Bob Schumm started his restaurant business on the steps of Lawrence fraternity and sorority houses. Deanell Tacha had a legal career that took her one step away from a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Mike McGrew has sold thousands of front steps and every other part of Lawrence and Douglas ...
A fund began collecting money on Sunday in support of two girls whose mother was killed by an Amtrak train while she was researching homelessness in Lawrence. The fundraiser is in response to the death of Chansi Rose Long, 40, who was struck and killed by a train on Thursday morning after ...
Volunteering provides the opportunity to connect with your community and make a difference in the lives of those in need. Volunteers at LMH provide a special touch, one that can ease the stress for patients and families facing difficult and uncertain times. Lauren Cobb, volunteer services ...
For years before Dyani White Hawk actually set foot in Lawrence, a picture of the Haskell Indian Nations University campus hung on her family’s fridge. White Hawk would eventually live and work in Lawrence for five years, and she spent some of that time studying on that very campus. It's a ...
It’s difficult to summarize a career spanning more than four decades in just a few words, but there’s a few that do the trick when it comes to Faith Friesen — 25,000 lives saved. Friesen, the blood bank supervisor for LMH Health, is preparing to retire after 43 years of working with ...
Lawrence kicked off the holiday season on Friday night with the annual downtown Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue. Plenty of other holiday events are scheduled in the coming weeks; see our holiday events calendar here.