School gets new metal roof with sharper look
Rochelle Valverde reports on Quail Run Elementary as the Lawrence school district showcases recent renovations in a six-part series. A gleaming metal roof replaces the former blue asphalt. glass doors between cafeteria and gym create open sight lines, replacing a solid partition that once separated the spaces.
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Lawrence parade of schools open house and center ribbon cutting
The Lawrence Parade of Schools open house runs 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Langston Hughes Cordley Hillcrest New York and Quail Run elementary schools. A ribbon cutting for the new Lawrence College and Career Center at 2910 Haskell Ave follows. Ka was used mostly for storage before.
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Free State High School honors teacher with Horizon Award
In a Tuesday ceremony at Free State High School Lawrence Horizon Award recipient Jordan Boyd was amid a family procession including her mother sister nephew and school leaders. The event recognized her as this year's Lawrence Horizon Award for secondary teachers.
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Sales tax slowdown raises 2015 budget concerns in Lawrence
Lawrence's sales tax receipts have softened in recent months, signaling potential strain on the city's 2015 budget and prompting fiscal review by officials. Government leaders warn reduced revenue may require adjustments to spending plans and service levels.
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Murder trial tied to missing $13,000 in plot
Jurors hear Ronald Eugene Heskett 49 of Eudora explain where the victim's $13,000 went in a first degree murder case. Prosecutors allege Heskett killed his disabled Lawrence home-care client Vance Moulton for money. Heskett argues the death was an assisted death by his own action.
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Court order preserves judicial funding in Kansas dispute
Attorney General Derek Schmidt secured a Neosho County court order blocking enforcement of a law linking the judiciary budget through June 2017 to an legislators approved administrative policy. The move seeks to untie funding from the policy and protect court finances amid the dispute.
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