KU sets final exam
Kansas University has announced the following final examination:
Chao-Jen Philip Wu, history of art, "Between Modernity and Tradition: Zhao Zhiqian (1829-1884) and the Epigraphic Movement of the Late Qing Period," 9 a.m. today, 212 Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art.
Armed robbery report under investigation
Lawrence Police are investigating a possible armed robbery at a central Lawrence convenience store.
It happened just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Texaco station in the 1700 block of Massachusetts Street, Lt. Steve Zarnowiec said.
That's when the store clerk told police a suspect, who appeared to be a woman, entered the store, implied she had a weapon and demanded money, Zarnowiec said. The clerk never actually saw a weapon, he said.
The clerk handed over an unknown amount of cash, and the woman was last seen walking north from the store, Zarnowiec said.
The clerk said the woman was wearing dark clothes, a bandana over her face and had her jacket hood pulled up over her head.
Officers were searching the area late Tuesday for suspects.
Ottawa school board unhappy with property sale offer
Ottawa An offer to buy the old middle school in Ottawa received little support Monday night from the school board.
Supt. Jan Collins said Star Development Corp., Kansas City, Mo., submitted an offer to buy the middle school property for $50,000. He said the contract stated the buyer would be responsible for the demolition and cleanup of property. The sale also required the buyer to secure a demolition permit from the city.
"The board wasn't particularly interested in that kind of sale," he said of the demolition.
Collins said he or the board's attorney, Bob Bezek, plans to meet soon with the broker, Prestige Real Estate, Ottawa, and see if there are other purchasing options with the company.
Although the district has not received offers from other buyers, Collins said there have been a few people who recently looked at the building.
He said the board probably won't discuss the building and the pending offer until the next regular meeting Feb. 11.
Transportation planner joins city-county office
Bill Ahrens has joined the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Department as transportation planner.
Ahrens has 22 years of experience in public and private transportation planning in Kansas and Missouri.
His immediate responsibilities will be revising the comprehensive transportation plan and completing the 23rd Street corridor plan, according to the Planning Office.
"He is highly qualified and well-known and respected throughout the state as a transportation planner," Planning Director Linda Finger said.
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