Farmland cleanup funds show uninvested trust gap and faulty projections
City officials cite turnover and old accounting as causes for uninvested about 4.6 million of an 8.6 million Farmland cleanup trust. Investments were not reinvested after 2015, costing roughly 28,000 in interest over 21 months. Monthly reviews now underway, with Bryan Kidney overseeing investments and Casey Toomay overseeing staffing and procedures.
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GROW program helps Hamm branch into nontraditional work
Hamm, a Lawrence mother, credits the GROW program with teaching soft skills like teamwork and communication alongside technical training. Since high school graduation nearly a decade ago, she has largely worked in pink-collar roles such as customer service and nursing. Drifting from traditional "girly" fields, she embraced a new path urged by her father to try.
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GROW program boosts women into tech careers with AT&T gift
Lindsay Hamm and Amy Smith, among ten women in Peaslee Tech's GROW industrial engineering technology program, push past stereotypes. AT T's $40,000 gift funds tuition stipends for participants while KU researchers mentor. partners include Johnson County Community College Flint Hills Technical College and Neosho Community College. Smith, a KU project research coordinator, aims to inspire other young women balancing school work and family to pursue living wage careers. Smith emphasizes parents showing nontraditional paths can empower families and communities.
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FBI inquiry murky as KU says no contact from federal agents
The University of Kansas says it has not been contacted by federal investigators about an FBI probe affecting several programs at other schools. Adidas documents and a 14 year 191 million deal with KU loom as possible FBI interests while the federal response cites an investigative file exemption. KU officials criticise local coverage claiming documents contradict university statements.
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Experience Haskell Fest to Highlight Native Culture and Tours
Haskell hosts Experience Haskell on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 155 Indian Ave with campus tours student panels traditional Native music games and cuisine. Eric Anderson project director invites the public to explore more than the art market and powwow and to see student work. Admission is free with food purchases possible.
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Corrections Policy Emphasizes Fixing Significant Errors
The Journal World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors' attention and provides contact details including a phone line 785-832-7154 and email news ljworld com for submitting corrections.
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