Lawrence Datebook Highlights Public Meetings and Events
9 a.m. Douglas County Commission at the county courthouse. 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Choristers rehearsals at Free State High School Choral Room 153. 6:30 p.m. NLIA picnic at John Taylor Park with ware and meals. attendees to bring a side dish. 6:30 p.m. Pre-application meeting on family day care home licensing at Health Department 200 Maine Suite B. 7 p.m. Lawrence school board at district HQ 110 McDonald Drive. 7 p.m. Kanwaka Township board at Kanwaka Township Hall. For items call 832-7254 or mail Datebook P.O. Box 888 Lawrence 66044.
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Douglas County Commission
11Th and
Massachusetts
Free State High School
North Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County
Maine
Lawrence
McDonald Drive
Kanwaka
Kanwaka Township
P.O. Box
Datebook
Ijworld.com
Burglary and theft reports from local businesses and homes
Police log shows six diamond tennis bracelets worth 5600.58 stolen from Kizer Cummings Jewelers between 11 and 11:05 AM. A 23 year old Lawrence woman burglarized a Cardinal Drive home, with 150 door frame and a JVC TV plus Sony VCR taken, total 729.99. Neon sign letters B A D stolen from Bada-Bing for 7500. A Lawrence man burglarized a Connecticut home, with a Goldstar TV and other items worth 605 stolen. Multiple fire and EMS responses followed, plus several serious injuries in separate crashes. The Journal-World notes it does not print all police accounts and withholds victim names pending charges.
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Kizer-Cummings Jewelers
Mass
Lawrence
Cardinal Drive
JVC
Bada-Bing
Second St
Connecticut
Births in Lawrence and Wellsville Records
Sami Sommerville and Adriana Sommerville born in Lawrence a boy on Saturday Kevin and Lisa Hoppe Lawrence a girl on Sunday Rachel Foster Wellsville a girl on Sunday.
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Sami Sommerville
Adriana Sommerville
Lawrence
Kevin
Lisa Hoppe
Rachel Foster
Wellsville
Journal-World invites readers to report errors and corrections
The Kansas paper invites readers to alert editors about significant errors and provide contact details, including a phone number and email address for corrections, emphasizing attentive readership and prompt responses.
Lawrence Arts and Crafts Festival Ends Heat Wave
Lawrence hosts its 21st annual Arts and Crafts Festival in South Park with 105 vendors and close to 5000 attendees despite 101 degree heat. Vendors report steady sales as heat diminished late in the afternoon and first time exhibitor Mary Ann Puckett notes strong turnout and plans to return.
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Elvis
South Park
Ann Hartley
Harry Gray
Lawrence
Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Duane Peterson
Mary Ann Puckett
Two riders and driver injured in 23rd Street crash
An early morning crash on 23rd Street left four occupants in flames after a pickup and an eastbound Honda collided near 1000 E 23rd St. Lawrence Memorial Hospital treated David Karten and others, with Chen Zheng and Zi Yi Zheng later flown to KU Medical Center in critical condition. Fire crews reported total vehicle losses and no citations issued.
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23Rd Street
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Workers
E. 23Rd St. Lawrence
Randy Roberts
David Karten
Lawrence
Coyote
Yi Jun Ke
Olathe
Karten
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Shi Pin Chen
Zi Yi Zheng
Jackson Heights
N.Y
LMH
Chen
Zheng
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Ku-Med Center
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Bush and tree trimmings disposal and Kaw River Trip details
Call the city's solid waste division at 832-3032 for brush disposal information. The Friends of Kaw River Trip is on Sept 30 and Oct 1, starting at Perry Dam spillway and ending at Riverfront Park in Lawrence. To register call Mollie Mangerich at 841-8655.
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Friends of
Perry Dam
Riverfront Park
Lawrence
Mollie Mangerich
Call Sound Off Voice Line For Inquiries
Readers are invited to call 832-7297 to pose questions for the Sound Off segment. A recording prompts listeners to leave their inquiries, which are then heard on the air.
On the Street on Bobby Knight firing debate
KU student Ryan Grant surveys opinions in Lawrence as Levi Chronister asks whether Bobby Knight should have been fired. Mike Colburn and Richard Cook offer contrasting views on inevitability and proportional response to recent events.
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Bobby Knight
Ryan Grant
Lawrence
Mike Colburn
Richard Cook
Jon Breeding
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