Out on the tarmac of Lawrence Regional Airport, a beautiful sunflower is about to bloom – beautiful, and also useful. It’s a compass rose, to help pilots calibrate or “swing” their compasses. On Friday, a few volunteers were out drawing the geometry for the design, and on Saturday ...
A local artist has a new exhibit at the Lawrence Public Library that features children's garments made from banned books. Liza MacKinnon's exhibit, "Banned Babies," went up Friday morning at the library, 707 Vermont St. "I wanted to create a thought-provoking exhibit that was not too ...
Voters will have a chance to meet and hear from three Kansas candidates at a barbecue event next week. The event will be hosted by Eudora Democrats of Douglas County from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Barbwire Barbecue, 601 E. 10th St. in Eudora. Attendees will have the chance to meet ...
De Soto city leaders are looking for a seat at the table as discussions begin around a potential nuclear project in Kansas. TerraPower – a nuclear innovation company founded by Bill Gates – announced a partnership with utility company Evergy and the Kansas Department of Commerce in ...
Incumbent Patrick Kelly has entered the race for the District 1 seat on the Douglas County Commission. Kelly has lived in Douglas County since 1989 when he came to attend the University of Kansas. He worked at Lawrence Public Schools for 31 years as a teacher and building and district ...
Many so-called “book festivals” aren’t really that festive at all, says Maureen Carroll of the Kansas Authors Club. Often, they’re focused on publishers and are more like industry conventions. But the club’s Free State Book Festival this weekend, she said, will really be a festival ...