First-ever Free State Highland Games will bring Scottish-style contests of strength to the Douglas County Fairgrounds this weekend
It's better known for folksy county fair activities, but on Saturday the Douglas County Fairgrounds will be hosting a very different kind of folk competition with a Scottish flair — the first annual Free State Highland Games. Highland games are a style of traditional Scottish events that ...
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First-ever Free State Highland Games will bring Scottish-style contests of strength to the Douglas County Fairgrounds this weekend
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City seeks applications from artists for a mural in the Vermont Street parking garage
Lawrence commissioners approve funding second phase of city’s $130 million MSO campus as leaders call it a ‘true investment’
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