Historian schedules visit to Lecompton museum

A noted historian will visit Lecompton Monday morning before heading to a speaking engagement at Park University that evening.

James Oliver Horton, the Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., will tour the Territorial Capitol Museum beginning at 10 a.m. Monday. He’ll also visit Constitution Hall and the Democratic Headquarters.

Horton, considered a major African-American historian, has appeared on the American Writer’s Series on C-SPAN and recently assisted in the production of a PBS video and television program on abolitionist John Brown.

Horton will present “The Crisis of American Democracy: John Brown and the Struggle for African-American Freedom” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Park University, Parkville, Mo. The free presentation, part of the university’s Black History Month programming, will be open to the public.

Police seek robbery suspect

Lawrence Police late Saturday were searching for a suspect in an ATM robbery.

The suspect, described as a white male in his 30s, approached and demanded money from a 39-year-old Lawrence woman after she pulled into the drive-through ATM machine at KU Credit Union, 3400 W. Sixth St., Sgt. Paul Fellers said.

The suspect did not threaten the woman or produce any kind of weapon, Fellers said. The woman gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money and told police the man then fled east on foot, Fellers said.

The robbery occurred about 9:48 p.m., Fellers said.

The woman said the suspect was unshaven, wearing a black stocking cap and a flannel shirt. Police continued to investigate late Saturday.

ECKAN to distribute food items to eligible participants

The ECKAN agency will hand out food items to eligible Douglas County commodity participants at the following locations and dates:

American Legion Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Feb. 28.

City Hall, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Feb. 28, Eudora.

Edgewood Community Center, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 28, 1600 Haskell No. 188.

Salvation Army, 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 19, 946 N.H.

Penn House, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 20, 1045 Pa.

Ballard Center, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Feb. 21, 708 Elm.