Rains moves out of area

The weekend drenching is over.

After weeks of virtually no rain and several days of 100-plus degree weather, Lawrence and much of Kansas got a good soaking. A little more than 5 inches of rain fell at Lawrence Municipal Airport from Saturday morning until about 5 p.m. Sunday.

There were no major flooding problems reported in Lawrence. In Franklin County three county roads were closed Sunday near Ottawa because of high water, sheriff’s dispatchers said.

Today’s Labor Day holiday weather will bring a high of 78 and mostly cloudy skies. The highs the rest of the week are expected in the lower 80s.

Med school offers course for public

Kansas City, Kan. — The Kansas University school of medicine will offer its fifth annual Mini-Medical School beginning this month.

The school, open to the public, runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 9 to Oct. 28. This year it will be offered at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., in Overland Park.

Faculty from the school of medicine will discuss topics such as Parkinson’s disease, kidney transplants and obesity.

Tuition for the school is $100. To register, call (913) 588-1227, or visit www.kumc.edu/som/minimed.

Lawrence resident given Canada bravery medal

A Lawrence man has been honored by the government of Canada for an act of heroism.

Kevin Grant is one of 14 people named Friday to receive the Medal of Bravery. He helped evacuate colleagues from a smoke-filled diving chamber in a research facility in Toronto in November 2001.

A medal presentation will be made this month in Quebec City.