Lawrence datebook calendar highlights for today
LawrenceDouglas County Health Department offers a health screening for residents 60 and older at Pinecrest apartments. Storytimes at Lawrence Public Library and Pelathe Community Resource Center host activities for children. Bookworms Unite meets for ages 8 to 12, Farmers Market on Vermont Street, Big Brothers Big Sisters info session on East Eighth Street, toddler playgroups at One of a Kind, City Commission meeting at City Hall, and Douglas County Republican Central Committee redistricting discussion at Lawrence Memorial Hospital auditorium.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Pinecrest
Walnut
Eudora
Lawrence Public Library
Pelathe Community Resource Center
Haskell Ave
Bookworms Unite
Lawrence Farmers Market
Vermont
10Th
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
E. Eighth St
Infant-Toddler Coordinating Council
Datebook contact details for submissions
To submit items for consideration in Datebook call 832-7254 or write to Datebook P O Box 888 Lawrence 66044. Datebook's email address is datebook at ijworld dot com.
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Datebook
P.O
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
Emergency calls reported across Lawrence and Baldwin
Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical logged numerous medical emergencies this Sunday and Monday across Overbrook Road Kentucky Street East 19th Street Delaware Street Stratford Road Pennsylvania Street Anthony Michael Drive Michigan Street Bison Court Tennessee Street Dearborn Street Crestline Drive Maine Street Orchard Lane Westdale Place Yale Road Harvard Road McDonald Drive West 25th Street and 2200 Yale Road including several rescue EMS calls. Lawrence Humane Society reports multiple dogs brought to shelter including black lab and husky mixes. The Journal World notes it does not print all police reports and limits naming victims or suspects.
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Overbrook Road
Kentucky Street
East 19Th Street
Delaware Street
Stratford Road
Pennsylvania Street
Anthony Michael
Michigan Street
Bison Court
Baldwin
Tennessee Street
Dearborn Street
Crestline Drive
Maine Street
Orchard Lane
Westdale Place
Yale Road
Harvard Road
McDonald Drive
West 25Th Street
Journal-World
Births at Lawrence Hospitals Reported
Jenny and Nikki May of Lawrence welcome a boy while Ervin and Erika Holloman of Lawrence announce a daughter born Sunday.
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Jenny
Nikki May
Lawrence
UN . Ervin
Erika Holloman
Journal-World correction policy notice
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors. Readers are asked to contact the newsroom at (785) 832-7154 or email news@jworld.com to report mistakes.
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
Lawrence district hires consultant for building master plan
The Lawrence school board agreed to hire DLR Group of Overland Park to prepare an $85 000 master plan guiding facility upgrades and a potential 2002 bond issue. The plan aims to involve local architecture firms and set groundwork for possible bond and construction management contracts.
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Lawrence School Board
DLR Group
Overland Park
Leni Salkind
Lawrence
Randy Weseman
Weseman
DLR
John Fuller
Mary Loveland
Baldwin shooting puzzles authorities after suspect freed
Police released the suspect in a Sunday Baldwin shooting before a scheduled Douglas County District Court appearance. No charges filed. A 31-year-old victim was flown to KU Medical Center in stable condition after three gunshots in the 1200 block of Bison Court following a neighborhood dispute.
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BaLowit
Baldwin
Douglas County
Life Flight
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Colleen Larson
Steve Butell
Douglas County District Attorney’s Office
Bison Court
Larry Paine
Douglas County Sheriff’s Dispatchers
Death at Lawrence communal house sparks investigation
Lawrence Police found 24 year old Nicholas Bowen dead in his Sunflower House room after residents reported he was missing since Saturday night. Autopsy pending. foul play not suspected as of Monday. Bowen had attended a party the prior night.
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Lawrence
Mark Warren
Nicholas Bowen
Sunflower House
Tenn
Warren
Bowen
Local newspaper contact and staff directory lines
Local phone numbers and email addresses for newsroom, editors, and departments are listed with hours and online contact options. It provides names such as Mike Shields and Richard Brack, plus several editors and advertising contacts for ljworld com and related sites.
Kansas University football player arrested on road trip
A Kansas University football player was arrested on a road trip. The question arises whether the university must supply bail. NCAA rules prohibit providing such an extra benefit, so the university is not responsible for bailing him out.
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Alsa
Kansas University
Call Sound Off Line for Public Questions
Call Sound Off at 832 7297 to hear the prompt and leave your question after the tone. The message directs callers to use the recorded system for submitting inquiries.
On the Street On the Street by Michelle Burden
A brief column by Michelle Burden titled On the Street asks readers what they like best about the fall season. The piece surveys daily views and seasonal changes, inviting neighborhood voices and personal reflections.
Fall feelings from KU and KSU students across Kansas
Kenna Baird of KU in Lawrence praises fall for the changing leaves that brighten campus. Sarah Miller of KSU in Manhattan likes fall for the pretty trees and the contrast with her hometown. Katie Albright echoes the comfort of warm sweaters. Dan Slessman, a Holland Michigan self employed, enjoys leaf changes and pleasant weather.
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Kenna Baird
Lawrence
Sarah Miller
KSU
Manhattan
Katie Albright
Dan Slessman
Holland, Mich
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al Bonner
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