Animal control

Humane Society takes custody of pit bulls

The Lawrence Humane Society has taken custody of 11 pit bulls – nine puppies and two adults – found abandoned without food last week in a home at 1301 E. 15th St.

Police said they were alerted to the dogs July 12 after the landlord came to check the home and found the dogs inside. The electricity was turned off and there was no dog food in sight, according to a police report.

“They were emaciated. They were dehydrated,” said Midge Grinstead, the humane society’s director.

Authorities don’t know how long the dogs had been left alone. Police know who the previous tenants were, but Grinstead said they haven’t been found yet.

Even if the tenants are found, Grinstead said, it’s possible they won’t claim the dogs.

“Especially with pit bulls, it’s always amazing to me how many people keep other people’s dogs for them,” she said. “They move them around so often to hide them, especially if they fight them.”

Grinstead said in this case, there were no signs they were being used or bred for fighting.

Vehicle accident

Lawrence woman hurt on Kansas Turnpike

A Lawrence woman was injured Tuesday on the Kansas Turnpike near the Admire exit when her car struck the medial wall.

Terrie Nichols, 59, suffered cuts and bumps and was taken to Newman Regional Health in Emporia, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report. She was treated at the hospital and then released, a hospital spokeswoman said. Nichols was driving a 1997 Toyota when it hydroplaned and struck the wall shortly before 7 a.m., the report said.

Baldwin

Man treated, released after one-car accident

A Baldwin man was injured in a one-car accident Monday morning on the Kansas Turnpike south of Emporia.

John C. Bourdon, 52, was transported to Newman Regional Health hospital in Emporia where he was treated and released, a hospital official said.

The accident occurred 20 miles south of Emporia, about 8:20 a.m., when the 2004 Honda sedan Bourdon was driving struck the medial wall and went into a ditch, according to a Kansas Turnpike trooper’s report.

Reception planned for delegation

A welcoming reception will be held Thursday for a student delegation from Lawrence’s sister city, Hiratsuka, Japan.

The reception will be at 6 p.m. in the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Host families, past student delegates and community members are invited to attend the event organized by the Friends of Hiratsuka.

There will be 20 students and three chaperones arriving from Hiratsuka, said Sharon Holladay, a member of Friends of Hiratsuka.

The students range in ages from 13 to 18.

Holladay said she hopes there will be a good turnout by the public for the reception.

KU announces final exam

Kansas University has announced the following final examination:

¢ Janet Striuli, Mathematics, “Extensions of Modules and Uniform Bounds of Artin-Rees Type,” 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 306 Snow.