Here's a rendering of the new scoreboard enclosure at Lawrence High School, 1901 La. The enclosure is among several upgrades financed by donations through LHS Building on Transitions.

photo by: Mark Fagan

A new wind screen is in place at the stadium at Free State High School. As noted, the school's football boosters made the donation. Mike Hill, Free State's athletics director, estimated that it had cost a few thousand dollars.

photo by: Mark Fagan

This sign now greets folks entering the stadium area at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, lives in Lawrence and is a Kansas University professor of environmental history. Brooks took on the role of EPA Region 7 administrator in 2010.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.A lone house is surrounded by a forest of trees and foliage beginning to turn colors with the season. The house is located north of Baldwin City just east of County Road 1055. The annual Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin is scheduled this month on October 15-16, 2011.