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Longtime North Lawrence resident’s photo collection highlighted in Watkins Museum exhibit
Many Lawrence residents don’t realize that North Lawrence has a vibrant and diverse history of its own. Images in a new Watkins Museum exhibit embody that history.
Woman wants Kansas library to get rid of children’s book about boy who dresses in mom’s clothes
An Oakley woman wants to ban a children’s book from the public library because it contains drawings of a naked boy who gets dressed in his mother’s clothes. The author questioned the woman’s sense of humor, called her un-American and rejected her concern that his book contains LGBTQ content.
Kansas legislative leaders argue district court erred by ruling congressional map unconstitutional
The Republican-controlled Legislative Coordinating Council’s legal brief to the Kansas Supreme Court rejects a lower court decision that the 2022 congressional map was unconstitutional, arguing that judge’s ruling amounted to partisan overreach and parroted unproven claims by plaintiffs.
Lawrence High assistant principal to lead West Middle School
Quentin Rials, assistant principal at Lawrence High School, will serve as interim principal of West Middle School, effective July 1.
Free State students use shop skills to replace Little Free Library at Pinckney Elementary
A new Little Free Library will go up this week at Pinckney Elementary thanks to the contributions of Free State High School students and an out-of-state donor.
Lawrence residents to be honored for service to community health care
Four members of the Lawrence community have been selected for an award that celebrates people and organizations who have provided significant service to LMH Health and community health care.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for May 9-15, 2022
Prairies are coming alive, as evidenced by the yellow star-eyed grass to the left, white strawberries, lower right, and wood betony, upper right.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to hear update on the district’s Redesign schools
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear an update on the district’s four Redesign schools, Free State High School and Broken Arrow, Hillcrest and Deerfield elementaries.
Lawrence students take state championships in Speech and Drama; Free State takes 3rd consecutive title
Students from Free State High School, Lawrence High School and Bishop Seabury Academy all have state champions to celebrate following a successful weekend.
Analysis: How the Kansas Legislature avoids public scrutiny by hiding in darkness
The Kansas Legislature shields itself from public scrutiny through secrecy, confusing shell games and silenced opposition.
Marshall demands special parental warnings on television shows exploring gender issues
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall wants a television monitoring board to expand a ratings system to warn parents about content in youth programs relating to people with a desire to be another gender.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
Photos: Food Truck Festival returns to Lawrence
The Kansas Food Truck Festival returned to Lawrence Saturday with global cuisine, live entertainment and an art market to help support Just Food, the Douglas County food bank.
Douglas County sheriff’s personnel file was not reviewed, cleared by judge as he stated
No judge reviewed Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister’s personnel file and cleared him of untruthful behavior, as the sheriff wrote in response to questions last month.
Free State High School student’s photo wins Great Shot contest
Addie Driscoll, a senior at Free State High School, has won first place in a national photo contest for a joyful photo of her lemon beagle, Maizie Jo.
Watkins Museum’s renovation getting even bigger with new grant
The Watkins Museum of History’s public research room is currently under renovation, but the plans are expanding even more with an additional $100,000 grant.
Kate Queram: The wholly unsurprising fate of Roe v. Wade (Column)
“Anti-abortion politicians do not care … about your baby. Their chosen moniker is ‘pro-life,’ but it is far more accurate to label them ‘pro-birth,’” Kate Queram writes in this column for States Newsroom.
How satisfied are you with your community’s health? Douglas County wants to know
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health wants to know what health issues are important to the community and how well those issues are addressed in Douglas County.
Pinckney Elementary principal to resign
Miah Lugrand, principal of Pinckney Elementary School, has decided to pursue other professional opportunities, according to a news release from the Lawrence school district.
Lawrence father, former foster parent found guilty of sex crimes against children
“Good God where to start, it sounds really bad,” began the police interview of a Lawrence father and former foster parent who was found guilty on Thursday of lewd fondling and sexual intercourse with his biological daughters beginning when one was 14 and the other was 10.
Kelly signs bipartisan legislation creating state tax incentive for housing construction
Gov. Laura Kelly signed bipartisan legislation Thursday creating incentives in the form of state income tax credits for investors in construction of residential housing that contributes to economic development in Kansas.
Upcoming panel to discuss ‘complexities of the mind’
A panel of local mental health experts will engage in a discussion to “increase our awareness and break down the stigma surrounding mental health,” according to the Lawrence Public Library.
Sunflower first-graders design unique jewelry for auction to benefit injured, orphaned wildlife
First-graders in Jessica Brown’s class at Sunflower Elementary have named the muses that inspired the colorful jewelry they’ve crafted. Now it’s time for the public to place bids.
Late-night deal rewrites Kansas public health laws on masks, vaccines and quarantines
The Kansas Legislature approved a rewrite of the state’s public health laws, disregarding bipartisan concerns the bill was too restrictive. For example, no governmental body or public official could mandate face masks to prevent the spread of any infectious disease.
Students cross finish line with confidence in Lawrence school district’s adaptive triathlon
The time he spent pounding the track’s pavement during the adaptive triathlon Wednesday at Lawrence High was the funnest part for Richard Outcalt. That, and the Southwest Middle School eighth-grader envisioning himself attending LHS in the fall.
