Robbery suspect ordered held
A Lawrence man charged with 18 crimes was ordered held on $475,000 bond while prosecutors prepared for two of his preliminary hearings next week.
Monte Dolan, 38, is charged with various crimes, including two counts of aggravated robbery in connection with a Feb. 1 home break-in. Dolan appeared on Thursday in Douglas County district court for a preliminary hearing on the incident, but it was continued until Wednesday, when a preliminary hearing for another of Dolan's cases will be heard.
In addition to the home invasion, Dolan is accused of burglarizing a house in North Lawrence and stealing several items. The hearing for that incident will be the same day as the hearing for the Feb. 1 incident, in which Dolan is charged with breaking into an occupied house in the 200 block of Illinois Street, armed with a handgun and a baseball bat.
KU worker injured in power plant fall
A facilities operations worker at the Kansas University power plant was injured Thursday morning in a scaffolding accident, a KU Public Safety officer said.
The worker, identified as Don Miley, a 20-year employee, was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical where he was treated for bruised ribs, Lt. Schuyler Bailey said. He was home resting by Thursday afternoon, Bailey said.
Miley was on a ramp inside the power plant where some scaffolding was being taken down. The scaffolding shifted, causing Miley to lose his balance and fall about 20 feet to a plywood roof over an office area, Bailey said. Miley was not on the scaffolding itself, Bailey said. Miley was taken down from the roof by Fire & Medical crewmen.
Quail Run school wins state chess title
Quail Run Elementary was one of four local schools to place in the state chess tournament in Wichita last weekend.
Quail Run won the K-6 Elementary Division as well as the Middle School Division. Wakarusa Valley and Langston Hughes finished third and sixth, respectively, in K-6; and Southwest Junior High placed fourth in the middle school division.
Danny Wolff, Quail Run, scored 5.5 points with five wins and a draw to claim the K-6 State Chess Champion title.
Other local medalists, their school, their place and grade division included:
Deppyaman Datta, Quail Run, 1st, Middle School.
Benjamin Greenberg, Quail Run, 2nd, Middle School.
Andrew Grover, Wakarusa, 1st, Sixth Grade.
Kyle Cross, Quail Run, 2nd, Sixth Grade.
Austin Meyers, Wakarusa, 4th, Sixth Grade.
Benjamin Harms, Wakarusa, 1st, Third Grade.
Jed Borovik, Quail Run, 2nd, Third Grade.
Roy Wedge, Wakarusa, 4th, Third Grade.
Harrison Helmick, Quail Run, 1st, Second Grade.
Sertoma Club presents check for flagpole
Lawrence Sertoma Club members presented a $1,500 check to city officials Thursday to place a lighted flagpole outside the new Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Dr.
City officials said the club has donated money to many local organizations and projects including the Watson Park gazebo and six flagpoles at city and Douglas County facilities.
The $9.3 million aquatic center will open in late spring or early summer with competitive and recreational swimming areas designed for year-round use.
Surveying equipment damaged in accident
Surveying equipment was damaged when a tractor accidentally knocked over a tripod used by Douglas County workers, authorities said Thursday.
The damage occurred as surveyors were working Monday morning at the intersection of County Road 458 and East 2300 Road. Workers had moved a vehicle to allow a tractor to pass, but as the tractor went by, it accidentally knocked over a tripod, which supported equipment valued at $23,000, Douglas County sheriff's authorities said.
It wasn't known how much damage the equipment had sustained, but authorities said the incident wasn't being investigated as intentional.
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