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Douglas County Democrats to host Lawrence City Commission, school board candidate forums this week
The Lawrence community can tune in this week to hear more from Lawrence City Commission and school board candidates through two upcoming virtual forums sponsored by the Douglas County Democrats.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Douglas County crosses threshold of 100 COVID-19 deaths after state verification
Douglas County has hit a grim milestone of 100 deaths from COVID-19, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s Monday update.
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Lawrence Schools Foundation celebrates 4 high school seniors as champions of the arts
Four accomplished young artists — Free State High School seniors Matt Chappell and Devon Janus and Lawrence High School seniors Ashton Rapp and Rachel Schmaus — have been honored as the Lawrence Schools Foundation’s 2021 Student Champions.
Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Rontarus Washington Jr. doesn’t have to keep ankle monitor on, judge rules
Rontarus Washington Jr. will be able to have his GPS ankle monitor removed, the judge ruled Monday. Washington appeared overcome with relief.
Marlo Angell / Contributed Photo
A moment in Lawrence: Former residents of La Yarda and their descendants attend film screening
Former residents of La Yarda, the East Lawrence housing unit built for Mexican American railroad workers from 1920-51, and many of their descendants attended a screening of a film about the neighborhood Saturday evening.
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Lawrence filmmaker brings humor to healing with web series ‘Trauma Bonded’
Actress, filmmaker and KU alumna Chloe Burns wanted accessibility in media for survivors of trauma and domestic abuse. So she set out to create it with a web series of her own.
Edith Guffey: Systemic disregard for Black people’s humanity is deeply woven into our culture (Column)
“Although separated by 140 years, the racial violence of 1882 is not disconnected from the systems of racial oppression and white supremacy that continue to flourish in our criminal justice, education, healthcare, housing — all of the systems that are foundational in this community,” Edith Guffey writes in this column.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Oct. 4-10, 2021
Asters come in a variety of colors, and their name is derived from the Latin and Greek word for “star.” This will be a good week to observe both the floral and celestial asters — fall constellations, Jupiter, and Saturn.
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Soil collection ceremony to continue remembrance of 3 Black men lynched in Lawrence in 1882
Soil recently collected from near where three Black men — Pete Vinegar, Isaac King and George Robertson — were lynched in Lawrence on June 10, 1882 will serve as the latest memorial of one of the community’s darkest days.
Meet the Lawrence school board candidates
We gave Lawrence school board candidates a chance to update their answers to our earlier questionnaire as they proceed to the general election on Nov. 2.
Tom Harper / The Lawrence Times
Tom Harper: Demolition underway at Oldfather Studios; buildings preserve our shared history (Column)
Demolition is underway at Oldfather Studios at Ninth and Avalon in Lawrence. “This building was unique due to the number of people who spent hours in study, experimentation and work in their field, in addition to its interesting midcentury architectural design,” Tom Harper writes in this piece.
Kylie Graham / The Lawrence Times
Photos: Women march in Lawrence for reproductive rights
As part of a nationwide movement Saturday, women of Lawrence gathered in support of reproductive rights and in protest of laws that aim to restrict abortions.
Mark Potts / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission candidates weigh in on funding the arts at community forum
Although candidates for Lawrence City Commission agreed that arts assets are a crucial part of the community’s culture, their attitudes toward what more stable funding for the arts would look like differed at the Arts, Culture & Creative Industries forum on Saturday.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Semitruck driver injured in crash on I-70 in Lawrence
A man was injured in a crash Friday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 70, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
Lawrence Arts Center
Forum invites Lawrence City Commission candidates to discuss arts and culture
A forum Saturday will ask the six candidates for Lawrence City Commission to answer questions about how they value local arts and cultural organizations and businesses.
Kylie Cameron / KMUW
State, local officials continue to investigate death of Wichita teen at juvenile facility
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Bureau of Investigations continue to investigate the death of a teen who died while in custody earlier this week.
Will Averill: 8 things you should know about domestic violence, and 5 ways you can help (Column)
“October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a chance to reflect on how domestic violence impacts our community and learn more about what you can do to help,” Will Averill writes in this column.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Kansas strikes deal to bring state into compliance with federal voter registration law
The administration of Gov. Laura Kelly reached agreement with a coalition of civil rights organizations to provide additional voter registration information to people on public assistance and bring the state into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act.
Shawnee chief seeks inquiry to determine if children are buried at Kansas boarding school
Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes marked adoption of Orange Shirt Day by memorializing the estimated 40,000 Indigenous children buried in unmarked graves at residential boarding schools across the United States.
Tricia Masenthin/The Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence bans airsoft, BB and paintball guns in parks after hearing community concerns
A new rule took effect Thursday that bars compressed air devices like the popular toy replica airsoft guns, as well as BB and paintball guns, from city parks.
Don Brennaman/Contributed Photo
Flammable containers cause explosions in Lawrence garage fire
Flammable containers caught fire Thursday night, causing explosions inside a detached garage at a Lawrence home.
Rhonda LeValdo / Contributed
Events bring awareness to children’s deaths at Indian boarding schools, honor survivors
Sept. 30 was designated as a day of remembrance to raise awareness of the tragic legacy of residential schools and honor National Indian Boarding School survivors.
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Lawrence school board candidates provide ideas for access to mental health services, internet
Candidates for Lawrence school board answered questions about how students can access opportunities equitably across the school district during a forum hosted by the Lawrence branch of the NAACP Thursday.
Lucie Krisman / The Lawrence Times
KU First Nations Student Association calls for action with protest outside Spencer Museum of Art
Protesters from the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association and the KU community stuck out the thunderstorm Thursday afternoon to share thoughts, songs and support during a gathering outside of the Spencer Museum of Art, where four panels of Indigenous art installation “Native Hosts” had been vandalized and one was stolen.
