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- Religious meeting to draw 5,000
- German Baptists create small city south of town
- May 9, 2008
- Charles Beeghley isn’t surprised by the number of cars driving slowly past his farm, south of Lawrence on North 650 Road. Wooden buildings have recently cropped up in his field. On Thursday, giant tents went up.
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- Mutt ’n’ Strut set for Saturday
- May 9, 2008
- The 13th annual Lawrence Humane Society Mutt ’n’ Strut will be Saturday. Mutt ’n’ Strut is a fundraising event for the animal shelter.
- District retirees to be honored
- May 9, 2008
- Lawrence schools, the teachers association and the school district will honor dozens of retirees at several receptions this month.
- Obama voting event set for Saturday
- May 9, 2008
- The 2008 Barack Obama campaign will have a “Vote for Change” kickoff event Saturday in the Burge Union on the Kansas University campus, 1601 Irving Hill Road.
- Vintage prom utfits on display
- May 9, 2008
- The Jefferson County Historical Society will present “White Sport Coat & Pink Carnation,” a vintage prom and graduation dress display from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Old Jefferson Town on Highway 59 in Oskaloosa.
- Wakarusa museum open for season
- May 9, 2008
- The Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum is now open for the season. The museum at Clinton Lake’s Bloomington Beach will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It is open by appointment at other times. Call 748-9836.
- Center to give awards
- May 9, 2008
- Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, Lawrence, will conduct a recognition luncheon at 11:45 a.m. today to present Employer of the Year and Employee of the Year awards for the center’s Support Employment division, which finds work for and supervises people who have had an acute mental illness and are wanting and able to return to the workplace.
- Blue skies
- Talented and tumultuous Wilco headlines unusual downtown outdoor concert
- May 9, 2008
- Early in his professional career, bassist John Stirratt opened for The Replacements in Mobile, Ala. The headlining band had just released its 1987 masterwork, “Pleased to Meet Me,” and was becoming a legendary force in alternative rock.
- Wildflower sale set for Sunday at center
- May 9, 2008
- The city’s Prairie Park Nature Center will host its annual Spring Wildflower Sale on Sunday.
- 19-year-old accused of stabbing at shelter
- May 9, 2008
- Adam Mallamo, 19, Lawrence, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and had his first court appearance Thursday.
- Share prom 2008 photos, stories
- May 9, 2008
- It’s spring, so it must be high school prom season.
- 6News video: Graduation season kicks off at Haskell
- May 8, 2008
- Graduation season in Lawrence kicks off on Friday with a commencement ceremony at Haskell Indian Nations University.
- 6News video: Cancer survivor supports relay
- May 8, 2008
- Douglas County's relay for life is about a month away, but one cancer survivor is already hard at work.
- 6News video: Commissioners support art
- May 8, 2008
- The leaders of Lawrence don't want to hide Lawrence's variety of artwork.
- 6News video: Teaching staff surprised with serenade
- May 8, 2008
- It's teacher appreciation week and some local educators are being honored all week.
- 6News video: Sports facilities could see change
- May 8, 2008
- Big changes could be in store for sports facilities at both Lawrence high schools.
- 6News video: Kiwanis club honors residents
- May 8, 2008
- The Lawrence Kiwanis club honored three people today for their outstanding community service.
- Monarch Watch sets open house
- May 8, 2008
- The annual Monarch Watch Open House and plant fundraiser is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Foley Hall on Kansas University’s West Campus.
- 2 events celebrate Astronomy Day
- May 8, 2008
- Astronomy Associates of Lawrence will celebrate Astronomy Day 2008 with two events from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.
- Teen arrested in stabbing incident
- May 8, 2008
- A 19-year-old man was transported to a Kansas City-area hospital Wednesday following a stabbing at the Lawrence Community Shelter, 214 W. 10th St.
- Competition will be smokin’ at barbecue cookoff
- May 8, 2008
- Forty-eight local and national barbecue connoisseurs are preparing to fill Broken Arrow Park with an aroma of sweet, spicy sauces and meats this week.
- Stop Day tour explores KU campus
- May 8, 2008
- Kansas University professor emeritus Ted Johnson will lead a Stop Day walking tour of campus from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.
- Haskell education a family affair
- May 8, 2008
- College student Ashley Aguilar was homesick. So, she lured her family from Warm Springs, Ore., to Lawrence where they could attend Haskell Indian Nations University with her.
- DLI likely won’t pay $6,400 bill
- May 8, 2008
- The Kansas University athletics department won’t be able to count on a $6,400 check from Downtown Lawrence Inc. to cover the cost of canceling its basketball banquet at the Lawrence Holidome.
- Sports facility upgrades expanded
- $55M to be spent on Allen Fieldhouse, other buildings
- May 8, 2008
- With upgrades to the Kansas University football team’s facilities nearly complete, attention this summer will return to Allen Fieldhouse and the area around it for $55 million in upgrades, expansions and additions.
- Closer to the earth
- Lawrence family’s home blends into landscape
- May 8, 2008
- What a magnificent day it was the morning I was driving out to view Chris and Steve Edmonds’ garden. As I walked up to meet Chris Edmonds, we both took a moment to absorb the panoramic view, with white caps on Clinton Lake in the distance.
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