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Precious metal dealers would also have to comply with measure initiated by city’s police department By Sara Shepherd sshepherd@ljworld.com

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ALLAN UMSCHEID, OWNER OF YARDS BY AL, feels the bitterly cold wind and catches drifting snow on his face as he runs a snowblower downtown early Sunday morning. Several inches of snow fell on the Lawrence area Saturday night, and wind chills are predicted to be as low as minus 25 to minus 32 this morning.

‘Polar vortex’ closes schools, food pantries and more By Nikki Wentling and Elliot Hughes

school district announced that classes were canceled “due to safety concerns Lawrence school with frigid temperatures district and other loforecasted for Monday.� cal businesses close No more snow is exfor the day because pected today, but temperof the extreme cold. atures will continue to fall See Page 2A for below zero. The predictcomplete list. ed high is 4 degrees, with wind-chill values between minus 21 and minus 31, acSeveral other school cording to the National districts also canceled Weather Service. classes citing low tem-

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A face-numbing winter blast caused few weatherrelated incidents during the weekend, but subzero temperatures closed schools today in Lawrence and surrounding communities. Sunday night, Lawrence

peratures, winds and road conditions. The EudoraDe Soto Technical Education Center also will be closed today.

Few incidents Neither Lawrence Memorial Hospital nor any city nor county emergency response units reported major incidents as

Lawrence pawnbrokers and precious metal dealers will be required to submit records of received property to police each week via a designated website if a proposed ordinance is approved. The businesses already are required to maintain records of received property, so city staff says complying with the ordinance should not be unduly burdensome. Business owners who said they are faithful record-keepers agreed. “It’s a way to do business honestly,� said Brad Parsons, owner of Marks JewCITY elers at 817 Massachusetts COMMISSION St. “We would be happy to jump through any hoops, paperwork or whatever to promote honest business.� The first reading of the ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. If adopted, the second reading would be Jan. 14. The Lawrence Police Department initiated the proposal after a recent test run using a free trial period of LeadsOnline.com actually helped them solve several property crimes, Assistant City Attorney Maria Kaminska said. “Mandatory routine and online reporting may assist law enforcement recover stolen property or at the very least provide a gateway

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Longtime auto dealer retiring after 43 years, countless cars By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

The name remains, but Dale Willey has handed over the keys to Lawrence’s Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealership after a 43-year ride. Willey, 72, recently retired,

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transferring ownership to Greg Maurer, who has been working at Dale Willey Automotive, 2840 Iowa St., for the past 21 years. Asked how many vehicles he has sold during a lifetime in the business, Willey said, “I haven’t a clue. I’ll just say enough to stay in business.�

seen a lot of changes in automobiles and the business of selling them. Basically, he said, cars are more expensive now, but they are much better and last longer. “Used to be when we had extreme temperature changes, that would bring

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Willey started working in his father’s dealership in Lee’s Summit, Mo., in the 1950s and 1960s. When his father died suddenly in 1965, Willey continued selling cars and in 1970 bought a dealership in Lawrence. Since then, he said, he has

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out the worst in cars and trucks. But today weather has no bearing,� he said. Willey has weathered recessions, inflation and the near collapse of the Big Three automakers. He said just about every Please see WILLEY, page 2A

Preschool seeks funds

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The farm-to-preschool program Healthy Sprouts looks to raise additional funds to keep the grant-funded operation alive. Page 3A

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