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SOUTH LAWRENCE TRAFFICWAY
Stretch of rebuilt 31st Street opens
Kobach, chef can’t ‘meat’ in the middle Secretary of state opposes Lawrence entrepreneur’s plan for specialty store By Karen Dillon Twitter: @karensdillon
Brian Strecker’s plans to build a 640-square-foot building in the middle of 30 acres to house his new specialty meat store were close to the finish line. Strecker, a wellknown Lawrence chef who ran the kitchen at Pachamamas for 13 years, said The Burning Barrel west of Lecompton would process and sell hams, sausages, Kobach pork and beef, just enough to provide himself and a partner and possibly two other employees a living. He even got the approval of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission. But an unanticipated snag — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who has had his own controversy with county building codes recently — has helped create a Please see MEAT, page 5A Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo
This aerial view looking toward the south shows the intersection of 31st and Louisiana streets Tuesday.
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section of 31st Street that had been closed for more than a year reopened around noon Friday. Thirty-first Street between Ousdahl Road and Haskell Avenue, which had been closed since June 2014 as part of the South Lawrence Trafficway project, originally was scheduled to reopen Wednesday. But earlier this week, Kansas Department of Transportation officials told city engineer David Cronin that they needed a few extra days “to get to the 100 percent complete stage.” Now that’s done, and the roadway is open. Here’s what some area residents had to say Friday evening about the good news:
“It helps us out a lot. My wife and I have two kids under the age of two. It's easier for us to access stores on this side of town. Normally that trip takes between 30 and 45 minutes. I just drove it in less than 10.” — David Coachman, Lawrence
“Sometimes I’ll use it as a back road to avoid the traffic.” — Lauren Sati, Lawrence Share your thoughts in the comments at LJWorld.com or tweet to @LJWorld.
Back to school: A guide for parents grades heading back to class Twitter: @RochelleVerde Aug. 20. Here’s what parents need to know to get their The first day students ready: of school is right Immunizations around the corAn up-to-date ner, and in addiimmunization tion to the usual record is school supplies SCHOOLS required for and back-tostudents to return to school. school shopping, there are several things parents need to A couple of changes were get done before their students made to the immunization requirements for the return to the classroom. For students in first through ninth upcoming school year, so be grades, the first day of school sure to review the schedule at kdheks.gov to make sure is Aug. 19, with all other By Rochelle Valverde
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Student fees, school meals Payment of student fees and purchase of school meals can be submitted by mail or online under the Parents & Students tab at USD497.org. Payment plans are available for student fees. Student fee waivers and free or reduced-price school meals are available to
his year has been rough for the 700 block of Massachusetts Street. Inside: Just weeks into Ladybird 2015, flames and Diner to open heavy smoke began “hopefully billowing out of Jefnext week,” ferson’s restaurant, owner says. 743 Massachusetts 5A St., around 11 a.m. Jan. 15. Less than two months later, a March 3 fire in the smoker at Bigg’s on Mass, 719 Massachusetts St., left extensive smoke and water damage to the building and neighboring businesses, including Ladybird Diner at 721 Massachusetts St.
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your student is current. Immunizations can be received at your student’s primary care physician or without an appointment at the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department during clinic hours. Clinic hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays. If you need a copy of your student’s current immunizations, you can access their records through
“We’ll use it if we're coming in from Kansas City and want to get back faster. It's just another back road we use.” — Savannah Anderson, Lawrence
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