City OKs $2.88 million pool plan for Lawrence
Lawrence city commissioners approved a $2.88 million Municipal Pool renovation despite a $450,000 overrun. The plan adds a second water slide, diving well, zero-depth area, and lane configurations. Merit Construction of Kansas City, Kan., will build the project, due to open by Memorial Day with a May 15 completion deadline.
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Lawrence City
Bob Moody
Bonnie Augustine
Jo Andersen
Moody
Merit Construction Co. Inc
Kansas City
Kan
Allen Levine
City Hall
Tom Wilkerson
Parks and Recreation
Wilkerson
Prairie Park
Mike Wildgen
Bob Lockwood
Shawnee Mission student charged in fatal shooting feud
A 17 year old Shawnee Mission North senior, Alfred Williams, was charged in Johnson County District Court with two counts of first degree murder, four counts of aggravated battery, and unlawful firearm possession after a football game feud between Shawnee Mission North and Olathe North escalated to gunfire. Williams posting bail at 500000, next court date set for October 5. The incident left two dead, one victim 15, another 19, and injured four others.
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Olathe
Stoir
Alfred Williams
Johnson County
Orange
Williams
Robert Jones
Shawnee Mission North
Olathe North High School
Olathe North
Michelle Dubay
Wilson Montenegro
Jerrell Frazier
Ryan Spornitz
Julius Bruce
John
Roger Nordeen
Senate panel OKs Kassebaum student loan bill
The Senate Labor and Human Relations Committee narrowly backed a seven year plan to raise costs on college loans. Chairwoman Nancy Kassebaum warned changes will follow on the Senate floor as Republicans split over how deeply to cut guaranteed loan subsidies and add a new college fee.
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Washington
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
R-Kan
Labor and Human Relations Committee
Kassebaum
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Jim Jeffords
R-Vt
Kennedy
Jeffords
Mike DeWine
Ohio
Dan Coats
R-Ind
Legislators push tax reform amid budget limits in Kansas
The Douglas County delegation told the local tax protest group that property tax reform is needed but warned state budget constraints will complicate any revenue-reducing measures. Lawmakers note about 75 million in 1996 revenue loss, urging spending cuts alongside tax relief. They gathered with about 150 DCPOA members to discuss proposals, surveys, and potential shifts in tax burdens.
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Douglas County
Troy Findley
D-Lawrence
Findley
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
DCPOA
Barbara Ballard
Joann Flower
Roskaloosa
Sandy Praeger
R Lawrence
Anthony Hensley
D-Top
Atrazine levels rise in Perry Lake study in 1994
USGS research shows Perry Lake atrazine averages climbed in 1994 from 1993 despite runoff reduction efforts. Officials cite unusually wet springs and warn levels may approach federal and state drinking water limits. Hydrologists warn results are mixed and long term trends uncertain.
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Kansas
Perry Lake
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Kansas Agriculture
Allie Devine
Dale Lambley
Devine
Mike Pope
Lawrence
Pope
Popular Poison: Atrazine in Kansas Waterways
Atrazine, widely used since the 1960s to control weeds in corn and grain sorghum fields, is linked to tumors in lab animals and aquatic plant death. It has entered streams feeding Perry Lake, which drains into the Kansas River, supplying drinking water to over 370,000 people including Lawrence residents.
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Kansas
Perry Lake
Kansas River
Lawrence
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