State Rep. Jessie Branson thanked the Lawrence community for its support of the Warm Hearts emergency heating program she and the Rev. Al Bramble had instituted. The drive had raised nearly $72,000 in contributions.

Compared with a Lawrence City Commission campaign that had seen the six finalists raise more than $15,000 in their bids for office, the local school board campaign had been strictly low-budget, with contributions barely totaling $2,000.