Public Notices

(Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World on 21st of October, 2021) PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Douglas County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Zoom meeting on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:00 AM . Please contact Zoning and Codes for instructions on how to access the Zoom meeting (zoning@douglascountyks.org). For those unable to attend remotely, you can physically attend in the Public Works Training Room, located at 3755 East 25th Street, Lawrence, KS. Please note: Covid-19 restrictions will be enforced. The Board will hold public hearings on the following items: ZBZA-2021-0015: An application from Joe Hendry for a Variance request for a 55 ft. reduction of the required 210 ft. exterior side setback, located at 995 E 1900 Rd for a proposed home addition. Any person interested in appearing and testifying before the Board on an application is welcome to attend. Individuals attending in person do so at their own risk. DreVel Taylor Administrative Zoning Specialist Douglas County Zoning & Codes Department ________

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal- World on 21st of October, 2021) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF: K.H. DOB: 03/11/2021, a female Case No. 2021-JC-000088 TO: UNKNOWN FATHER AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED NOTICE OF HEARING (K.S.A. Chapter 38) COMES NOW the State of Kansas, by and through counsel, Kathleen Munch Britton, Chief Assistant District Attorney, and provides notice of a hearing as follows: A petition pertaining to the parental rights to the child whose name appears above has been filed in this Court requesting the Court to find the child is a child in need of care as defined in the Kansas Code for the Care of Children. If a child is adjudged to be a child in need of care and the Court finds a parent to be unfit, the Court may permanently terminate that parent’s parental rights. The Court may also make other orders including, but not limited to, requiring a parent to pay child support. On the 8th day of November, 2021 at 2:00 p.m . each parent and any other person claiming legal custody of the minor child is required to appear for an Adjudication and Disposition Hearing in the Juvenile Division at the Douglas County Law Enforcement and Judicial Center, 111 E 11th Street, Lawrence, Kansas. Each grandparent is permitted but not required to appear with or without counsel as an interested party in the proceeding. Prior to the proceeding, a parent, grandparent or any other party to the proceeding may file a written response to the pleading with the clerk of court. Each parent has the right to be represented by an attorney. A parent that is not financially able to hire an attorney may apply to the court for a court appointed attorney. A request for a court appointed attorney should be made without delay to: Clerk of the District Court; ATTN: Juvenile Division; 111 East 11th Street; Lawrence Kansas 66044-9202. Samantha Harrington an attorney in Lawrence, Kansas, has been appointed as guardian ad litem for the child. All parties are hereby notified that if you fail to appear in person or by counsel at the hearing, Petitioner will proffer or offer evidence in your absence which the court may rely on to make finding of fact and law. If you would like to attend this hearing virtually go to Zoom.us or dial 669-900-6833 and enter the following information: Meeting ID: 935 3603 3294 Passcode: 677149 /s/Kathleen Munch Britton KATHLEEN MUNCH BRITTON, 23143 Chief Assistant District Attorney Office of the District Attorney Douglas County Judicial Center 111 East 11th Street Lawrence, KS 66044-2909 (785) 841-0211 FAX (785) 330-2850 kbritton@douglascounty.org ________

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal- World on October 14, 2021) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF GORGIA ALLYN MITCHELL To Change Her Name to: ALYCE ALLYN HARE Case No. 2021-CV-000330 Div. No. Three PURSUANT TO K.S.A. CHAPTER 60 NOTICE OF HEARING - PUBLICATION THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that Gorgia Allyn Mitchell filed a Petition in the above court on the 24th day of September 2021, requesting a judgment and order changing her name from Gorgia Allyn Mitchell to Alyce Allyn Hare. The Petition will be heard in Douglas County District Court, 1100 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas, on the 20th day of December 2021, at 9:30 a.m. If you have any objection to the requested name change, you are required to file a responsive pleading on or before November 30, 2021 in this court or appear at the hearing and object to the requested name change. If you fail to act, judgment and order will be entered upon the Petition as requested by Petitioner. /s/ Gorgia Allyn Mitchell, Petitioner Gorgia Allyn Mitchell 435 Elm St. Lawrence, Kansas 66044 By her attorney /s/ Frank B. Flink, Jr. Frank B. Flink, Jr Griffin, Flink, Watson, LLC 8347 Fontana St Prairie Village, Kansas 66207 Tel: 913 530 6028 _______

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