Teen injured in accident

A passenger was injured Saturday night when a pickup truck overturned northeast of Baldwin, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Kayleia Workman, 17, Baldwin, was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by ambulance, where she was treated and released.The driver of the truck, Maxwell Phillips, 18, Lawrence, suffered a possible injury but was not transported by ambulance, the sheriff’s office reported.

The accident occurred about 7 p.m. on North 600 Road near the East 1900 Road intersection, according to the report. The Toyota pickup truck Maxwell was driving was eastbound on North 600 when it left the road, struck a concrete bridge and overturned, coming to a stop on its top, according to the accident report.

School board gives Weseman raise

The Lawrence school board on Monday voted to give Superintendent Randy Weseman a retroactive salary increase of 1.66 percent for the 2004-05 school year. It is the same increase approved in April for administrative and other noncontract staff members. Weseman is in the final year of his contract.

The board also reviewed its calendar for the budget process. The board plans to give preliminary approval to its 2005-06 budget July 28.

The Kansas Supreme Court on June 3 ruled the legislature must pump an additional $285 million into schools. Kathy Johnson, the Lawrence district’s budget director, said Monday she did not yet know how much additional funds that would bring to the district. The board continues to wait for a final state school finance plan. At the latest, Johnson said, the board could delay preliminary budget approval to August 1.