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Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Humane Society to waive adoption fees Saturday during annual campaign to Clear the Shelter
The Lawrence Humane Society will implement an all-staff approach Saturday as it strives to match at least 200 cats and dogs with loving families.
Topeka police detective’s false testimony ignites latest flash of controversy in high-profile trial
A defense attorney on Tuesday questioned the lead detective in a high-profile double-homicide case about why he gave false testimony under oath to help prosecutors convict Dana Chandler a decade ago, igniting the latest flash of controversy in Chandler’s retrial.
Kansas mental health hospitals are so overcrowded that patients have to wait in hallways
Hospital administrators told lawmakers at a hearing Tuesday that a lack of mental health services and overcrowding puts both patients and health care workers in danger at hospitals in south and central Kansas.
Lawrence City Commission directs staff not to cut Lawrence Humane Society’s funding for next year
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday gave staff a consensus to use federal COVID-19 relief funds to ensure that the Lawrence Humane Society will receive the same amount of funding in the next city budget as it has for the past few years.
Flights over Lawrence, tickets to special dinner still available for new United Way fundraiser
Flights, family fun, and a feast from familiar favorites are on tap this weekend as part of a big fundraiser event for the United Way of Douglas County.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Douglas County has first confirmed case of monkeypox
A Douglas County resident has a confirmed case of monkeypox, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced Tuesday.
Lawrence’s Free State Film Society announces fall lineup and new venue for events
Lawrence’s Free State Film Society is debuting a new venue to accompany its lineup of film-centric events this fall.
KU School of Law
Expungement clinic coming to Lawrence library in September; KU Law students can help seal criminal records
Students from the KU School of Law will help people seek expungement of their criminal records, free of charge for those who qualify, during a clinic on Sept. 12.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Aug. 23, 2022 (Sponsored post)
New ordering policies from a corporate book store make it harder for debut authors to get hardcover books on shelves, the Raven Book Store writes. This week’s bestsellers present “an interesting study in contrast between independent and corporate bookselling.”
Lori Lawrence: Cities in Kansas require freedom to ban single-use plastic bags, protect environment (Column)
“According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the useful life of a single-use plastic bag is 12 minutes. These bags take about 500 years to degrade, and then only degrade into microplastics,” Lori Lawrence writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
Voters kept abortion legal in Kansas, but clinics can’t keep up
Abortion remains legal, if tightly restricted, in Kansas. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to get an appointment.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board, teachers union ratify contract with $825 raises
Certified staff in the Lawrence school district will all receive an $825 salary increase, the school board and teachers union agreed Monday in ratifying a 2022-23 contract.
Month of the Monarch will honor 30 years of conservation; Monarch Watch to unveil future plans
Monarch Watch has enlisted help from thousands of community scientists all over the world to fulfill its mission: Bring back the monarchs. Those dedicated to that goal will celebrate three decades of conservation work in September as the organization announces its next steps.
Lawrence school board selects 4 candidates to advance to interviews for board vacancy
The Lawrence school board on Monday took a vote and selected four out of 13 applicants seeking to fill a vacant board seat who will advance to the next round.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times file photo
Lawrence school district to offer classified staff members free early childhood services for 2 years
Lawrence Public Schools will offer free early education and enrichment for preschool-age children of classified staff members for the next two school years.
Obituary: Betty R. Walters
Betty R. Walters, 05/16/1941 – 08/18/2022
Election official says recount of Kansas abortion amendment vote proves election integrity
Secretary of State Scott Schwab says the result of a nine-county hand recount of ballots from the Aug. 2 election shows there is no systemic election fraud in Kansas.
Kansas Democrat Mark Holland not interested in being footnote to history in U.S. Senate race
Democrat Mark Holland said he wouldn’t be deterred by political math resulting in Republicans winning every Kansas election for U.S. Senate since 1939.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Aug. 22-28, 2022
Walking sticks are around and about, as are praying mantises, which are superficially similar. Praying mantises blend in to the vegetation to catch unsuspecting prey, while walking sticks blend in so they don’t become prey.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to discuss contract with teachers union, move forward with filling vacant seat
Lawrence school board members on Monday will discuss a 2022-23 contract that would give all teachers and certified staff in the district an $825 raise. They’ll also consider which of 13 applicants for a vacant board seat they want to interview.
Raven regular’s debut collection of sci-fi short stories to launch from ‘bookstore of her heart’
For as long as she can remember, Izzy Wasserstein aspired to write. Now 41, she recalled the rush of hope and feelings books stirred within her early in life.
Obituary: Raymond H. Wilbur
Raymond H. Wilbur, 01/11/1934 – 08/18/2022
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Photos: Jayhawks flock to UnionFest
Thousands of new and returning Jayhawks on Saturday flocked to campus to learn about KU’s many student-led organizations.
Defend Lawrence! Free 5K run/walk returns early Sunday
Almost 160 years ago, Quantrill’s raiders had no idea that their attempt to destroy Lawrence would one day inspire a celebration of the town’s tenacity.
