From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 13, 1989:

• In an unfortunate sequel to a July 8 story on a rare skink laying eggs at a local museum, it was reported today that half the eggs had turned out to be infertile. Joe Collins, zoologist and editor at Kansas University’s Museum of Natural History, said four of eight broadhead skink eggs were found to be infertile, and two more eggs had “shriveled up” this week due to fungus. It was natural for the eggs to get fungus in the wild, Collins said, adding that the eggs need to be kept in a warm, humid climate, where fungus grows best. “We are hopeful that the remaining two eggs will be OK to term,” Collins said. “Reptile eggs are chancey at best.” The mother skink had been brought to the museum on May 30 from the Pittsburg area. It was the first known clutch of eggs in Kansas from a broadhead skink, according to Collins.
• Allen Realty Inc., owner of the former Old English Lutheran Church, 1040 New Hampshire, filed briefs this week with the Kansas Court of Appeals asking that the state’s historic preservation law be declared unconstitutional, which would allow the owner to tear down the building. In May 1988, Allen Realty Inc. had applied for a demolition permit for the church building and an adjacent house, but the Lawrence City Commission had refused to issue the permit following a recommendation from the Kansas State Historical Society.