Couple escape house fire

A 65-year-old Easton man and his wife managed to escape a fire at their house early Wednesday morning, but fire officials called the structure a total loss.

According to a report from the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office, John E. Adams and his wife awoke in their house at 23878 Mount Olivet Road, Easton, after smelling something burning. The couple fled the house and called 911. Fire crews from Easton and Kickapoo townships responded to the call, but were not able to quell the fire before it irreparably damaged the house.

The cause of the fire is still undetermined, but foul play was not suspected

Catholic law society plans symposium

The St. Thomas More Society at Kansas University, the association dedicated to Catholic law students, will hold its annual symposium later this month.

The symposium, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 17 in Room 203 of Green Hall, will be dedicated to “Military Service, Conflict and Faith in the Modern World.”

Speakers will include Joseph Falvey Jr., associate dean of the Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Mich., who has drafted rules of evidence and procedure for the International War Crimes Tribunal for Yugoslavia, and William Eckhardt, a former judge advocate general and former chief appellate defender and legal adviser for the U.S. Army., according to the report.

Marionettes, movies to teach oral hygiene

A children’s dental health fair will be held Saturday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is sponsored by Douglas County Dental Hygienist’s Assn., Douglas County Dental Society and Douglas County Dental Auxiliary.

Children who attend will be given toothbrushes and shown the correct way to use them. They also will see movies and a marionette show highlighting the role of a healthy diet as well as good oral hygiene.