photo by: Mike Yoder

Emergency personnel direct traffic on the Kansas Turnpike past the scene of a fatal accident just after 2 p.m. Wednesday. The crash involved a vehicle and a semitrailer east of Lawrence and occurred in the westbound lane of I-70 just east of the Lawrence Service Center about 3 miles east of Lawrence. The vehicle crossed from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 into the westbound lanes and hit semitrailer.

photo by: Kurt Kloeblen

Kurt Kloeblen, Benjamin Voran, Sean Nicholson and Kyle Kowalski, all employees of Intouch Solutions, show the beauty of their Movember staches.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Andrew Nussbaum, left, had a few words to celebrate his brother Jesse, right, and his work at Free State High. A Friends of Education reception was help Wednesday at the Lawrence school district offices as part of an American Education Week celebration of school volunteerism.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Jane Rock got a hug from John Drees after she presented him as a friend for his role as Lawrence Memorial Hospital's community education specialist. A Friends of Education reception was help Wednesday at the Lawrence school district offices as part of an American Education Week celebration of school volunteerism.