Pharmacy catches prescription fraud

Baldwin — A woman suspected of fraudulently obtaining a prescription at a pharmacy four previous times was arrested Saturday when she tried it a fifth time, Baldwin Police said.

Employees at Truecare Pharmacy, 410 Ames, recognized the woman and called police when she allegedly tried to use a forged prescription to obtain methadone, Police Chief Mike McKenna said. Forged prescriptions in the earlier incidents also were for methadone, McKenna said. They were obtained before the forgery was discovered.

The 26-year-old woman, who has lived in Lawrence and Ottawa, was taken to the Douglas County Jail and then released on $1,500 bond. Charges are pending and the woman is to appear in Douglas County District Court for possible charges on Aug. 20.

Methadone is a synthetic narcotic used in the treatment of heroin addiction.

Forum

Death, dying are topics for town hall meeting

Death and dying will be a subject discussion from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Open to the public, the discussion is part of a statewide forum on the hopes, fears and concerns about living well near the end of life.

The meeting is sponsored by Kansas LIFE Project, a coalition of more than 100 Kansas-based organizations that help people with terminal illnesses live in dignity, comfort and peace.

For more information, call the Kansas Advocates for Better Care office in Lawrence, 842-3088.

Education

De Soto schools begin enrollment

De Soto schools will begin enrolling new students in grades nine through 12 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

De Soto school district officials are projecting the district total enrollment this school year will be 4,900 students, an increase of 400 students over last school year.

Official enrollment numbers for the district won’t be available until September. The schools will hold enrollment for all students from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday.

Parents can learn more about enrollment by calling (913) 583-8300 or by going to www.usd232.org.

Crime

Lawrence Country Club reports vandalism

An unknown vandal caused more than $3,000 in damage to the Lawrence Country Club late last week, according to a police report made public Monday.

The suspect filled a tractor’s gas tank with water, broke two windows, damaged ball washers and a hand-towel dispenser, and pulled up sod, among other damage. The damage happened between 10 p.m. Thursday and 5:30 a.m. Friday, according to a report.

Government

Lawrence resident named patient advocate

Topeka — Kathy Greenlee of Lawrence has been appointed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as the state long-term care ombudsman.

The position advocates for residents of long-term care facilities.

Greenlee has been assistant secretary for the Kansas Department on Aging. Prior to that she served as chief of operations and chief of staff for Sebelius.

Prior to Sebelius’ election in 2002, Greenlee was general counsel to Sebelius in the Kansas Department of Insurance.