The COVID-19 pandemic may have eliminated many traditional youthful summer options, but the Baldwin school district and local library are ensuring community youngsters are nourished in body and mind. Kelley Bethell-Smith, president of the Baldwin City school district board of education, said the district will continue to provide free meals this summer for children ages 1 through 18. The meals are available ...
Sprinkled among the tombstones in Lawrence cemeteries are those that reveal an important chapter in the settlement of Lawrence and Kansas. The tombstones are upright makers with a rounded top above a shield-like carving. Within the carvings, the individuals in the graves are identified as veterans of Union forces during the Civil War. This weekend, the graves will also be marked with American flags placed by ...
Saturday was a routine morning for the Pet Pantry at Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 1245 New Hampshire St., much to the surprise of its longtime volunteers. “We thought we would see tons of new people with so many people losing their jobs, but it still hasn’t hit us,” said Susan Hadl, who helped start the pantry more than four years ago, with fellow Trinity Church member, Joan Wohlers. “Our numbers ...
A motorcyclist was transported to Lawrence's hospital after being hit by a car Saturday morning on West Sixth Street. Lawrence Police Department Sgt. Mike Cobb said the car struck the motorcyclist from behind shortly before 11 a.m. near the intersection of West Sixth Street and Eldridge Street. The motorcyclist was transported to LMH Health with injuries that weren't life-threatening, Cobb said. Cobb said the ...
The Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging is making weekday meals available to Douglas County seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite closing the congregate meals sites it reestablished last October. Susan Harris, Jayhawk AAA executive director, said the four congregate sites in the county were closed in March because of the pandemic, but they now serve as pickup locations where seniors or their caregivers can ...
The Haskell Foundation has started a fundraiser to replace the tipi destroyed by fire early Saturday morning on the Haskell Indian Nations University campus. Aaron Hove, executive director of the Haskell Foundation, said donors can contribute to the fundraiser through the fundraiser's link on the Haskell Foundation’s Facebook page. The cost to replace the tipi is estimated to be from $2,500 to $3,000, Hove ...