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The student debt relief application is live: Here’s what you need to know
President Joe Biden announced Monday that student loan borrowers can begin to apply for debt relief through a new online application.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
LMH, Bert Nash leaders voice concerns about possibility of for-profit oversight of Treatment & Recovery Center
Two major players in the launch of the long-awaited Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County expressed concerns Monday about the county’s interest in contracting with a for-profit management company to oversee the center.
All treats, no tricks: Jazz-pop-folk-rock group Sammy Rae & The Friends to perform in Lawrence on Halloween
Christmas is coming in October for fans of Sammy Rae & The Friends. The Brooklyn-based group will perform at the Granada on Halloween.
Kansas ranks among the worst in the country on both mental illness and its treatment
A new report ranks Kansas last in the U.S. in mental health due to high rates of mental illness and barriers to accessing care.
Man killed in Douglas County crash was 28-year-old from Overland Park
Abraham Blanco, 28, of Overland Park, was the man killed in a crash Saturday afternoon in Douglas County, south of Lawrence, according to the sheriff’s office.
Letter to the Times: Kansas’ own million dollar man
”In Kansas, we don’t have a six million dollar man, but we do have our own 1.9 million dollar man. In his case, the millions of dollars represents how much Kansas taxpayers had to pay for his misguided and faulty legal work as secretary of state,” Thomas Weiss writes in this letter to the Times.
Chris Mann promises to fight dark money if elected Kansas attorney general
Chris Mann, Democratic attorney general candidate, said he would work to end the use of dark money in elections if elected, saying many Kansan elections were clouded by funding from unknown sources.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Oct. 17-23, 2022
The sycamore leaves are dropping away, revealing the white barked limbs that will make them easy to spot in the winter. Their white figures typically line creek and river beds; look for the large nests built by herons in the biggest trees.
Lawrence and Douglas County voters: Here’s what to know to vote in the Nov. 8 election
There are local, state and national races on the ballot for the Nov. 8 election, plus two more constitutional amendments and a question about expanding Douglas County’s government to add two additional commissioners. Here’s what local voters should know.
Meet the candidates for Douglas County Commission District 1
Voters will soon select from a slate of three candidates the next person who will represent them for a four-year term in the first Douglas County commission district.
Meet the candidates vying to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate
Kansas voters on Nov. 8 have the opportunity to select the candidate they’d like to send to Washington, D.C. to represent Kansas for the next six years.
One killed, one injured in crash south of Lawrence
One person was killed and one was taken to a hospital with injuries after a crash south of Lawrence Saturday afternoon, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
KU unveils national championship banner at Late Night in the Phog
The Kansas Jayhawks and a few thousand of their biggest fans got another opportunity to celebrate their national championship victory Friday night as they unveiled the 2022 banner in Allen Fieldhouse.
Sheriff’s office releases name of man, 48, killed in Lawrence crash
Richard Douglas Smith, 48, was the Lawrence man killed in a head-on crash Wednesday night, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Jordan Winter/Lawrence Times
Lawrence kindergartners plan park cleanup day, invite community to help
The kindergarten class of a new Lawrence elementary school is inviting you to help clean up local parks this weekend.
Some Kansas teachers say a ban on surveys is putting some classroom lessons on hold
A new law requiring Kansas schools to get parental permission before surveying students’ personal attitudes or beliefs has put lessons on hold in many schools.
Trio of Kansas Supreme Court justices up for retention defend independent judiciary
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Melissa Taylor Standridge said the legislative and executive branches of government were distinct from the judicial branch because judges and justices were required to cast aside personal politics when making decisions.
Sunrise Project’s annual pie auction coming up Saturday
Pecan, peanut butter, gooseberry, Asian pear, jujube and persimmon — people can have their pick of pie Saturday at Sunrise Project’s 8th Annual Pie Auction.
Women discuss constitutional amendment, abortion rights in Thursday campaign push
Women gathered at the Watkins Museum of History on Thursday in Lawrence to discuss the November election, holding repurposed “Vote No” signs from the August abortion campaign and wearing “pro-Roe” bling.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Zombie Walk to once again draw the undead downtown
Full of frights and fun for all ages, the annual Zombie Walk will return next Thursday to downtown Lawrence.
Slow Rise Donuts are a hit at Lawrence Farmers’ Market
Slow Rise might be the name of one of Lawrence’s newest donut businesses, but its rise has been anything but slow. This family-owned operation is known for their small-batch, handcrafted sourdough donuts, which owners Jeff and Jessica Dunkel started slinging at the Lawrence Farmers’ Market this season.
KU professor and physicist receives MacArthur Foundation genius grant
“The first feeling was definitely disbelief”: A KU professor and researcher has received the prestigious “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation.
Letter to the Times: Walk to End Alzheimer’s funds critical support, research
”This fall, the changing colors hold a whole new meaning for me,” Kimberly J. Luce writes in this letter to the Times.
Documentary screening, expert panel to focus on Black maternal health
Three Lawrence organizations are coming together to bring the community a screening of “Aftershock,” an award-winning documentary, followed by a panel discussion on issues of Black maternal health.
