The Lawrence Arts Center’s Summer Youth Theatre program is bringing a “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” show to the stage this weekend — “Mary Poppins Jr.” In this abridged version of the popular musical about the “practically perfect” nanny, more than 60 students in sixth through eighth grades will be singing and dancing to such familiar tunes as “Chim-Chim-Cher-ee” and “Let’s go ...
A Lawrence company that designs, manufactures and sells laboratory research equipment for use in the field of neuroscience was recently awarded the Governor’s Exporter of the Year award. Pinnacle Technology Inc., 2721 Oregon St., received the award from Team Kansas and the Kansas Department of Commerce earlier this month in Manhattan, during an annual celebration of Kansas businesses. Team Kansas, according ...
A large angelfish sculpture caught the attention of several people walking along Massachusetts Street on Tuesday morning. "Angelica #2," a 500-pound steel fish with a limestone face, was created by Joe Malesky, of Strafford, Mo., and was recently placed on display in the 800 block of Massachusetts Street's west side. It’s one of nine new sculptures that are being installed around town in the coming days as ...
LINWOOD — Lawrence firefighter Rob Leach spoke into a portable radio microphone, giving instructions to a group of volunteers to move from the pasture to a cornfield as they picked up debris Saturday morning at Lin-Crest Farm. “My fire department training has come in handy,” he said. Rob's family dairy farm, 3 miles north of Linwood, was demolished on May 28 by the EF-4 tornado that cut a 32-mile path ...
This weekend's Historic Lecompton Territorial Days will offer plenty of old-fashioned fun — including frog and turtle races — but also a chance to learn more about Kansas' early history. The annual festival kicks off at 7 a.m. Saturday with a pancake breakfast at the community building south of Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St. The critter races start at 8 a.m., and a parade is scheduled for 11 ...
Two Kansas National Guard tanker trucks have been hauling water to Lakeside Village, where the two water well pumps are currently submerged because of flooding at Perry Lake. Jerry White, president of the Lakeside Village Improvement District in Jefferson County, said the residents living in the 150 homes that make up the community have been without running water for more than two weeks. Prior to receiving help ...