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Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
How to get help from Douglas County’s Tenant Eviction Defense pilot program
Douglas County’s Tenant Eviction Defense pilot program has served 37 people since launching in June, and the legal service providers running it are taking more support requests from renters facing eviction.
Maya Smith / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Farmers Market celebrates 50th anniversary with tattoos, tie-dye and live music
Farmers, bakers, vendors and community members celebrated the Lawrence Farmers Market’s 50th anniversary Saturday morning with tattoos, tie-dye and live music.
Obituary: Marjorie Carrie Markley
Marjorie Carrie Markley, 6/3/1933 – 8/5/2026
Obituary: Kenneth Way Treadway
Kenneth Way Treadway, 2/14/1930 – 7/31/2026
Obituary: Bruce Charles Sauer
Bruce Charles Sauer, 8/17/2026 – 8/3/2026
Iowa Street maintenance wraps early; work extended on Bob Billings, 27th Street projects
The city’s maintenance work on Iowa Street is complete ahead of schedule, while other projects on Bob Billings Parkway and on 27th Street are delayed.
Obituary: Judith Margaret Shunk
Judith Margaret Shunk, 3/15/1938 – 7/19/2026
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Interim Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical chief named to permanent role
Joe Hardy, who has served as interim chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical since December 2024, has been named to the permanent role, the City of Lawrence has announced.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence names interim Parks, Recreation and Culture director to permanent job
Lindsay Hart, who has twice served as interim director of the City of Lawrence’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department, has been named to the permanent position.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Health department offers family planning services in Douglas County again
The Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health department has started offering expanded reproductive healthcare options again, including annual family planning exams, contraception counseling and Nexplanon placement and removal.
Kansas wheat harvest projected to be lowest in decades, adding to agriculture stress
Kansas is on course for its smallest winter wheat harvest since the 1950s because of drought and freezes. A July report shows the state’s farmers are expected to produce almost half the number of bushels they did at the same time last year.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Former Lawrence school district para charged with child sex crimes will face jury trial
A former Lawrence school district paraeducator was bound over for trial for charges related to allegedly grooming and inappropriately touching a minor and possessing images of child sexual abuse.
Emily Henry Photography
Lawrence Opera Theatre brewing up a witchy season of macabre magic and music
No broomsticks are required to attend the Lawrence Opera Theatre’s 2026 season, “Basic Witches,” which is full of thrilling, macabre and espresso-fueled performances.
Cyclospora cases rise in Kansas, following report of two deaths nationally
Kansas cases of a gastrointestinal illness typically caused by an organism on produce rose to 615 as of Wednesday, up about 150 cases from last week, according to a state infectious disease dashboard.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
The Crossing at KU to add 3 dining options on west campus
Construction has begun on three new retail buildings at The Crossing at KU, soon to bring three dining options to the development: CAVA, Playa Bowls and Jersey Mike’s.
CoreCivic sells Leavenworth prison, leaving city with oversight and financial questions
CoreCivic on Wednesday announced the sale of its Leavenworth prison to the federal government, likely negating months of negotiations and a legal battle city officials pursued to ensure the humane treatment of immigrants detained there.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
New venue to open in the Castle, popular deli to return and more Mass Street business updates
The Mass Street business landscape is shifting as a mansion becomes an event venue, a beloved deli announces its return, a pizza shop suddenly closes and more.
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Upcoming exhibition will share history, culture of unhoused communities in Lawrence
People can view an art wall featuring work from previously and currently unhoused community members in an exhibition called “Unsettled Lawrence” at the Watkins Museum of History.
Three Kansas House incumbents — two Democrats, one Republican — fall in Tuesday’s election
Some Kansas House incumbents in southeastern Kansas lost their seats in Tuesday’s primary, more than 150 candidates faced no opponent, and a Tonganoxie seat may still be too close to call.
Obituary: Nancy Elizabeth Golden Perkins
Nancy Elizabeth Golden Perkins, 8/5/1950 – 7/31/2026
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Aug. 4, 2026
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Masterson scores win in GOP primary for Kansas governor; Holscher prevails in Democratic race
Republican Ty Masterson rode President Donald Trump’s endorsement to victory Tuesday in a seven-candidate gubernatorial primary, while Democrat Cindy Holscher shrugged off Gov. Laura Kelly’s blessing of a rival candidate to win the party’s nomination.
Kansas voters reject electing state Supreme Court justices as constitutional amendment fails
Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have changed to electing state Supreme Court justices, in a win for groups that were concerned the change would impact abortion rights and school funding.
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton to compete in November
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall will face United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton in November’s U.S. Senate election, according to race calls from the Associated Press.
