City official urges broader county city collaboration
City manager Markus pushes more joint services and projects with Douglas County including fire medical health planning and economic development while noting tax rule changes may affect future property revenues. A $6.4 million scaling renovation of Fire Station No 1 and the senior services building was approved as a combined project.
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Lawrence
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Ecumenical Campus Ministries
Eldridge Hotel Ghost Tales Stir Lawrence Guests
Public safety reporter Conrad Swanson details Lawrence’s Eldridge Hotel lore as locals recall its ghost, tied to room 506. Accounts describe a benevolent, vigilant presence, eerie photos, flickering doors, creaking hallways, and a sealed fifth floor, with the cornerstone tying past to present.
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Longhurst
Eldridge
Williams
Lawrence
Halloween safety tips stress buddy system and lighting
Rhoads urges kids to pair up or travel in groups and to inform parents of their neighborhood routes, avoid poorly lit areas, carry flashlights, and use reflective gear. She warns Halloween traffic risks, advises sidewalks, and crosswalks, and cautions adults about bars. She suggests checking candy, staying wary of any suspicious wrappers, and has parents call police if danger arises. She notes clown-related crime remains rare in Lawrence while urging route planning and checking the sex offender database for local safety.
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Lawrence
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Journal-World’s
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Lawrence Journal-World Contact and Delivery Information
Contact and delivery details for Lawrence Journal-World include office address at 645 New Hampshire Street Lawrence KS 66044 publishers and staff names with phone numbers classifieds and circulation contacts hours for delivery and redelivery plus post office and press association memberships listed.
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Lawrence
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Parade funding worries shadow annual Lawrence parade
An annual downtown Lawrence parade faces a new $5,000 deficit amid shifting donor earmarks and Arts Center funding cuts. The parade relies on $30,000 cash and $20,000 in donated services, with only about 15 of its normal sponsors. City guest tax funds are sought, as organizers pursue a major corporate sponsor.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Arts Center
Then Arts
Bishop
Patty Kennedy
Lawrence
Marty Kennedy
Marty
Kennedy Glass
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