Lawrence High Crowned Homecoming King And Queen
Lawrence High School crowned senior Megan Bates as Homecoming queen and Jay Gray as Homecoming king during halftime of the Friday game with Olathe North. Bates, active in soccer, cross country, National Honor Society, Spanish club, FYI pingpong, and student council, led the reception and Saturday dance. Gray, involved in band, symphonic band, full orchestra, jazz band and choir, attended the events and reception after the game.
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Lawrence High School
Olathe North
Megan Bates
Jay Gray
Mercury spill evacuates Hashinger Residence Hall floor
A Kansas University residence hall floor was briefly evacuated after a Mexican made necklace containing mercury shattered on a fifth floor bathroom floor. KU Public Safety reported the 18 year old male student wore the amulet. fire and safety officials evacuated the north wing of the fourth floor before health and safety staff containment with a mercury vacuum.
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Kansas University
James Mulholland
KU Public Safety Office
Hashinger Hall
Lawrence- Douglas County Fire &Medical
KU Department of Environment, Health and Safety
Michael J. Russell
Lawrence high schools win big at Blue Springs marching festival
Free State and Lawrence high schools earned top honors in the 4A division at the 21st Annual Blue Springs Marching Band Festival in Missouri. Free State's Firebird Marching Band won outstanding marching band, outstanding musical performance and outstanding brass line while Lawrence High's Marching Lions took field show first place. Free State was second and Lawrence High was named festival grand champion, with both bands advancing to KU Marching Festival at Memorial Stadium.
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Lawrence
Free State
Blue Springs
Firebird
Lawrence High
Memorial Stadium
Beanie Babies Theft Probed At Lawrence Storage Locker
Lawrence police seek suspects in a theft at At Mini Storage lockers on West 31st Street. About $1,000 worth of Beanie Babies were stolen from 13 lockers between 5:30 p.m. Sept 29 and 8:30 a.m. Sept 30. The Beanie Babies belonged to a Baldwin woman and police delayed reporting while locating the locker owner.
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Lawrence
MT. Brown
31St
Brown
Baldwin
Douglas County considers expanding juvenile jail and day school
Douglas County plans to expand the Youth Services site with two day school classrooms and office space at the North Lawrence facility, a project priced around 930000. Commissioners want narrowed scope and input from judges and school officials, noting bed needs down and the day school driving cost efficiency. They table the issue to October 23 to decide on bidding.
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Douglas County
Commission
Tom 'Taul
Dan Rowe
Michael Treanor
McDonald Drive
North Lawrence
Indus
Taul
Charles Jones
Jean Shepherd
Lawrence
Jones
Weinang
Pam Weigand
Stubborn steer evades police in wild chase
Lawrence police and Kansas University officers pursued a loose steer through Parkway area morning crowds. A bystander on horseback aided the efforts as authorities attempted to calm the animal and prevent injury.
KU crime stats show rise in liquor drug violations in 1999
Kansas University Office of Public Safety reports a near 19 percent rise in liquor and drug violations in campus residence halls for 1999 compared with 1998. Illegal drug violations increased from 71 to 95, while a single rape was recorded on the Lawrence campus.
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Kansas University Office of Public Safety
David Ambler
Pecs
Ambler
Lawrence
Computer virus hits Lawrence city systems and offices
Lawrence residents faced computer disruption as a virus, similar to ILOVEYOU, infected city systems and businesses including the Chamber of Commerce and Journal-World. Ron Hall said much protection remains effective. some employees reported lost files before backups, with onlookers noting email attachments spreading the malware.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Research Park Drive
Ron Hall
City Information System
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Journal-World
Versity
Longhurst
Rod Bremby
Nny Development
Bremby
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