A globe would come in handy when talking with Jeffrey Cornish, the new president and CEO of the United Way of Douglas County, about the timeline of his career.
Cornish's resume includes nonprofit work in central Eurasian countries like Georgia and Azerbaijan, as well as in Africa and Polynesia. Most recently, he worked for six months in 2018 in Durango, Colo., as the executive director of the Shanta Foundation, ...
The rector of Lawrence’s Trinity Episcopal Church admits he has an addiction, but it isn’t one he’s giving up for Lent.
That’s because the Rev. Rob Baldwin’s obsession for the roller derby has opened his eyes to a different world and brought him new life, plus given him plenty of ideas for Sunday sermons.
Baldwin began skating with a roller derby league as a way to spend more time with his first ...
Jordan Ott felt an urgency to make more people aware of what triggers a suicide and possibly stop one person from taking their own life.
“It seems like suicide is only talked about when it happens,” Ott said. “Then it’s too late.”
That’s why the 17-year-old Lawrence High School junior is working hard to organize “We Got Your Back - Suicide Awareness Walk,” from 1 to 4 p.m., March 23 at the ...
It was the first night of rehearsal, and Kelsey King, 15, was excited to be acting in an upcoming production of Disney’s "Aladdin Jr." at Theatre Lawrence.
Standing beside her was Eleanor Roust, 11, who was just as excited to be a mentor.
On Wednesday night, Kelsey, who attends Free State High School, was paired with Eleanor, who goes to West Middle School.
After successfully going through some dance steps ...
Joe Randolph’s self-portrait can be spotted in a permanent mural in the entryway of Van Go Inc. at 715 New Jersey St.
Joe said it wasn’t easy coming up with a likeness back when he and 20 other apprentice artists created the mosaic, which is shaped from tiny pieces of glass.
He was 17 at the time. Despite the challenge of showing facial structure with limited colors and shapes, he persevered with the ...
Alvin, a speckled kingsnake, might possibly sway the minds of those who dislike snakes with his sweet nature.
As one of the ambassadors at the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, Alvin will be greeting visitors at Sunday's "Meet the Critters" event along with Simon, an eastern tiger salamander, and Theodore, an ornate box turtle. These animals are native to the wetlands, which encompasses 927 acres of wildlife ...
