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 ...
A fire on Saturday afternoon displaced a woman from her eastern Lawrence home. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Battalion Chief Brandon Holloman said firefighters were called about 4 p.m. to a fire at 1629 Powers St. Firefighters arrived about five minutes later at the single-story home to find flames in the southwest corner of the house. The resident of the home, the only person who was there at the time ...
Story last updated at 4:16 p.m. Saturday An overnight fire destroyed a tipi at Haskell Indian Nations University that had been built to honor the school's 2020 graduates. The HINU student newspaper, the Haskell Indian Leader, first reported about the fire, which occurred early Saturday morning. Many associated with Haskell and the larger Lawrence community expressed dismay about the incident on social media, ...
The owner of the oldest surviving building in downtown Eudora is hoping a state grant will help restore an important landmark in the city’s commercial history. Last year, GW Weld purchased the 19th-century building, which was originally a grocery store but has also served a variety of other retail uses, at 714 Main St. in Eudora. The northern half of the structure was built in 1860 by Asher Cohn, one of the ...
Baker University's director of bands is using his stay-at-home time to explore and share the visual side of his creativity. Frank Perez is creating coloring-book-like scenes of Baldwin City landmarks that residents will be able to download from the Lumberyard Arts Center and Baldwin City government websites of lumberyardartscenter.org and baldwincity.org. The coloring pages grew from his longtime interest in ...
With the COVID-19 pandemic ending community gatherings for the foreseeable future, organizers of Baldwin City’s sesquicentennial events say they are exploring creative ways to engage residents in the celebration. As originally conceived, Baldwin City’s sesquicentennial celebration was going to tie into a number of regular community events held throughout the year, culminating in a special event on the 150th ...