Historic house’s updates continue at Hobbs Park

Restoration continues at the historic Murphy-Bromelsick house at Hobbs Park.

Considerable work still needs to be done to the interior of the Civil War-era home, said Mark Kaplan, a Lawrence man who led a movement to relocate the home to the park at 10th and Delaware streets two years ago from 909 Pa.

Lacebark trees were planted there Monday by Brian Hicks, left, and Jason Keller, general manager for Wolfe’s Landscaping & Irrigation Inc.

Further attempts have been made to obtain funds from the U.S. Department of Interior to help pay for work that needs to be performed on the interior of the home, Kaplan said.

Wellsville: Suspect eludes arrest when officer wrecks car

A Wellsville Police officer escaped serious injury Monday night after his patrol car ran off a Douglas County road while chasing a traffic violator. The chase involved speeds in excess of 100 mph.

The speeder, who was driving a Ford Mustang, got away, Chief Mike Reed said. The suspect had been driving recklessly as he or she left the northwest section of Wellsville.

The 1997 Ford Crown Victoria patrol car was northbound on County Road 1061 in pursuit of the Mustang when it ran off the road a little more than a mile south of Eudora, Douglas County Undersheriff Bill Shepard said. The patrol car had its emergency lights and siren on.

The officer, identified in an accident report as Rich Croucher, 32, refused transportation to a hospital, Shepard said.

Veterans Day: KU to honor holiday with speech, vigil

A 24-hour vigil and a speech by a retired general will mark Veterans Day at Kansas University.

Events will begin at 4 p.m. Monday with a ceremony at the Strong Hall flagpole. Retired Maj. Gen. Clayton Comfort, a 1953 KU graduate, will speak at 4:45 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.

Starting at 6 p.m., students in KU’s ROTC programs will have their annual 24-hour vigil at the Vietnam Memorial on Memorial Drive.

6News Productions: Haskell museum, flutist highlight ‘River City’

Host Greg Hurd and “River City Weekly” go inside the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum with its director, Bobbi Rahder.

Rahder sketches the center’s history and offers a glimpse of its first exhibit.

Then, world-renowned native flute player and hoop dancer Kevin Locke shares the meanings behind the metaphors of his art.

“River City Weekly” premieres at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays with encore presentations at 7:30 weeknights and at 9 a.m. Saturdays.

Higher education: KU gets $3.6 million communication grant

A $3.6 million federal grant will help Kansas University establish a Biobehavioral Neurosciences in Communication Disorders Center.

The grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders will support research projects under way at KU, including research on how an infant’s ability to recognize and remember might predict learning later in life.

Mabel Rice, professor of speech, language and hearing, will direct the center.