Lawrence Datebook Highlights Local Events and Workshops
A busy Saturday in Lawrence features the Farmers Market on Vermont Street and the Kaw Valley Quilter's Guild annual show at 115 W. 11th Street. Also listed are homeownership workshops at United Way Center, canoeing for youths, an adopt-a-pet event at Petco, and an ethics outdoor activities workshop at Prairie Park Nature Center. A Youth lock-in at East Lawrence Center and the Mass Street Mile Run round out the day's activities with registration details and contact numbers.
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Lawrence Farmers Market
Vermont Street
10Th
11Th Streets
United Way Center
Ridge Court
Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Prairie Park Nature Center
Kaw Valley Quilter's Guild
11Th St
Lawrence Humane Society
Petco
Iowa
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Workshop
Harper St
East Lawrence Center
E. 15Th St
Stolen trailer and van spark Lawrence police report
A Stage Pro trailer at 720 E Ninth St was taken with lighting and stage gear valued over 10000 dollars between Aug 27 and Monday. A 1993 Ford Conversion van was stolen from the 1000 block of Massachusetts St a Lawrence man reports. Police investigate a threat to an usher at KU Memorial Stadium. Fire and medical calls follow with multiple emergencies across Lawrence and Baldwin.
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Stage Pro
Ninth St
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Birth Report Quiet
Lawrence Memorial Hospital did not report any births today, keeping the day free of newborn additions and the hospital's birth tally at zero for this date.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World Corrects Policy Note for Reader Errors
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors and invites readers to report via phone at (785) 832-7154 or email news jworld.com for fixes. The notice explains the paper’s commitment to accuracy and reader feedback.
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
Search for Earhart remains ends in red algae find
Kansas City Star reports that a rusty splotch seen on satellite imagery of Nikumaroro turned out to be red algae not wreckage from Amelia Earhart's missing plane. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery continues its sixth quest since 1989, pursuing potential grave sites and artifacts while other teams probe nearby locations.
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Kansas City
South Pacific
Amelia Earhart
Kansas City Star
Nikumaroro
Earhart
International Group For Historic Aircraft Recovery
Star
Kansas
Maryland
Pacific Ocean
North Pacific
Delaware Group
Richard Gillespie
Howland Island
Gillespie
Lawrence Briefs Show Of Masked Stranger Attracts Joggers
Two Lawrence women aged 22 reported a man wearing a black ski mask standing beneath an I 70 pillar near the Kansas River levy at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Police seek him as no arrest has been made. In a separate incident a 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested after crack cocaine was found behind items at Dillon's, where he had been banned. Susanne Shaw, a KU journalism professor, received the Education in Journalism award in Columbia for coordinating standards across media groups.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Memorial Stadium
Kansas River
Dillons
Mass
Association For Education In Journalism and Mass Communications
Columbia
S.C
Susanne Shaw
Accredit
Zoning Board Approves Saint Lawrence Center Parking Garage
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved two variances for Saint Lawrence Catholic Center at 1631 Crescent Road to build a 175 space parking garage. The center seeks to encroach to 30 feet on one side and 10 feet on the southeast corner, despite neighborhood opposition.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
Saint Lawrence Catholic Center
Crescent Road
Brian Pedrotti
Pedrotti
Contact details for the Lawrence Journal-World staff
A reader note lists contact options for news tips and feedback at the Lawrence Journal World. It includes city editor Mike Shields and editors across sections with phone numbers, emails, and the online feedback form at ljworld.com. It also provides advertising, circulation, and customer service contacts and hours.
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Call City
Mike Shields
News
Ljworld.com
Memorial Stadium Capacity Question
KU Athletics Director Allen Bohl has spoken of a goal to host 51,000 fans at Memorial Stadium while the official capacity remains 50,250 seats. The discrepancy centers on potential future seating expansions versus the current limit.
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Allen Bohl
Memorial Stadium
Call Sound Off Line For Reader Questions
Readers are instructed to call 832 7297 to ask questions for Sound Off. A recording prompts listeners to leave their query after the beep. The notice provides the short procedural detail without additional context.
On the Street on the Street
Local street interview captures KU student Anita Faulkner musician Jay Goettelmann construction foreman Adam Armstrong and bus monitor Ewing Gunn sharing Saturday plans They favor resting with friends pursuing art outdoor time yard work and mountain outings for a satisfying weekend break.
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Ewing Gunn
Lawrence
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Marjorie Barlow
Lori Kukuk
Lawrence Community Center
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Washington, D.C
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USY
N.H
Richard Brack
John Taylor
Bernie Re
Ann Gardner
Chuck Woodling
Ewoodling
Jan Biles
Jon Niccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
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Mpreston
Joe Lewis
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