Lawrence Datebook Today Highlights Local Events
Open ing convocation at Baker University with Alan Keyes delivering keynote at Rice Auditorium Baldwin. Cliffhangers story group at Lawrence Public Library for children 8 plus. KU Geology colloquium by Dr. Rolfe Mandel at 103 Lindley Hall. Farmers Market on Vermont Street. HAND Advisory Committee meeting at City Hall. Over The Rainbow Doll Club meets at Lawrence Public Library. SPaRK meeting at First Southern Baptist Church. Jayhawk Audubon Society forum at Lawrence Senior Center on Growth Related Environmental Issues. NAACP meeting at Watkins Community Museum.
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Baker University
Rice Auditorium
Baldwin
Alan Keyes
U.S
Lawrence Public Library
Kansas University
Lindley Hall
Rolfe Mandel
Vermont Street
City Commission
Sixth
Massachusetts
Suzanne McGinn
Spark
First Southern Baptist Church
Andra
Hotmail
Melany
Jayhawk Audubon Society
Douglas County Commission
Lawrence Senior Center
Eighth
Vermont
Douglas County
NAACP
Watkins Community Museum of History
Mass
Burglary and theft report highlights multiple car crimes
A 26 year old reports his 1991 Camaro stolen from West Sixth Street between Aug 1 and Tuesday morning. A 1 year old male reports golf clubs taken from a car on Jefferson Way. A 21 year old woman reports a stereo and CDs stolen from Congressional Place. A 1989 Honda Accord was stolen from Star Auto Sales and recovered. Several injuries and emergencies reported. multiple fire and medical calls listed with locations around Lawrence Douglas County.
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West Sixth Street
Jefferson Way
Congressional Place
Star Auto Sales
Third St
Robert M. Moya
Stormont Vail Regional Health Center
Topeka
Jefferson-Shawnee
Deborah K. Chambers
Lawrence
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Highway 10
Joyce Tavernaro
Kanwaka Corner
U.S. Highway 40
Faulty valve blamed for Farmland fire at Lawrence plant
A faulty release valve at Farmland Industries Lawrence fertilizer plant triggered a Sept 7 fire injuring two workers Eliseo Cuerpos and Antonio Macias who were treated and released. Tests showed gas seeped at 990 to 1,000 psi, well below the 1,050 psi trigger, risking ignition from static charge amid prior July incidents and a recent explosion.
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Farmland Industries
Lawrence Fertilizer Plant
Ralph Scott
Scott
Eliseo Cuerpos
Antonio Macias
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Lawrence briefs feature probation in massage case and voter info
A Lawrence man, James Christensen, received one year probation and was ordered to register as a sex offender for a prior sexual battery related to an attempt to fondle a KU student during a massage. He was also barred from reopening his massage business. Police report a separate ski masked man exposed himself outside a Lawrence residence. Kansas Secretary Ron Thornburgh proclaims the week as Voter Registration Week with reminders to register before the November 7 election. Student Senate votes to seek student representation on the KU Coke Partnership Council amid a Coke price hike on campus.
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Lawrence
James Christensen
Kansas University
Paula Martin
Christensen
Kansas
Ron Thornburgh
White House
Thornburgh
Kansas University-Coke Partnership Council
Marlon Marshall
Coke
Contact Us Local News Office and Staff Directory
Information for contacting the Lawrence Journal-World staff and departments. Provides city editor Mike Shields phone, email, web form, and editor roles including Richard Brack, John Taylor, Devin Walker, Ann Gardner, Chuck Woodling, Jan Biles, Mark Fagan, Al Bonner, Maria Preston, and circulation contacts. Includes hours, subscriptions, and delivery numbers.
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Mike Shields
News
Jworld.com
Ljworld.com
Local park project moves in heavy equipment
Citizens question why heavy equipment arrives at Dad Perry Park on Monterrey Way. City officials say the Western Hills sanitary sewer work is underway and the gear is stored there with permission from Parks and Recreation. Call Burlington Northern Division Engineer Dave Kitchen at 913-551-4413 for railroad crossing inquiries about 19th Street near Haskell Avenue.
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Dad Perry Park
Monterey Way
Western Hills
George Williams
City Public Works
Parks and Recreation
19Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Dave Kitchen
Burling- Aton Northern Division
Sound Off Question Line Instructions
Call sound off line 832-7297 to hear a recording inviting callers to leave their questions. The notice directs listeners to use the number for submitting inquiries. It provides no additional context beyond the call to action and the message format.
Education funding clash: teaching versus technology debated
In a street Vox Pop, residents discuss whether schools should spend more on teachers or on technology. Marcia Segraves and Katie Pretz emphasize teaching, while Fred Lowery and Levi Chronister note the need for both to advance learning.
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LAW Enforcement
Lawrence-Douglas
Riverfront Plaza
Inverness Drive
Crestview Road
Walnut St
Fall Creek Road
Wakarusa Drive
23Rd St
Massachusetts Street
Kansas Highway
Eudora
Alabama Street
Maine Street
Ohio Street
Hilltop Drive
Melrose Lane
Randall Road
Jayhawk Boulevard
West 27Th Feet
Barker Avenue
Lawrence Humane Society
Shepherd
Amy
Charlie Wolf
All Acker
Greg Shosa
Manhattan
Cycling
Alice Youer
Journal-World Photo
Matt Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Ridgeway
Colo
Washington, D.C
Id.com
Joel Mathis
Lawrence Briefs
Masseuse
M.T. Brown
Clinton Parkway
24Th Street
Brookside Drive
Brown
Thornburn
Kssos.org
N.H
Richard Brack
John Taylor
Devin Walker
Dwalker
Ann Gardner
World.com
Chuck Woodling
Ewoodling
Jan Biles
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
al Bonner
Maria Preston
Joe Lewis
Lworld.com
By Levi
Chronister
Joy Benedict
Marcia Segraves
Fred Lowery
Katie Pretz
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