Also from July 14
Births
Blog entries
Couples
- Engagement: DeLange and Cobb
- Engagement: Nelson and Helmer
- Engagement: Van Nostrand and Kopecky
- Engagement: Ball and Wheeler
- Engagement: Hansen and Kesinger
- Wedding: Butler and Hamilton
- Anniversary: Ledom
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
It’s Brownback vs. Graves in Republican Party fight- July 12, 2012
- Kansas’ current governor and a former governor are lining up on opposite sides of the Republican Party fence.
6:00 a.m.
Federal panel supports Kansas biosecurity lab project - July 13, 2012
- A government-backed committee of the National Research Council issued a report Friday giving the Department of Homeland Security two viable options for moving forward on a $1.14 billion biosecurity research lab planned in Kansas.
10:00 a.m.
Local corn crop called a ‘disaster’- July 13, 2012
- According to the National Weather Service, just 0.18 of an inch of rain fell in Lawrence between June 1 and July 12. That’s 5.5 inches less than average. Temperatures in July are supposed to be in the 90s, not 108 degrees. This year follows the worst Kansas crop in 29 years, with the state averaging 107 bushels of corn per acre in 2011, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared 82 Kansas counties federal disaster areas because of drought.
All stories
- Looking to avoid a long wait at the DMV? Plan ahead
- July 14, 2012
- At 6:30 a.m. Friday, about 30 people hoping to renew or apply for driver’s licenses waited outside the state’s Douglas County service station in Lawrence, 1035 N. Third St., for the 7 a.m. opening.
- Group aims to curb bullying
- July 14, 2012
- Nationwide, people are addressing bullying, seeking to stop it. A new organization in Lawrence is taking up the cause. Crystal Shepherd, of Lawrence, has created an anti-bullying group called Friends Don’t Let Friends Bully.
- A road to better wetlands
- Site manager says division created by highway project will mend in time
- July 14, 2012
- Site manager says division created by highway project will mend in time
- Around and about in local business
- July 14, 2012
- Local business news for the week ending July 13, 2012.
- Wheel Genius: Road work planned this week
- July 14, 2012
- Road work planned for the week of July 16, 2012.
- Fair offers glimpse of Montessori school
- July 14, 2012
- Lawrence parents and children filled Lawrence Montessori School, 5005 Legends Drive, Saturday, not for a regular school day but to enjoy a kids fair hosted by the school.
- Fundraiser for softball team pulls an all-nighter
- July 14, 2012
- The softball fields at Clinton Lake Sports Complex stay busy in the summer, especially during weekend tournaments. But the extreme heat this season has made softball games uncomfortable for the players, which is what gave one Lawrence softball team the idea to put on an overnight softball tournament.
- FBI seeking 2 men who robbed bank
- July 14, 2012
- Federal authorities have been searching for two men accused of robbing a Kansas City, Kan., bank.
- Man sentenced to life for shooting
- July 14, 2012
- A 37-year-old Wichita man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of shooting his roommate to death.
- State suspends home day care license
- July 14, 2012
- State officials have issued an emergency suspension of a home day care license in Russell after a report that an infant was injured there.
- 40 years ago: State marijuana project attempts to destroy ‘noxious weed’
- July 14, 2012
- A state marijuana control project was experimenting in Douglas County this summer.
- 25 years ago: ‘Kansas’ movie stars arriving in Lawrence
- July 14, 2012
- Matt Dillon slipped into Lawrence this week, stepping out of a limousine and checking in at the Eldridge Hotel.
- Unfinished business
- July 14, 2012
- To the editor: Why, why, why aren’t these things done? Here is my top 10 list of things that are unfinished in Lawrence:
- Behind the Lens: Covering celebrities part of the job
- July 14, 2012
- I often forget how fortunate I am to be a photojournalist.
- 100 years ago: J-W attempts to collect last year’s rural subscription fees
- July 14, 2012
- “Last year … the World Company stated that if the reader was short financially at that time he could wait until he got a crop.”
- Ex-Jayhawk Tim Biere seeking ‘niche’
- July 14, 2012
- Throughout most of his college career, former Kansas University tight end Tim Biere faced very little competition for playing time. Now, as he gets set to open his first NFL training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs, the undrafted free agent finds himself facing stiff competition for a spot on the roster.
- Centralia man world-class free-throw shooter
- July 14, 2012
- Over the course of the 2012 NBA regular season, only Jamal Crawford and JJ Reddick shot better than 90 percent from the free-throw line out of those who had 100 or more attempts. Crawford and Reddick are well above average in the NBA when it comes to knocking down shots from the charity stripe, but they do not compare with Centralia resident Bob Fisher, who holds 14 Guinness world records for free-throw shooting.
- Show of support: Assistant Kurtis Townsend attends Classic
- July 14, 2012
- Kansas University basketball assistant coach Kurtis Townsend was happy to support a former Jayhawk on Friday, attending Mario Chalmers’ National Championship Classic golf tournament at Alvamar with new KU director of basketball operations Doc Sadler.
- Years of work went into cancer center designation
- July 14, 2012
- Thursday’s formal announcement that the Kansas University School of Medicine had received the highly prized and prestigious National Cancer Institute designation is great news!
- Campaign points
- July 14, 2012
- To the editor: Daily, I am beset by letters, emails and phone calls soliciting support for one party/candidate or another. In fact, so many come that I find it easy to just say “no.”
- Not a handout
- July 14, 2012
- The Medicaid expansion outlined in the Affordable Care Act is not a handout. It is a “hand up,” and thousands of Kansans need it. My question to Gov. Brownback is: Who do you really represent?
- Arab Spring actually Islamist ascendancy
- July 14, 2012 in print edition on A7
- Post-revolutionary Libya appears to have elected a relatively moderate pro-Western government. Good news, but tentative because Libya is less a country than an oil well with a long beach and myriad tribes. Popular allegiance to a central national authority is weak. Even if the government of Mahmoud Jibril is able to rein in the militias and establish a functioning democracy, it will be the Arab Spring exception. Consider:
- Horoscope for July 14
- July 14, 2012
- For Saturday, July 14: This year you will want to clarify appointments, statements and meeting places. If ever there were a year where confusion could occur, it is this one. If you are single, you could attract someone who could be emotionally unavailable. If you are attached, the two of you will gain, especially if you take weekends away together from your normal lifestyles.
- ‘Dark Matters’ mixes science, weirdness
- July 14, 2012
- For a second season, John Noble (“Fringe”) lends his slightly ominous presence to “Dark Matters: Twisted but True” (9 p.m. Saturday, Science), a series that exposes shocking scientific studies, theories and experiments that crossed the boundaries of decency and morality — or at least good taste.
- 59 minors, several local businesses, cited for alcohol violations in state regulator's patrols in May May 23, 2013 · 20 comments
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 7 comments
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 36 comments
- Blog: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden May 23, 2013 · 35 comments
- Editorial: Development shift? May 24, 2013 · 5 comments
- Editorial: Guns, speech May 23, 2013 · 30 comments
- More than 3,000 lose power overnight; power mostly restored by Friday morning May 24, 2013 · 3 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 33 comments
- Blog: Brownback signs 'Celebrate Freedom Week' bill May 23, 2013 · 7 comments
- Opinion: Obama shares strong message May 24, 2013 · 12 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Editorial: Development shift? May 24, 2013
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- Old Glory shines on west campus June 18, 2003
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013
- Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director May 24, 2013
- CEO Gene Meyer honored for leading Lawrence Memorial Hospital to success May 23, 2013
- 100 years ago: 'The vulturous Kaw triumped' over Billie Bob Atkinson May 23, 2013
