In 12 years of showing her pottery at Art in the Park, Melanie Harvey has some ideas of what the people want to see. They want the chicken band. They want the T. rex on the drums, or the cat on the bicycle – the “classic characters” she came up with, inspired by people she knows and things in her life. And the best part is, they don’t just want to look – they want to buy. “A lot of places will ...
Thursday’s ribbon cutting and open house for Lawrence’s Municipal Services and Operations campus wasn’t just the public’s first chance to visit the facility – it was Mayor Brad Finkeldei’s first time there, too. “I specifically chose not to come see it until this grand opening, and I’m impressed,” Finkeldei told the crowd of open house attendees in the new campus’ main meeting room. The ...
He’s getting older and a little slower; he’s walking a bit stiffer, but Lawrence Police Department dog Shadow still has what it takes to be a champ. Shadow, age 7, proved that over the weekend at the third annual K-9 Games in Topeka, where he took first place in the “Keyless Entry” contest, a kind of agility course for police dogs. And his handler, Cpl. Josh Doncouse, said he does it not for a treat or ...
One of the organizations named in a lawsuit over alleged hazing and “torture techniques” at a University of Kansas fraternity house has filed its response to the allegations, denying that it had any control over what went on at the chapter. The lawsuit was filed in July in Douglas County District Court against multiple organizations and individuals associated with the University of Kansas chapter of Delta ...
Boaters at Clinton Lake who need maintenance or repairs will soon be able to get them done without leaving the marina at a new service center that’s currently under construction. Work on the Clinton Marina service center began earlier this month, and the exterior is expected to be finished in a matter of weeks, said Christian Ford, the employee who will manage it. Once it’s complete, it will have six bays ...
City Commissioner Mike Dever said he wasn’t exactly happy with Lawrence’s 2027 budget. He wasn’t happy that it would raise the property tax rate by about 1 1/2 mills. But he also said that without his vote, and with the commission evenly split between yes and no, there would be no budget passed “unless I change my feelings about not wanting to raise the mill levy.” “For me, this budget is about ...