Lawrence Journal-World 04-09-2016

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EAGLE SCOUTS AND FREE STATE CHOIR MEMBERS, from left, Joseph Cary, senior, Charles Burdick, senior, Ethan Kallenberger, senior, Simon Burdick, junior, and Zach Dixon, senior, practice the National Anthem in the choir room at Free State High School on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Free State High School. These five students and three other seniors will perform the National Anthem during Sunday’s Royals game at Kauffman Stadium. Kallenberger will also be singing “God Bless America.”

Eagle Scouts to sing national anthem at Royals game By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde

Some local talent will be on display at the Kansas City Royals game on Sunday. As part of “Scout Day at the K,” eight Lawrence Eagle Scouts will sing the national anthem before the game. The scouts submitted recorded auditions

through the Boy Scouts Heart of America Council, and were notified last week that they had been selected for the honor. “Once (the auditions) were approved, we said, ‘OK, this is for sure, we need to start rehearsing,’” said Ethan Kallenberger, one of the scouts who will be performing. “Ever since then we’ve just been meeting and get-

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Plan to close access to Farmer’s Turnpike, Kasold Drive discussed Twitter: @nikkiwentling

The Kansas Department of Transportation is currently reviewing alternative expansion plans for Kansas Highway 10 that would maintain connections to Kasold Drive and the Farmer’s Turnpike. State Transportation Engineer Jerry Younger told a crowd of about 75 people Friday morning that KDOT has taken seriously the concerns it’s

heard about the proposal to cut off both access points. A project team is developing options that might “balance everybody’s interests,” Younger said, but he noted he King wanted to “manage expectations.” “We’re trying to identify some options that provide that balance, but the fact is we may or may not be able to get to that point,” Younger said.

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“We’re going to try awfully hard to get to a solution.” The Lawrence chamber of commerce arranged Friday’s talk with Younger and KDOT Secretary Mike King after receiving “many calls” about the proposal to expand K-10 from two to four lanes, said Hugh Carter, vice president of external affairs with the chamber. KDOT has presented designs that would

close Kasold Drive at K-10 and eliminate access to Douglas County Route 438, commonly known as the Farmer’s Turnpike. The eastern leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway is set to open in November. King said it would create a “bottleneck” of traffic where the road merges from four to two lanes. KDOT is estimating traffic will double along the corridor, he said.

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ting stuff together.” All eight scouts are members of the Free State High School choir and have been rehearsing after school leading up to Sunday’s game. In addition to singing the national anthem, Kallenberger will sing “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch.

KDOT considering K-10 options By Nikki Wentling

Topeka — Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration notified the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System on Friday that it would delay a $92.6 million payment into the pension fund that is due to be paid on April 15. The delayed payment is not expected to impact KPERS beneficiaries, which include teachers and other state employees. Delaying the payment, though, will give the state more flexibility to deal with shortfalls in state funding, but will do so at a cost because the KPERS

payment is required to be repaid with interest. Kansas lawmakers gave the administration authority to delay the KPERS payment as part of the budget bill it passed earlier in the session. But budget director Shawn Sullivan said the administration Brownback hasn’t decided yet whether the payment will be made before the end of the year, or carried over into fiscal year 2017, which begins July 1.

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Former KU player Bourbon found dead

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Former Kansas University football player Brandon Bourbon, who was reported missing six days ago, was found dead Friday. Page 1D

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