Story updated at 3:53 p.m. Sunday:
Local law enforcement reported numerous vehicle accidents Sunday from the first of the snow that is predicted to continue through Monday evening.
Kevin Skow, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said the office had received social media messages reporting from 3 to 4 inches of snow had accumulated as of 3 p.m. Sunday in Lawrence. He predicted 4 to 6 ...
The Senior Resource Center for Douglas County is introducing transportation services in Eudora and Lecompton and is seeking volunteers to help with some of them.
Megan Poindexter, executive director of the Senior Resource Center, said the agency has made a van available in Eudora to provide rides for seniors there. In addition, the agency will introduce a once-a-month shopping excursion bus for seniors in ...
A former University of Kansas and professional football player told the residents of the O’Connell Youth Ranch not to let society tell a single story about them.
Darrell Stuckey, who played safety for KU from 2006 to 2009 before starting a seven-year NFL career with the San Diego Chargers, was the guest speaker Sunday at the annual O’Connell Christmas party. Since 1976, O’Connell, located on North 1320 ...
The Baldwin City Council has approved a $1.35 million contract to construct a new police station that Mayor Casey Simoneau said will serve the community for half a century.
At its Dec. 3 meeting, the Baldwin City Council approved a bid from Lloyd Builders, of Ottawa, to tear down the former restaurant on city-owned property at 203 First St. off U.S. Highway 56 and construct a new 5,330-square-foot police ...
Eudora leaders once again are taking steps to build a new retail center along Kansas Highway 10 that they hope will cut down on the amount of shopping that Eudora residents do in Lawrence.
“We want things that are a good fit for Eudora and that will benefit the community for 20 or 30 years,” Eudora Mayor Tim Reazin said. “We want things that keep folks happy and keep them in town so we don’t lose ...
A staple of the Lawrence holiday season, the Festival of Nativities will return soon to Centenary United Methodist Church.
By the time this year’s festival opens on Dec. 7, the church at 245 N. Fourth St. will have transformed into a softly lit metropolis of more than 300 crèche sets made of varying materials in different shapes and sizes. The nativity sets come from every continent on Earth except ...
