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Contributed/Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park
Preservationists to host egg hunt, pancake breakfast featuring Black Jack maple syrup
Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park board members will flip pancakes Saturday and serve them in a stack slathered in syrup rendered from the historic site’s maple grove.
Kansas inspector general’s report identifies weakness in financial oversight of Medicaid
Medicaid inspector general Steven Anderson concluded Wednesday that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment lacked “an effective system for tracking” beneficiaries in KanCare, the state’s Medicaid program.
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KU junior majoring in behavioral neuroscience earns Newman Civic Fellow honor
Abeer Iqbal, a junior at KU, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow, “an award that recognizes student leaders who demonstrated an investment in their community through service, research and advocacy.”
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Tonganoxie Community Historical Society: ‘Living Sovereignty’ exhibit on display this month (Announcement)
Members of the Tonganoxie Community Historical Society hosted an opening reception April 5 to celebrate a new exhibit, “Living Sovereignty,” and a standing-room-only crowd came to hear Judith Manthe, Principal Chief of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas, speak.
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West Middle Schoolers organize 5K, carnival to fund marquee
Members of West Middle School’s Student Council will launch a new tradition this spring while raising money for an outdoor sign.
Area fair offers resources for senior citizens in Douglas County
The 16th annual Resource Fair for Seniors will bring about 45 businesses and organizations, including home help workers, financial planners, care managers, dementia resources and more, to Rock Chalk Park on Tuesday.
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Simulation provides glimpse into struggles faced by those moving from incarceration to independence
An interactive simulation on Wednesday highlighted the challenges faced by individuals transitioning from a life of incarceration into the community.
Douglas County Commission approves $5K for Lawrence Juneteenth celebration; organizers share plans
Douglas County Commissioners on Wednesday granted an uncommon ask for funding for a community event.
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Almost 160 new COVID-19 cases reported in Douglas County in 2 days; test positivity above 11%
Douglas County is back up to 326 active cases of COVID-19, with 159 new cases reported in the past two days, according to the latest statistics from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.
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Just Food’s director of finance to serve as interim director
Brett Salsbury, director of finance and development for Just Food, will soon take the helm as interim executive director, the Douglas County food bank announced Wednesday.
Leaders of Kansas’ three government branches coalesce behind quest to fix mental health crisis
The 2022 Kansas Mental Health Summit, the first of its kind in Kansas, brought together more than 600 in-person and online registrants. The roster included judges, legislators, attorneys, court services officers, community corrections officers and representatives from the executive branch, mental and medical health disciplines, law enforcement and first responders.
International Jayhawk Festival
International Jayhawk Festival returns to ‘celebrate KU’s diverse student body’
Those who attend the sixth annual International Jayhawk Festival on April 19 will receive free snacks and T-shirts as they “learn what it means to be a global Jayhawk” with crafts, games and activities that represent cultures from around the world.
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Amplify Lawrence to resume in-person music camp for girls, gender nonconforming youth this summer
During the weeklong Amplify Lawrence camp every summer, girls and transgender or nonbinary youth are encouraged to be unapologetically themselves through music. Campers get to form their own bands, write original songs and perform in a final live concert in front of the community.
Clay Wirestone: Kelly signs anti-sanctuary city bill, and Kansas progressives face a moment of truth (Column)
“Kelly’s political course should be clear to everyone at this point. She’s working to make sure as little daylight exists between her and Schmidt as possible,” Clay Wirestone writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.
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Only a few days left to cast your vote(s) for Lawrence’s ‘cutest crowler’
Voting ends late Friday night for the Lawrence Humane Society’s Cutest Crowler Contest.
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel: April 12 is Education and Sharing Day (Column)
April 12, Education and Sharing Day, “is a day for us to reflect on how we can be a bit like Moses and care for the spiritual and moral welfare of even one single child,” Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel writes in this column.
Kansas education commissioner publicly apologizes for racist story about Native Americans
The Kansas commissioner of public education apologized Tuesday for telling attendees of an online education conference that when growing up he attempted to convince people visiting the state they should be more afraid of dangerous American Indians than violent tornadoes.
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Festival of Trees raises more than $80K to support O’Connell Children’s Shelter
The Festival of Trees in 2021 reopened to the public for the first time since 2019 and raised more than $80,000 for the O’Connell Children’s Shelter.
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Sandhill plum officially named Kansas state fruit
The Sandhill plum is the official state fruit of Kansas after Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Tuesday.
Litigants file appeal of Kansas judge’s dismissal of lawsuit challenging election restrictions
A judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of 2021 election mandates passed by the Kansas Legislature. Voter rights groups have filed an appeal.
Kelly pulls plug on electric delivery devices Amazon sought to operate on Kansas sidewalks
Gov. Laura Kelly threw up a roadblock to Amazon’s request to operate delivery robots in Kansas. She also vetoed a bill forbidding city and county bans on single-use plastic.
Conflicting sides make final case in Kansas congressional redistricting trial, await judge decision
An attorney representing Kansas voters who feel their votes will be drowned out by new congressional districts urged a judge to block the map on grounds the GOP-dominated Legislature tore apart communities of interest for political benefit.
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KU for Ukraine event, featuring stories, poetry and music, to support Ukrainian students
An upcoming event in Lawrence aims to provide both community and financial support for Ukrainians at home and abroad.
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Southwest Middle School students earn several honors at Future City competition
The students of Southwest Middle School’s Future City team have earned top honors, including best essay in the nation.
