on Twitter at twitter com alex garrison.
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Cosmosphere adopts digital films to expand theater reach
The Cosmosphere launches digital cinema showing documentaries loaded from small cartridges, avoiding bulky reel setups. Sioux Falls plans a similar theater within a month, with international interest noted, while Hollywood films may join later. The center continues with documentaries as it learns how to optimize the format.
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Sioux Falls
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Cosmosphere
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