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Obituary: John Joseph Laudick, II
John Joseph Laudick, II, 11/10/1955 – 8/22/2025
Kaw Valley Almanac for Aug. 25-31, 2025
Controlled summer burns are hotter and more effective in pushing back woody plants from prairie remnants.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Photos: FidPick draws huge crowds in Lawrence
Huge crowds of families, friends and four-legged furballs flocked to South Park on Sunday for the 44th Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, or FidPick.
Obituary: Keith Arthur Middlemas
Keith Arthur Middlemas , 2/19/1947 – 7/1/2025
Clear the Shelter day at Lawrence Humane Society gets 97 animals adopted; waived fees to continue Sunday
Almost 100 animals found their forever homes during Clear the Shelter Day Saturday, and the Lawrence Humane Society is extending waived fees to Sunday to help reach their goal of 150 adoptions.
Renovated football stadium to have rededication ceremony with new WWI memorial installation
A rededication of KU’s newly renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium will honor Jayhawks who died serving in World War I with a new memorial installation.
Obituary: Pauline May Coffey
Pauline May Coffey, 6/30/1925 – 8/11/2025
Street closures set for KU football home game days; water main project on Haskell may wrap early
A couple of blocks of 11th Street will be closed before and after KU football home games for increased pedestrian and traffic safety. Also, construction on Haskell south of 23rd may wrap up earlier than originally slated.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Multiple Lawrence stores and restaurants announce closings
Four Lawrence businesses — two chain restaurants, an office supply store and a local Lawrence furniture store — have recently announced that they’re closing.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to consider adding esports to schools
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider implementing esports teams at middle and high schools after KSHSAA sanctioned the growing activity.
Obituary: Megan Louise Ebke
Megan Louise Ebke, 6/6/1978 – 8/15/2025
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Three flyovers set ahead of KU football’s season opener
Military aircraft will fly over the KU campus and Lawrence three times ahead of the sold-out football season opener at the renovated stadium.
Kansas schools have to show fetal growth videos. Critics say it’s another anti-abortion tactic
A new law requires human development videos in classrooms, but leaves it up to local school districts to decide what materials students will see and at what ages.
Runner struck by vehicle, seriously injured between Lawrence and Eudora
A 27-year-old Lawrence man was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Friday morning on North 1400 Road between Lawrence and Eudora, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Person struck by train in Lawrence, killed
A person was struck by a train and killed Thursday evening in eastern Lawrence, according to police.
Lawrence police to hold sobriety checkpoint
The Lawrence Police Department will conduct a sobriety check lane Friday somewhere in the city.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Food entrepreneurs in Douglas County develop from small business bootcamp; statewide version coming up
Local entrepreneurs said a virtual course that Douglas County offered helped grow their mobile food businesses, and a statewide version begins this fall.
KU Reads organizers to plan digital watch parties for John Green talk after all tickets claimed
Tickets for John Green’s free talk at the Lied Center have all been distributed, so organizers are planning watch parties.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Douglas County has need for tenant-landlord education, tenant right to counsel, presenters tell commission
As Douglas County commissioners reviewed eviction prevention methods, presenters identified a need for greater public education on tenant-landlord issues, while representatives from Lawrence Tenants called for tenant right to counsel.
Police records reveal man who sparked investigation into Lenexa official’s immigration status
A 74-year-old certified public accountant’s misunderstanding and subsequent call to the KBI sparked a police inquiry into a Lenexa City Council member’s citizenship, igniting public scrutiny and leading to records requests from local residents.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Parks and Rec board member resigns, urges city to review how it uses advisory boards
A longtime member of Lawrence’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has stepped down, citing among many concerns that she felt the board’s recommendation against the city charging fees to use rec centers has been effectively buried.
Carter Gaskins/Contributed Photo
‘We have always created spaces for each other’: Free wellness event in Lawrence to center people of color
A free wellness event in Lawrence will set four hours aside to build community in the name of rest. The summit is intended for entrepreneurs and leaders who are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color).
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Aug. 20, 2025 (Sponsored post)
“This week’s bestsellers run the gamut — from serious nonfiction to lighthearted sci-fi, Lawrence is reading a wide array of genres!” the Raven Book Store writes.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s Parks and Rec director leaving position
Luis Ruiz, the city’s director of parks, recreation and culture, is leaving his position, effective Oct. 3.
