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August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Photo gallery: Big Boy steams into Lawrence
Updated with video: A couple thousand people braved the heat and showed up at the Union Pacific Depot in North Lawrence on Monday to welcome Big Boy, the largest steam railroad locomotive ever built.
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City of Lawrence now taking donations for utility assistance program
The city is now accepting donations from residents to help their neighbors in need pay their utility bills, according to a news release Monday.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Aug. 9-15, 2021
The Perseid meteor shower will be peaking Wednesday evening/Thursday morning after midnight, and with moonless skies, if the clouds don’t interfere, you could see more than 100 meteors per hour.
Tessa Weinberg/Missouri Independent
As threat of delta variant looms, 44% of Kansas nursing home staff are unvaccinated
In Kansas, just more than 56% of nursing home workers are vaccinated. The state ranks 35th.
Eden Detrixhe / Contributed Photos
Lawrence artist’s symbolic, coffee-inspired mosaics to adorn walls of The Roost
New, colorful artwork will brighten the walls at The Roost when it reopens Monday morning.
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Majority of speakers at hearing support public defender office for Douglas County; others point to problems it might not solve
About 15 people spoke in favor of a centralized public defender office for Douglas County, and a few others — including the county’s top prosecutor — spoke against it or expressed uncertainty during a hearing Sunday afternoon.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to review proposed budget; details unavailable Sunday
The district is facing ongoing challenges from rising costs, inflation and reductions in school funding due to an enrollment loss of almost 700 students last school year.
Multiple house fires in Lawrence this week could have been prevented, fire department says
Preventable fires at three homes in Lawrence within the past week have firefighters sounding alarms. Here are some tips to stay safe.
Mark Potts / The Lawrence Times
‘Big Boy’ railroad locomotive to steam into town Monday afternoon
The Union Pacific railroad depot in North Lawrence will briefly return to the Age of Steam Monday afternoon when Big Boy, the largest steam railroad locomotive ever built, stops at the depot as part of its national excursion tour.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
What we learned from the strike at Frito-Lay for better pay and one day off (Column)
“We witnessed what is the heart of all unions across the country. SOLIDARITY,” officers of the Kansas AFL-CIO write in this column.
Jeff Burkhead via LMH
Wave of new COVID-19 cases in Lawrence stalls vaccination data collection; 1 vaccinated person hospitalized at LMH
Until Friday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health had not confirmed any reports of vaccinated Douglas County residents being hospitalized with COVID-19.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Kansas housing advocates warn of looming eviction crisis beyond CDC reprieve
A new eviction moratorium issued by the CDC should cover most Kansas renters, but stakeholders and advocates agree it is only a temporary solution demanding further action.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
KU puts mask mandate back in place for fall semester; vaccines still encouraged, but not required
Face masks will once again be required indoors at the University of Kansas, Chancellor Douglas Girod announced Friday.
KU basketball stars play in Rock Chalk Roundball Classic to help kids with cancer
Many familiar Jayhawk faces showed up for a showdown at Lawrence’s Free State High School Thursday night, all to support families touched by childhood cancer.
Parents, coaches call for equitable sports choices for 7th grade girls in Lawrence
As Lawrence school district leaders struggle to deal with current budget problems, challenges related to a nearly two-decades-old shortfall persist. Citing inequities, parents and coaches are voicing frustrations about limited athletic options for 7th grade girls this fall.
Should Douglas County have a public defender office? Share your thoughts Sunday
Local residents can share their opinion of whether Douglas County should have an adult felony public defender office during a meeting coming up Sunday afternoon.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Pedestrian struck by vehicle and killed was 50-year-old Lawrence resident, police say
A pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle near 15th Street and Haskell Avenue Wednesday morning was a 50-year-old Lawrence resident, police said Thursday.
Richard Frishman / Contributed
‘Ghosts of Segregation’ traveling photo exhibition to debut at Lawrence Arts Center in September
Lawrence will have the distinct honor of launching the first traveling exhibition for “Ghosts of Segregation,” a photo series by Richard Frishman, this September at the Lawrence Arts Center. The local community can still help Frishman choose sites to be included.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Student journalists of Haskell’s Indian Leader earn 14 awards, including general excellence honor
The journalists on staff of the Indian Leader, the student news publication of Haskell Indian Nations University, earned an impressive haul of 14 National Native Media awards for their work over the past year.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Former D.A. faces ethics complaint for failing to stop misconduct in Topeka murder trial
Former Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor faces an ethics complaint for prosecutorial misconduct by his assistant during the 2012 murder trial of Dana Chandler.
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Still unofficial but updated election results separate tied Lawrence school board candidates by 6 votes
After counting 69 ballots received in the mail Wednesday, a race between two candidates for Lawrence school board is still too close to call.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health launches virus transmission indicator tool; county currently in Yellow phase
A new tool from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health officials hopes to offer simple guidance to community members and help people understand current levels of COVID-19 transmission.
Prescription for faulty communication in operating rooms: Be explicit, not polite, study shows
Research by a University of Kansas linguist and University of Missouri-Kansas City physicians pointed to the potential medical harm of ambiguous communication in operating rooms that also complicated the training of surgeons.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Pedestrian killed in crash at 15th and Haskell
Updated at 3:50 p.m.: A person was killed after being struck by a vehicle near 15th Street and Haskell Avenue Wednesday morning, Lawrence police said.
