LJWorld.com Headlines for June 9, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Opinions mixed as Sustainability Advisory Board considers 15-cent fee for plastic and paper bags]( Members of Lawrence's Sustainability Advisory Board met Wednesday to begin discussing an ordinance to impose a 15-cent fee for single-use plastic and paper bags, revealing some mixed opinions about how the board wants to proceed. The Lawrence ... [Opinions mixed as Sustainability Advisory Board considers 15-cent fee for plastic and paper bags]( By: Rochelle Valverde Members of Lawrence's Sustainability Advisory Board met Wednesday to begin discussing an ordinance to impose a 15-cent fee for single-use plastic and paper bags, revealing some mixed opinions about how the board wants to proceed. The Lawrence ... June 8, 2022 @ 10:21pm [Douglas County leaders end COVID-19 disaster declaration, praise county's emergency management team]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County leaders approved a recommendation to end the county’s COVID-19 disaster declaration, which had been in effect since March 17, 2020, at their meeting Wednesday night. That approval comes about a week after the county’s ... June 8, 2022 @ 10:00pm [Douglas County Commission candidate Justin Spiehs says outgoing commissioner's resignation is a 'scalp to collect']( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County Commission candidate Justin Spiehs said during Wednesday’s County Commission meeting that he viewed an outgoing commissioner's resignation as a "scalp to collect." Spiehs, who is running as a Republican for the commission's 1st ... June 8, 2022 @ 9:49pm [Lawrence police blotter for June 8, 2022]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... June 8, 2022 @ 5:51pm [Ottawa man charged with raping 13-year-old in Douglas County]( By: Chris Conde An Ottawa man was charged Wednesday with raping a 13-year-old in Douglas County. Ernest Fredrick Ingram II, 22, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of rape, one felony count of furnishing alcohol to a minor with illicit ... June 8, 2022 @ 5:47pm [Woman charged with assault after allegedly pulling gun on man in parking lot of {NAME} City medical clinic]( By: Chris Conde A woman has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly pulling a gun on a man in the parking lot of a medical clinic in {NAME} City. The woman, Starr Wayne Hart, 46, of Overbrook, was formally charged Wednesday in Douglas County ... June 8, 2022 @ 5:01pm [Garden City Democrat files to run for 1st District U.S. House of Representatives seat]( By: Austin Hornbostel A Democratic candidate filed Wednesday to run against incumbent U.S. Congressman Tracey Mann in Kansas’ 1st Congressional District. James “Jimmy” Beard, of Garden City, announced his candidacy for the seat in a news release Wednesday ... June 8, 2022 @ 3:35pm [Health department's partnership with LiveWell Douglas County provides bikes for {NAME} students]( By: Staff Report {NAME} City Junior High has received nearly $30,000 in grant funding to purchase bicycles, gear and curriculum materials to teach youths how to safely ride a bike, thanks to a partnership between Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and ... June 8, 2022 @ 2:47pm [Watkins Museum of History, Ballard Community Center partner to host summer games and crafts for children]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Watkins Museum of History and the Ballard Community Center have partnered for a program featuring educational games and crafts for children one day a week through most of the summer. Every Wednesday in June and July, Ballard Center staff ... June 8, 2022 @ 2:43pm [First responders will compete in the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive this week; community encouraged to donate and vote]( By: Chris Conde Douglas County law enforcement and emergency medical crews are encouraging community members to donate blood in the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive this week. The blood drive is hosted by the American Red Cross and will pit the Douglas County ... June 8, 2022 @ 1:42pm [First Democratic candidate for newly created House District 117 files for election, joining 2 Republican opponents]( By: Austin Hornbostel De Soto resident Courtney Tripp filed this week as the first Democratic candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives’ newly created District 117. Tripp joins Republicans Bob Parsons, of Lawrence, and Adam Turk, of Shawnee, on the primary ... June 8, 2022 @ 12:12pm [Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to locate man wanted for weapons, theft, domestic battery]( By: STAFF REPORT The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help locating a wanted Leavenworth man. The man, Marcus Anthony Mack, 36, is wanted on suspicion of possession of a weapon, felony theft, fleeing from law enforcement in commission ... June 8, 2022 @ 10:44am [Lawrence City Commission votes to form work group to reconsider city’s process for complaints against police]( By: Rochelle Valverde Two years after the city initially sought improvements, City of Lawrence leaders have approved a proposal to form a work group to review and recommend changes to how the city handles complaints against police. As part of its meeting Tuesday, ... June 8, 2022 @ 8:54am You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044