On the east side of Iowa Street, between 19th and 23rd streets, stands the United States Army Reserve Training Center, which bears the name of Samuel J. Churchill. Churchill is one of two Medal of Honor recipients to have been Lawrence residents and to be buried here. Churchill was ...
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood or platelets, according to the American Red Cross — and it’s not just because of accidents and trauma. “We typically think of blood being used for traumatic or urgent situations, like a car crash or blood loss during surgery,” said ...
The budding name, image and likeness industry, for some, might be most synonymous with brand deals and sponsored social media posts. After all, the 2021 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for college athletes to profit from their own name, image and likeness has since led to NIL ...
If you ask Marlo Angell, the director of Lawrence's Free State Festival, what it takes to get viewers off of their couch and into a movie theater, the answer is simple: community experiences you can't get at home. And this coming week's festival has plenty of unique experiences — both on the ...
St. John’s annual Mexican Fiesta returned on Saturday with festive food, music and dancing and even colorful confetti eggs. The annual fiesta's proceeds are used to fund a Spanish language program at St. John’s School and a scholarship fund for post-secondary education for Mexican youth in ...
The Lawrence school board could soon authorize a study of the district's middle and high school athletic facilities to determine what kinds of repairs and improvements they will need in the future. According to the agenda for its meeting on Monday, the school board will be considering an ...