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Man sentenced to 17-plus years for child rape By Conrad Swanson cswanson@ljworld.com

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A rural Douglas County man who tried to backtrack on his own admissions of raping a 14-year-old girl will serve nearly 20 years in prison, a judge decided Monday.

Judge denies motion to backtrack on guilty plea In May, Jason Orender, 39, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the teenager about 20 times over the course of a year. The incidents of abuse took place in both Douglas and Osage counties.

Douglas County District Court Judge Peggy Kittel accepted Orender’s plea and found him guilty of felony counts of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

In September, as he awaited sentencing for his convictions, Orender filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. In the motion he argued his

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Will discuss new deal with Chamber to up transparency By Rochelle Valverde rvalverde@ljworld.com

Startups in Lawrence may soon be able to receive another hand-up to support their business ventures. At its meeting today, the Lawrence City Commission will decide whether a portion of the public funding provided to outside economic development groups will be set aside for a new incenCITY COMMISSION tive program. The incentive fund will be maintained by the Biosciences and Technology Business Center, and provide $25,000 annually to fund rent discounts or other small awards to recruit and retain companies for the center, according to the proposed funding agreement for the BTBC. Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard said the center has given such awards before, but the program

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ABOVE: THE TERRITORIAL CAPITAL MUSEUM STANDS at 640 E. Woodson Ave. in Lecompton. The town on Monday was voted a favorite small town in the state in Kansas! Magazine. BELOW: A sign points visitors to some main attractions in Historic Lecompton.

School board hears push for expanding diversity training

Lecompton earns nod as one of state’s favorite small towns By Elvyn Jones ejones@ljworld.com

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ecompton Mayor Sandy Jacquot said Kansas! magazine has confirmed what she and others in the

northwest Douglas County town already knew. “We knew we had one of the greatest small towns in Kansas,” she said. “We were glad it was confirmed by our citizens and everybody who

voted for Lecompton. We think it’s great news.” Lecompton was among five Kansas towns to be featured in the latest quarterly issue of Kansas

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By Joanna Hlavacek jhlavacek@ljworld.com

Emotions ran high at Monday’s school board meeting, where talk once again turned to the district’s equity efforts and what is being done to secure safe, inclusive environments for all students in Lawrence Public Schools. In the wake of Tuesday’s presidential SCHOOLS election, school board members and public commenters

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ABOVE LEFT: Mary Miller and Cheri Miller of Overland Park look over some of the antique decorated Christmas trees inside the Territorial Capital Museum on Nov. 7, 2015. ABOVE RIGHT: A close-up view of pistols used by Civil War re-enactors in Lecompton, June 18, 2016.

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