The families with whom funeral director Todd Miller works are often able to say goodbye to their loved ones prior to their deaths. But in 2020, many families weren’t given that chance.
Long-term care facilities closed their doors to visitors, and travel restrictions and health precautions kept many people at home. So when families came to Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory to plan arrangements, the ...
Baldwin City is featuring its historic landmarks in a series of posters created by local artists.
Jennifer Burkhead and Doug Barth are collaborating to create WPA-style artwork of four sites in Baldwin City: the Black Jack Wagon Ruts, the Women’s Bridge, Baker University and the Maple Leaf Festival. WPA stands for the Works Progress Administration, which commissioned artists in the 1930s and ‘40s to design ...
Updated at 4:38 p.m. Monday
Rep. Sharice Davids will appear at a virtual Raven Book Store event next week, just two days after the release of her new book, “Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman.”
The picture book autobiography tells the story of Davids’ path to Congress. Davids is Kansas’ 3rd District congresswoman, was one of the first two Native American women to serve in ...
From exchanging modern light fixtures for antiques to patching holes in the original wood floor, Darin Fischer and his family are trying to return their historic home to its original style.
Their craftsman-style house, located at 2315 Massachusetts St., has a similar look to its neighbors in the historic Breezedale district, which is thought to be Lawrence’s first suburban neighborhood. Many of the homes on ...
Updated at 5 p.m. Friday
Douglas County saw an increased demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the last week, the same timeframe that 12- to 15-year-olds became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health reported Thursday that 56,734 first doses and 47,539 second doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered. That’s an increase of 2,015 first doses and 1,475 second doses since the ...
Bouts of heavy rain on Thursday have caused a flash flood watch to go into effect in Douglas County until early Friday morning.
Brandon Drake, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said some areas of Douglas County have already seen about 1 inch of rain since Wednesday, and that certain areas should expect to receive an extra 1 to 2 inches throughout Thursday evening and into the early ...
