A search for the next president of Haskell Indian Nations University continues after a round of interviews failed to produce a strong candidate, according to Bureau of Indian Education officials who were in Lawrence Tuesday. In early June the position was reopened through Sept. 30, according ...
Nate Ditzler’s artwork is influenced by wherever he currently calls home. For the past year, Ditzler has been the ceramic artist-in-residence at the Lawrence Arts Center. Before coming to Kansas he lived in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he was an artist-in-residence at the Armory Art ...
A flood warning continues for the Kansas River at Lawrence through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. Monday morning the river had reached moderate flood stage at 20.6 feet and was expected to reach 21 feet by Monday afternoon, according to Audra Hennecke, a ...
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Marriages Kelly Loneker, 49, Lawrence, and Loni Dean Cooper, 50, Harrisonville, Mo. Sean Thomas Callahan, 35, Richmond, Va., and Liesel Anne Reussner, 26, Richmond, Va. Jessica Yong Coogle, 23, Belton, Mo., and Levi Tanner Clark, 23, Belton, Mo. Troy Alan Brown, 50, Lee's Summit, Mo., ...
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Send us your photos: Got a fun pic of friends or family? Someone in your community you’d like to recognize? We’ll even publish your pets. Email your photos to friends@ljworld.com. View more photos and galleries at ljworld.com/photos.
After three days of storms dropped more than 5 inches of rain on Lawrence, the first full week of summer will be hot and dry. Bill Gargan, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Topeka, said the moist Gulf air that settled Friday over Lawrence triggered a train of storms ...
At a community meeting Thursday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, the Douglas County Community Foundation hopes to bring area partners, individuals and new voices together in one space to talk about the big-picture issues of food security and personal health. "This session will largely ...
In his 24 years ministering at Plymouth Congregational Church, senior pastor Peter Luckey has always viewed politics as part of his job. While several states across the U.S. adopted constitutional amendments against gay marriage, Luckey and his congregation adopted an “Open and Affirming” ...
A project to build an outdoor community center in downtown Baldwin City, once expected to start this month, has been delayed after construction bids came in more than $400,000 over what was expected. Baldwin City Councilman David Simmons said the city opened bids last month for the outdoor ...
More rain and two chances for severe weather are forecast for the Lawrence area for the first full weekend of summer. John Woynick, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said a series of storms will fire up Saturday afternoon and Sunday as fronts move from the Rocky ...
St. John's Mexican Fiesta returned for its 39th year on Friday with mariachi music, dancing and plenty of Mexican food. The fiesta continues from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the St. John Catholic School parking lot, 1234 Kentucky St.
Local amateur radio operators will be setting up temporary transmitting stations just outside of Lawrence over the weekend for an annual event geared toward using radios in times of disaster. For 24 hours, between 1 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, the Douglas County Amateur Radio Club's ...
Mariachi and Tejano bands, folk dancers and plenty of authentic Mexican food will return to the parking lot of St. John Catholic School for the 39th annual St. John's Mexican Fiesta this weekend. “It’s a party in our backyard, and we invite all the neighbors over,” said Frank Lemus Jr., ...
Rainfall totals for June are not adding up to be as wet as May was in Lawrence, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. May was the fifth wettest month on record, with 10.13 inches of rain recorded at the University of Kansas weather observing station. The monthly average for the ...
Dozens of fans of the TV sitcom "The Munsters" came to downtown toy store 1313 Mockingbird Lane on Tuesday to meet actor Butch Patrick, who played the boy werewolf Eddie Munster on the show. The toy store takes its name from the Munster family's home address in the show.
A tornado watch has been canceled for Douglas County and other parts of northeast Kansas. The National Weather Service in Topeka issued the tornado watch Tuesday afternoon and canceled it for Douglas County and several surrounding counties at around 5:35 p.m. The watch remains in effect for ...
The Lawrence Humane Society announced this week the appointment of Kirk Putman as interim executive director of the animal shelter. Putman takes over for Meghan Scheibe, current interim executive director, who is leaving the Humane Society at the end of June to pursue other opportunities, ...