It takes a lot to build a championship team — let alone a dynasty. And that's the case whether you're in the Super Bowl or in Scholars Bowl.
And while Eudora High School teacher Jim Barnard chuckles at his Scholars Bowl team being called a “dynasty,” he's seen more consistent success in his field than dominant sports teams like the Chiefs and KU basketball have in theirs. In his three years as head coach, ...
A Lawrence dance company is hosting an intimate show Saturday evening with the aim of encouraging attendees to bring items that can help a local domestic violence support center.
The Point B Dance company is hosting a show called “Winter Works: A Premiere & a Revival” that will feature performances from the 12 dancers in its repertory company. Cathy Patterson, the director of the studio, said the group ...
First responders across Douglas County agencies were honored Thursday night for their heroism and supporting the community during the Douglas County KS First Responder Valor Awards ceremony.
The ceremony, held at Abe and Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., was the first time the ceremony was held since 2019, according to Douglas County Commissioner Karen Willey.
Willey provided the welcome address to the event ...
A former police officer who responded to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be in Lawrence to discuss issues of democracy and political extremism and share his story from that day’s events.
Michael Fanone, a former Metro Washington D.C. police officer who was assaulted during the riot at the U.S. Capitol five years ago will speak at an event on Sunday, March 1, at Maceli’s, 1031 New ...
For its organizers, the annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Friday night won't just be a fundraiser for Friends of the Kaw, but also a chance for environmentally minded people to gather.
This is the 17th year that Friends of the Kaw, a grassroots group that works to preserve and protect the Kansas River, has been participating in the Wild and Scenic Film Festival. The festival itself is a nationwide ...
If it wasn’t for his new neighbors back when he was a kid, Darrell Brogdon might have never graced the airwaves across Kansas.
While growing up in Kerrville, Texas, — a small town northwest of San Antonio — the general manager of the local radio station KERV-AM moved next door. One of his buddies got a job at the station, and Brogdon felt he could also get one. When he was 17, he snagged a gig as a ...
