Kaw Valley Almanac for Oct. 9-15, 2023
Asters such as this silver aster continue to bloom white, lavender and purple as the primary remaining fall flower. The prairie grasses will continue to get richer in color.
Lawrence Times TV
Kaw Valley Farm Tour returns this weekend
The Kaw Valley Farm Tour this weekend will offer participants a chance to get an up-close look at how local foods, fibers and more are produced.
Evergy, regulators near deal on Kansas electric rates
Evergy is close to a deal with state regulators that would reduce electric rates in the Kansas City area and raise costs for the company’s other Kansas customers, including those in Lawrence.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Oct. 2-8, 2023
The beautiful blue petals of the gentian are gracing some prairies this time of year.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Photos: Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase
The Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase on Sunday allowed people to get an up-close look at electric cars, pickups, bikes, buses and more at South Park.
Pipeline spills oil into Kansas creek near Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
Time will tell whether an oil spill upstream on Rattlesnake Creek will harm the birds that flock to Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, a migratory bird stop in Stafford County.
Mark Potts / The Lawrence Times
Two annual auto shows to return to Lawrence this weekend
This will be a good weekend to be a car enthusiast in Lawrence as the Rev it Up! Hot Rod Street Fest and Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase both return.
Greg Kramos / USFWS
Biden vetoes bill that would remove lesser prairie chicken protections
U.S. President Joe Biden vetoed legislation meant to undermine federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a previously ubiquitous bird that is now endangered in several states.
KU’s Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies to host hybrid conference on Indigenous responses to climate change
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at KU is hosting an international conference on Indigenous responses to climate change in the Americas, set for Friday and Saturday.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2023
Some people get confused between poison ivy and virginia creeper this time of year because their leaves both turn red. But virginia creeper has blue berries; poison ivy’s are white.
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