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kend Up to 6 inches of snow possible this wee roadways to help the upcoming snow melt. “We put our liquid brine out on awrence’s Public the roadways, which helps with the Works Department bond breaker between the pavement is preparing for and the snow,” Thiel said. “This way as much as 6 inches of snow we can treat roadways from the road this weekend. up and from the snow down.” Mark Thiel, assistant public The National Weather Service works director, said crews began in Topeka issued a winter weather their snow-preparation work on the advisory for the region beginning at roads as early as Thursday. Before 7 a.m. today through noon Sunday. any plowing is needed, the departPlease see SNOW, page 2A ment spreads a special mixture on By Conrad Swanson
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The results of a city-ordered audit should make the public feel more comfortable that it got a good deal on controversial, no-bid Rock Chalk Park construction work, several city commissioners said on Friday. City Commissioner Bob Schumm said he was pleased that the audit made strong findings on two points: The infrastructure work at the site either “met or exceeded” the standards set out by the city, and the CITY prices charged to the city COMMISSION compared reasonably to other construction projects that the city had bid in the past.
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Asked how well he thought his club’s 6-foottall, 120-pound robot would perform in an upcoming competition in Kansas City, Free State High School senior Wynn Feddema was unsure. “We’ll see,” he said after thinking about it. It’s not unlike how the group felt about last year’s robot, senior Anna Faust said, in the leadup to the same annual tournament: the regional round of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition. There’s no telling what other teams are packing, or which screws will come undone at the wrong time.
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United Way falls short of goal, still nets $1.65 million By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @conrad_swanson
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ABOVE: Kalena Nichol, 11, a second-year member of the Free State High School robotics club, helps with this year’s robot. LEFT: Members of the club prepare for their upcoming competition in Kansas City. See the video at LJWorld.com/ FSHSrobot
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Fundraiser Free State’s robotics club will host a fundraiser for future competitions March 9 at Buffalo Wild Wings, 2624 Iowa St. Any customer can donate 10 percent of their bill to the team that day.
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For the second We had over year in a row, the United Way of Doug- 5,000 people las County has fallen giving something, short of their major fundraising cam- and we’re really grateful for all paign’s stated goal. CEO Erika Dvor- the folks who ske said the cam- stepped up.” paign rustled up $1.65 million, $150,000 short of their $1.8 — Erika Dvorske, million goal. Simi- United Way larly, last year’s fun- of Douglas County CEO draising efforts were shortchanged by nearly $100,000 of the goal, which was also $1.8 million. The organization announced the final numbers and recognized incoming board members Wednesday night at their annual meeting, Dvorske said.
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Sarah McLinn, accused of murdering her former employer, has rejected a plea deal, setting the stage for a jury trial. Page 3A
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