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KU’s Black Alumni Network to honor 18 innovators and emerging leaders during homecoming week
The KU Black Alumni Network will soon honor 11 leaders and innovators, as well as seven young alumni who are showing promise as emerging leaders.
‘Haunting Humanities’ event to imitate spooky science fair
Community members are invited to get spooked by history, literature, language and culture during an upcoming humanities festival in downtown Lawrence.
University of Kansas formally launches campaign to raise record $2.5 billion by 2028
KU has unveiled a fundraising campaign to generate $2.5 billion in contributions by 2028 for benefit of students and faculty as well as academic and research facilities.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Undead walk the streets of Lawrence during Zombie Walk
The Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday drew undead of all ages to downtown Lawrence to walk up and down Mass Street looking to sate their appetites for brains.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Tom Harper: Celebrating renovations to the oldest library in Kansas (Column)
”Members of the Coal Creek Library Board in Vinland recently hosted an open house for community members and donors to celebrate the successful restoration of the nearly 125-year-old library building,” Tom Harper writes in this column.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence events can receive funding through the city; grant applications are now open
Applications are now open for $150,000 in total grant funding through a program that helps fund some of Lawrence’s iconic events.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence High journalism students ask school board candidates about staff turnover, mental health during forum
Lawrence High School journalism leaders on Wednesday asked candidates running for school board about student bonds with teachers amid turnover and supporting students’ mental health needs.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says audit finds that more than 1,500 jail calls between defendants, attorneys were recorded
An audit of the Douglas County jail’s inmate calling system found that 1,520 privileged calls between defendants and attorneys were recorded that should not have been.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Douglas County DA’s disciplinary hearing rescheduled for December
A disciplinary hearing for Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez has been rescheduled for three days in December.
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Lawrence advocate leaves impression on the town he loved and beyond
Matt Enyart lost his life to ALS, but his contributions will be felt in Lawrence and beyond for many years to come.
Kansas DCF received nine reports, including allegations of drug use, before death of 5-year-old
The state’s child welfare agency received multiple reports asking them to look into the case of a homeless 5-year-old before her death earlier this month.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Director of Philadelphia organization focused on monuments to speak at Sacred Red Rock event
A leader with an organization that documents monuments and their histories will share insight at an event in Lawrence, speaking in context of the Sacred Red Rock.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners split on mayor’s Lawrence Community Shelter board appointments
One Lawrence city commissioner on Tuesday voiced concerns about a person the mayor appointed to serve on the new Lawrence Community Shelter Board of Directors, and another spoke critically of the process that led to three appointees.
Kansas prison fires 2 employees, disciplines 6 for mocking injured inmate and refusing to help
Inmate Elizabeth Wince had to crawl back to her cell after hurting herself and being denied medical care. Other prisoners at Topeka Correctional Facility said prison staff insulted Wince instead of helping her.
Obituary: Michael David Bartlow
Michael David Bartlow, 12/27/1958 – 10/13/2023
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence superintendent to update community at ‘State of Schools’ address
The Lawrence Public Schools superintendent is set to update the public on the district’s highs and lows of late during his upcoming ”State of Schools” address, which he hopes to make an annual event.
Obituary: Thomas Robert Kellogg
Thomas Robert Kellogg, 8/17/1946 – 9/4/2023
Bert Nash is now a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, the center announces
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center got news that it has achieved full certification under the state’s new model for behavioral health clinics.
At Lawrence event, storyteller will share how to find humor in times of struggle
Kevin Kling, an Emmy Award-winning storyteller, will give a free talk in Lawrence Thursday about growing from loss, finding humor and maintaining love and connections in times of suffering.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
New Lawrence bus station aims to facilitate community connections
Lawrence Transit’s Central Station is nearing completion. The new facility will serve as the central hub for bus transfers, a departure from the longtime downtown transfer point.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Public Library board approves agreement to have control over lawn
The Lawrence Public Library will likely soon be able to extend its behavior policy to the library lawn, which staff members hope will make the whole campus safer and more welcoming for everyone.
Computer network woes force Kansas courts to rely on old-school methods of operation
A computer network incident interrupting electronic filings and payments in Kansas courts has been extended indefinitely, officials said Monday.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk to bring on the undead
When the sun goes down Thursday night, the undead will breach downtown Lawrence.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Oct. 16-22, 2023
Just as trees and other perennial plants go dormant in the winter, maintaining their lives underground until spring, the sphinx moth caterpillar will persist as a pupa underground all winter, emerging as a moth in the spring.
