Road work plans and detours in Lawrence area this week
Lawrence announces multiple road projects across area streets. East 15th Street work from Haskell to Maple Lane limits two lanes with nightly closures and late November completion, Kasold Drive overlay from Trail to Peterson roads to finish by late October, and a long list of resurfacing and lane-reduction efforts on County Road 1061, Kentucky and Tennessee streets, Clinton Parkway, and nearby corridors with completions through late 2012.
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SRS seeks grant to promote marriage as poverty solution
State Rehabilitation Services pursued a $6.6 million grant to support faith based or secular counseling for unwed parents to marry. If couples finished counseling, the state would cover an $86.50 marriage license fee. The federal grant was rejected while SRS officials insist strategy remains unchanged.
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Officials respond to public records results in Kansas counties
Douglas County administrator Craig Weinaug expresses concern that heavy posting could obscure key documents but commits to posting all required records and to accommodating public requests. Lawrence school district communications director Julie Boyle says the district aims to improve accessibility, noting some materials were buried or hard to find without digging.
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Drug shortages hit LMH as 820 hospitals report slim supplies
Lawrence Memorial Hospital official Pat Parker warned LMH’s board that the nationwide shortage extends locally with 30 drugs running low, especially sedatives and chemotherapy agents. He described the pain of switching due to electronic safety systems and costly alternatives, including Adderall shortages affecting patients.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital to discuss national drug shortage
LMH will host an online chat Wednesday at 10 a.m. on WellCommons.com with Parker, director of pharmacy since 1984, to answer questions about drug shortages affecting patients. He notes supply chain issues, fewer manufacturers, quality problems, and a rising gray market, and outlines LMH's buying group, stock practices, and cross-hospital sharing to protect patient care.
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Records Checklist Shows Broad Online Posting Across Agencies
The listing details Lawrence city and school district online information, including budgets back to 2002, meeting archives, elected and administrative official contacts, permits, zoning, audits, and contracts. It notes variations, such as partial audits for a school district, and links directing public records requests to specific offices.
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Share the Warmth Coat Drive Begins Across Lawrence Area
Scotch Fabric Care opens its Share the Warmth drive marking its 25th year of collecting coats blankets scarves and gloves. Coats in blue barrels at six Lawrence sites and others in Topeka are cleaned then sent to the Salvation Army. collection runs through Nov 23 with distribution planned in early December. Locations include Community Building East Lawrence Recreation Center Holcom Park Recreation Center Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center Prairie Park Nature Center and the Parks and Recreation offices.
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Lawrence Journal World newsroom contact and departments
The Lawrence Journal World lists contact information for offices and departments. Local News City government Courts and crime Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and entertainment Letters to the editor Obituaries Health Transportation and photo reprints are noted, with post office address changes to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044-0888.
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Weekend poll on Lawrence downtown loft living
A weekend poll asks respondents if they would want to live in a downtown Lawrence loft. Poll results show 53 percent say No, 43 percent Yes, and 3 percent choose I don’t know.
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