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Juanita Pohl Center Hosts Annual Veterans Recognition Breakfast
Reserve your spot at this year’s Veterans Recognition Breakfast! Join us as we proudly honor and salute the veterans in our community at this special annual event. Enjoy a delicious catered breakfast as we come together to express our gratitude for the courage, dedication, and sacrifices of those who have served our country. Honored guest speakers will share remarks, and veterans will have the opportunity to win prizes in our veterans-only raffle.
Juanita Pohl Center Hosts Annual Veterans Recognition Breakfast
Honor and salute veterans at this annual event. Come enjoy a delicious catered breakfast celebrating veterans and all they’ve done for our country. Honored guest speakers will present, and prizes will be raffled off for veterans during the event. “I have attended the Veteran’s Breakfast at the Juanita Pohl Center for several years. I enjoy hearing memory stories by the different speakers selected each year. The food is always very good. The highlight of the event is the prizes.
New Meal Program Launches at Juanita Pohl Center: Serving Up Nutrition and Connection
Older adults now have a new reason to gather, connect, and eat well thanks to the launch of the new Juanita Pohl Center Meal Program. This new initiative offers more than just a nutritious meal — it serves as a vital lifeline for older adults looking for social interaction and engagement. Studies show that older adults who participate in group meal programs experience reduced loneliness, better nutrition, and improved mental health. “I am totally impressed.
Eagle readers weigh in on university pronouns, ‘the Midwest,’ foster kids and farmers | Opinion
Kansas lawmakers slipped in a paragraph on page 254 of a Senate bill back in May, prohibiting any state agency from exhibiting “gender ideology.” If a university employee, for example, indicates preferred pronouns in their email signature, state funding to that university would be withdrawn. Universities and other state bodies have therefore instructed their employees to remove their pronouns and any “gender ideology” and conform to a standard template.
Juanita Pohl Center Hosts Annual Veterans Recognition Breakfast
Honor and salute veterans at this annual event. Come enjoy a delicious catered breakfast celebrating veterans and all they’ve done for our country. Honored guest speakers will present and prizes will be raffled off for veterans during the event. Pre-registration is required and opens on September 9th. Veterans plus one guest will be given priority registration until September 30th by calling 503.691.3061. Starting October 1st, the general public will be able to register for any remaining spots.
Tualatin CIO President’s Report
Do you wonder what’s going on with the road construction along Boones Ferry Rd? Would you like to ask the Tualatin Police a question about something in your neighborhood? Are you curious about land use developments in Tualatin? Do you want to get more involved in your neighborhood? The Martinazzi Woods Community Involvement Organization (CIO) will be hosting its annual CIO meeting on Thursday, October 10 at 6:30 at the Community Room at Marquis, 19805 SW Boones Ferry Road.
Juanita Pohl Center to hold Billiard Tournament Series for Veterans
The City of Tualatin’s Juanita Pohl Center (Tualatin’s Active Aging Center) has partnered with Washington County Disability, Aging and Veterans Services (DAVS) for the 2022-2023 Community Project for Veterans. This year’s Community Project theme is programs and projects that foster meaningful connection and belonging in Washington County’s diverse veteran community.
Tualatin Honors Veterans with Yard Signs
Special recognition yard signs are available for request this year! If you are a veteran and you would like a special recognition yard sign delivered to your home in early November, please visit the link below to fill out the Yard Sign Request web form or call 503-691-3061 to request a delivery. There will also be an option for yard sign pick-up at the Juanita Pohl Center. Yard signs are first-come, first-serve and in limited supply – make your request early! Yard sign requests start September 1.
2022 Veterans Recognition Breakfast
Register now and reserve your spot at this year’s Veterans Recognition Breakfast! We are so happy to share that this year’s breakfast is back in-person! Honor and salute veterans at this annual event. Come enjoy a delicious catered breakfast celebrating veterans and all they’ve done for our country. Guest speakers will present, and prizes will be raffled off for veterans during the event. Pre-registration is required and is currently open.
Celebrate Active Aging Week at the Pohl Center!
Active Aging Week 2022 • Oct. 3-7 Active Aging Week was initiated by the International Council of Active Aging to celebrate aging and to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle on a national scale. The campaign’s overriding goal is to give as many older adults as possible the means to experience wellness activities and exercise in a safe, friendly and fun atmosphere. Active Aging Week celebrates how positive the process of aging can truly be.
Kansas prosecutor retires amid protests over murder case
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DA wants one-time Lawrence rape suspect sent to prison for probation violations
Jared L. Wheeler A man who was tried for rape in Lawrence and eventually pleaded to a far less severe nonsexual crime has violated his probation. The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office wants him sent to prison, but his attorney hopes he can stay out after showing proof he’s completed substance abuse treatment. Douglas County District Court Judge Amy Hanley is scheduled to decide Wednesday where Jared L. Wheeler, 24, will go next.
Man charged with arson following Lawrence apartment fire
Public Safety Jul 5, 2019 - 11:21am A man has been charged with aggravated arson, a felony, for allegedly setting a fire inside a Lawrence apartment this week. Benjamin C. Roberts, 27, of Lawrence, was arrested early Monday morning at 541 Michigan St., where he lives, according to jail records. An “odor” was reported in an upstairs apartment at that address just before 1 a.m. Monday, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Chief Tom Fagan said in an email.
Teen who brought gun to school sentenced to probation, house arrest
Public Safety Jul 3, 2019 - 7:24pm photo by: Mike Yoder Lawrence High School is pictured on Nov. 6, 2015. A teen who brought a handgun to Lawrence High School earlier this year was sentenced Wednesday to probation. Douglas County District Court juvenile judge Bethany Roberts sentenced the boy on Wednesday to six months of probation, including house arrest, according to court records.
Police launch internal investigation into arrest that left Lawrence skateboarder with fractured elbow
photo by: Sara Shepherd Lawrence resident Duc Tran is pictured Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in downtown Lawrence. Tran says his left elbow was fractured when a Lawrence police officer arrested him last weekend. Lawrence resident and avid skateboarder Duc Tran says he’s had plenty of friendly interactions with local police over the years.
Teen convicted of bringing gun to LHS in his backpack
photo by: Journal-World File Photo Lawrence High School, 1901 Louisiana St., is pictured on July 28, 2016. A boy who brought a handgun to Lawrence High School in his backpack earlier this year was convicted Wednesday in Douglas County District Court. After entering a plea, the boy was convicted as a juvenile for criminal use of a weapon, a misdemeanor, by Judge Bethany Roberts. Specifically, according to charges, he possessed a gun with a barrel less than 12 inches long while under the age of 18.
KU police looking for peeping Tom targeting women’s restrooms on campus
Public Safety Jun 26, 2019 - 3:33pm photo by: Contributed photo University of Kansas police released this surveillance photo of a suspected peeping Tom seen leaving a building after looking under a women's restroom stall on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. University of Kansas police are looking for a peeping Tom who’s reportedly been going into women’s restrooms on campus.
Jury deliberating intentional murder versus self-defense in Mass. Street triple murder case
photo by: Mike Yoder Anthony L. Roberts Jr. passes by a photograph showing the intersection of 11th and Massachusetts streets during closing arguments for his trial in Douglas County District Court on Monday, June 24, 2019. Jurors on Monday began weighing whether a young Topeka man committed murder when he opened fire on Massachusetts Street. Following two weeks of jury selection and testimony in the trial of Anthony L.
Mass. Street triple murder defendant: ‘I been shot twice’ in Topeka, came to Lawrence to party without fear of violence
photo by: Sara Shepherd Demonstrating what he did when a group of men he didn't get along with approached him on Massachusetts Street, Anthony L. Roberts Jr. folds his arms then looks down at his right hip, where he said he was openly carrying his gun that night, during Roberts' trial on Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Douglas County District Court. Story updated 8:41 p.m. Thursday, June 20, 2019: Anthony L.
15 shell casings from Lawrence triple homicide scene all fired from defendant’s gun, authorities testify
photo by: Sara Shepherd Lawrence Police Detective M.T. Brown shows jurors a box containing the alleged murder weapon during the trial of Anthony L. Roberts Jr., on Friday, June 14, 2019, in Douglas County District Court. After five people were shot — three fatally — at the intersection of 11th and Massachusetts streets, 15 9-millimeter shell casings were left behind on the pavement.
Witness at Lawrence triple murder trial says defendant told her, ‘I shot Colwin’
photo by: Sara Shepherd After testimony by a series of witnesses he knew from Topeka, Anthony L. Roberts Jr. reacts to a witness he did not know entering the courtroom on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Douglas County District Court. The witness was a resident of Vermont Towers, a senior citizen apartment building near the scene of a triple homicide at 11th and Massachusetts streets. After the triple homicide on Massachusetts Street, Anthony L.
Shooting survivor, friend of defendant testify reluctantly at downtown Lawrence triple murder trial
photo by: Sara Shepherd Anthony L. Roberts Jr. listens to a witness describe being shot and then trying to help his fatally wounded cousin on Massachusetts Street in 2017, during Roberts' murder trial on Monday, June 17, 2019, in Douglas County District Court. Two reticent witnesses testified Monday morning at the murder trial of Anthony L.
‘Bullets whistling past my head’: Eyewitness testifies he saw triple murder defendant, second man shooting on Mass. Street
photo by: Sara Shepherd Anthony L. Roberts Jr. appears in Douglas County District Court during his murder trial on Friday, June 14, 2019. He is next to one of his attorneys, Joshua Seiden. Updated at 6:13 p.m. Friday, June 14: Robert Wheeler was squarely at the center of the brawl that escalated to deadly gunfire on Massachusetts Street. The Topeka resident then helped police load his fatally injured cousin into a patrol car to be rushed to the hospital.
Mass. Street trial begins: Prosecutors say defendant came to ‘settle a score’ and murdered 3 in melee; he argues he fired in self-defense
photo by: Sara Shepherd Anthony L. Roberts Jr. is pictured as opening arguments in his murder trial get underway in Douglas County District Court on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. He is seated with defense attorneys Shaye Downing and Joshua Seiden. While hundreds of others on Massachusetts Street were just out having a good time, Anthony L. Roberts Jr. rolled into Lawrence to “settle a score,” prosecutors contended Wednesday in opening arguments at Roberts’ murder trial.
Affidavit: Groping of pre-teen led to child sex crime case against Lawrence man
photo by: Mike Yoder The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St. A girl’s description of being groped for years led to high-level felony charges against a Lawrence man, a police affidavit reveals. The girl told Lawrence police detectives that the sexual abuse began when she was 12 and continued until she was 15, up until shortly before police got involved and the man was arrested and charged. Frank J.
Lights and Sirens | KU chancellor serves on Douglas County jury
Lights and Sirens Jun 10, 2019 - 4:51pm The University of Kansas chancellor reported for jury duty first thing Monday morning at Douglas County District Court — and got picked. Chancellor Douglas Girod wasn’t pulled away from his usual day job for weeks on this case, though. The defendant was charged with a single misdemeanor, a sexual battery that occurred in 2018, according to court records. And he was tried, convicted and sentenced all by midafternoon Monday.
Massachusetts Street triple murder trial begins in Lawrence
photo by: Chad Lawhorn Investigators work the scene of a multiple fatality shooting midday Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, near the corner of 11th and Massachusetts streets. Trial proceedings have begun in the case of the man charged with the most murders in a single incident in recent Lawrence history: the 2017 triple homicide on Massachusetts Street. Charged with three counts of murder plus one attempted murder, Anthony L.
Lights and Sirens | Man arrested after reportedly hitting neighbor with hatchet
Lights and Sirens Jun 6, 2019 - 4:44pm A Lawrence man went to jail overnight after allegedly hitting his neighbor with a hatchet — the blunt side — police said. The two neighbors had an “ongoing dispute,” and the altercation stemmed from that, Officer Shawn Gross said, in an email. After being called by other neighbors, police responded just before 9 p.m. Wednesday to the reported fight in the 2600 block of Winterbrook Drive, Gross said.
Affidavit: Woman describes ‘scary’ experience when suspect in wild police chase barges into her house
photo by: Kansas Department of Corrections Justin L. Nichols A Lawrence woman was home by herself on a recent Saturday when a man she didn’t know suddenly came in through the back door, then grabbed her by the hair when she tried to run. The man, it turns out, was trying to hide after leading law enforcement on a car chase and then a foot chase from Clinton State Park into Lawrence, according to a police affidavit in the case. Following the incident, Justin L.
KU pays $40K to settle mold lawsuit by former student-athlete
photo by: Journal-World file photo The Jayhawker Towers on the University of Kansas campus are pictured on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2010. The University of Kansas is paying a former student-athlete $40,000 to settle her lawsuit against the school, in which she claimed mold in vents to her dorm room made her sick. Though the university still denies her claims, it will pay Laine R.
New trial date set for man accused of murder in Lawrence doorstep shooting
photo by: Sara Shepherd Steven A. Drake III appears in Douglas County District Court during a hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. A new trial date has been set for a Lawrence man who shot and killed another man on his doorstep. On Tuesday, Douglas County District Court Judge Kay Huff scheduled the murder trial against Steven A. Drake III, 22, to begin Aug. 19. It’s expected to last a week and a half.
DA wants attempted murder suspect back in jail, says after-hours bond procedures may need to change
photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking photo Alfred D. Sanders The Douglas County district attorney says he plans to file a motion to get an attempted murder suspect back in jail, after the man was arrested on new lower-severity charges over the weekend and released on a matching low bond. DA Charles Branson said he also wanted to discuss changing procedures that allowed Alfred D. Sanders to post bond and get out of jail before Branson’s office was notified that he was in custody.
After arrest on new gun charges, Lawrence attempted murder suspect again released on bond
photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking photo Alfred D. Sanders Story updated: 10:47 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2019. A man charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting up a moving car with people inside — who’s been out on bond more than a year — was arrested this weekend for allegedly having a stolen gun and illegal drugs. After posting a comparatively low bond in the new case, the suspect was released again, according to jail records.
Kansas Highway Patrol handles 5 fatal crashes in 12-hour period
photo by: John Henry This file photo from 2008 shows a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper approaching a vehicle after a traffic stop on Kansas Highway 10. The Kansas Highway Patrol investigated five fatal crashes in a 12-hour period Friday. Six people died in the five wrecks, which occurred from 12:40 p.m. Friday to midnight. Three of the crashes involved tractor-trailers, and one was a single-vehicle crash of a motorcycle.
Witness, evidence issues addressed at pretrial hearing in Massachusetts Street triple murder case
photo by: Sara Shepherd Anthony L. Roberts Jr. appears in Douglas County District Court on Friday, May 31, 2019, during a hearing prior to his murder trial. One of his attorneys, Joshua Seiden, is pictured at right. A number of witnesses subpoenaed for the Massachusetts Street triple murder trial are either former co-defendants in the case or people who are in jail for unrelated charges.
‘It was like walking through a nightmare’: Eudora woman, 88, survives tornado that wiped out home of over 40 years
photo by: Sara Shepherd Relatives and friends of Cherry McCabria, 88, work on Friday, May 31, 2019, to salvage items and clean up the property after a tornado destroyed McCabria's home of more than 40 years at 1455 E. 1900 Road, northwest of Eudora. McCabria, who went to the basement before the twister hit, wasn't injured. Cherry McCabria, 88, didn’t even try to leave her basement until she heard her neighbor yelling. “Cherry! Cherry!” she recalls hearing from above.
Governor views 30-plus miles of Kansas tornado damage
photo by: Sara Shepherd Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly makes remarks outside the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center in Lawrence on Thursday, May 30, 2019, after viewing tornado damage across Douglas and Leavenworth counties. Kelly is pictured with Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, Kansas adjutant general, director of Kansas homeland security and director of emergency management. Kansas Gov.
Lawrence man convicted in kidnapping, sex assault case
photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's Office BJ Lauri A man with a previous sex crime conviction in Missouri has now been convicted of a kidnapping and sex crime in Douglas County. B.J. Lauri, 44, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest and was convicted of kidnapping and aggravated sexual battery, both felonies, on Thursday in Douglas County District Court.
Tuesday’s twister was Douglas County’s largest in decades
photo by: Submitted photo by Joe Leuschen Drone footage shows a portion of the damage in the Shank Hill neighborhood south of Lawrence following a tornado on May 28, 2019. The mile-wide tornado that skirted Lawrence Tuesday night — Douglas County’s largest twister in decades — injured 17 people and left more than 60 damaged homes in its wake, authorities said Wednesday.
Douglas County’s abused and neglected children cases have doubled in past decade; retiring director helped CASA keep pace
photo by: Mike Yoder Diana Frederick, retiring director of Douglas County Court Appointed Special Advocates, is pictured on May 20, 2019. Sleepless nights — mulling reports on abused and neglected children she’s tasked with helping — have been part of the job for Diana Frederick. Some of the children have seen their mothers seriously injured by a partner, or seen their pets abused. Some have cigarette burns left on purpose, or marks from being beaten. Some have never even had a birthday cake.
Secrets of KU basketball ticket sales at center of lawsuit in Lawrence, prompted by dueling brokers
Fans file through the doors of Allen Fieldhouse past the statue of Phog Allen in this file photo from Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. The University of Kansas says in its ticket broker agreement that it wants every men’s basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse “completely sold out for the highest amount of revenue.” How much money is KU’s exclusive ticket broker paying the university to secure the deal? For how many years? And how many tickets in which sections does the broker get?
Secrets of KU basketball ticket sales at center of lawsuit in Lawrence, prompted by dueling brokers
The University of Kansas says in its ticket broker agreement that it wants every men’s basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse “completely sold out for the highest amount of revenue.” How much money is KU’s exclusive ticket broker paying the university to secure the deal? For how many years? And how many tickets in which sections does the broker get? Only KU and the chosen broker know.
Parents of teen killed in crash grapple with lack of closure
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they're still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They're frustrated in part because they don't feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details of which remain a mystery. The crash that killed Dalton Hess remained under investigation for over six months but no criminal charges were ever filed.
Parents of teen killed in crash grapple with lack of closure
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they're still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They're frustrated in part because they don't feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details of which remain a mystery. The crash that killed Dalton Hess remained under investigation for over six months but no criminal charges were ever filed.
Parents of teen killed in crash grapple with lack of closure
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they're still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They're frustrated in part because they don't feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details of which remain a mystery. The crash that killed Dalton Hess remained under investigation for over six months but no criminal charges were ever filed.
Parents of teen killed in crash grapple with lack of closure
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they're still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They're frustrated in part because they don't feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details of which remain a mystery. The crash that killed Dalton Hess remained under investigation for over six months but no criminal charges were ever filed.
Parents of teen killed in crash grapple with lack of closure
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they're still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They're frustrated in part because they don't feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details of which remain a mystery. The crash that killed Dalton Hess remained under investigation for over six months but no criminal charges were ever filed.
Parents of teen killed in crash grapple with lack of closure
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they're still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They're frustrated in part because they don't feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details of which remain a mystery. The crash that killed Dalton Hess remained under investigation for over six months but no criminal charges were ever filed.
Parents of Teen Killed in Crash Grapple With Lack of Closure
By SARA SHEPHERD, The Lawrence Journal-World LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they're still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They're frustrated in part because they don't feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details of which remain a mystery. The crash that killed Dalton Hess remained under investigation for over six months but no criminal charges were ever filed.
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