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Rainy weather couldn't dampen the spirits at the 2019 Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Free State football earned its second win a row, taking down Shawnee Mission West by a 44-28 margin Thursday night at Shawnee Mission South High School. Photos by Nick Krug/Lawrence Journal-World

Lawrence High's football team improved to 4-0 with a 52-21 win over Olathe Northwest Friday night at LHS. Photos by Nick Krug/Lawrence Journal-World

Free State's football team earned a 59-14 win over Shawnee Mission North Friday night at FSHS. Photos by Mike Gunnoe/Lawrence Journal-World

Lawrence High's football team recorded a 35-34 road win over Gardner-Edgerton (No. 2 in Class 6A) on the road Friday night. Photos by Ashley Golledge/Lawrence Journal-World

A 35-acre field of sunflowers at Grinter Farms, northeast of Lawrence, is planted annually and draws thousands of visitors during the weeklong late summer blossoming of the flowers. Photos by Charlie Riedel/Associated Press

Each year, puppers, doggos, little fluffs and other good boys and good girls are invited to the Pooch Plunge, where they can take a swim at the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center before the pool is drained for the season. Photos by Mike Yoder

Kindergartners at Lawrence's New York Elementary School attended their first day of classes Wednesday morning. Photos by Mike Yoder/Lawrence Journal-World

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About 20 drivers competed in the Douglas County Fair's annual demolition derby on Friday at the fairgrounds' Outdoor Arena.

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