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Obituary: Wayne E. Spellman
Wayne E. Spellman, 8/28/1947 – 12/6/2024
Obituary: Keith Reimer
Keith Reimer, 10/21/1945 – 12/7/2024
Student musicians from Lawrence middle schools and KU to perform in combined holiday concert
Band students from Lawrence middle schools and KU will join onstage Friday for a holiday concert, “Brassmas.”
Douglas County Commission to consider approving $82M budget for judicial center, public safety building
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider signing off on an $82 million project budget for improvements at the downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center as well as a new Public Safety Building to be constructed next to the jail.
Lawrence school board votes to ban cell phones during school with exceptions
Students in Lawrence Public Schools will be mostly prohibited access to their cell phones during school hours based on a new policy the school board approved Monday, though the policy includes a number of exceptions.
Lawrence City Commission to consider plan for separated bike lanes on section of Mass Street
Lawrence city staff members are recommending a design for the stretch of Massachusetts Street between 14th and 23rd streets that includes 3-foot curbs to separate bike lanes from vehicle traffic.
Winterlight Faire, an annual Lawrence holiday tradition, to return this weekend (Sponsored post)
Whether it is decorating cookie ornaments, hand-dipping beeswax candles, meeting the magical Queen Winter or experiencing horse rides, there are numerous opportunities for hands-on fun as well as shopping local vendors at an upcoming holiday event.
Thousands of Kansans are Missouri medical marijuana patients
Thousands of Kansans are crossing the Missouri border with medical marijuana cards in hand, and that’s unlikely to change as Kansas lawmakers resist medical legalization in 2025.
Avian flu detected in backyard flock in Douglas County
A backyard flock in Douglas County has been “humanely depopulated and disposed of in an approved manner” after they were detected to have avian flu, according to the health department.
Obituary: Jane Louise Schmidt
Jane Louise Schmidt, 6/24/1956 – 11/29/2024
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Railroad to sweep Lawrence property where many people moved after Amtrak camp closure, despite city’s objections
Many of the people who previously lived behind the Amtrak station in East Lawrence did not anticipate that they’d have to leave the property where they recently moved within two months.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Dec. 9-15, 2024
Probably goose down, this miraculous feather helped a goose keep its temperature a toasty 104 degrees while floating in water on a subfeezing day.
Lawrence school board to consider approving policy limiting cell phone use
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving the final draft of a new policy that would implement a generally cell phone-free instructional day effective in January.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Tibetan monks visiting Lawrence complete mandala, return sands to nature
Tibetan monks completed an interfaith world peace sand mandala Saturday at the Lawrence Arts Center; then, in a demonstration of impermanence of all, cleared the mandala and carried the sands to the river.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Photos: Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade in downtown Lawrence
Lawrence community members of all ages and four-legged friends large and small headed to downtown Lawrence Saturday morning for the 31st annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Sheriff’s office names woman killed south of Eudora, suspected shooter
The woman who was shot and killed Thursday night in her home south of Eudora was Nicole Eaton, according to the sheriff’s office. Her husband and suspected shooter, Ben Eaton Jr., was also found dead.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
O’Connell Children’s Shelter staff, supporters call on board to investigate top leaders
A group of residential staff at O’Connell Children’s Shelter who are unionizing are putting pressure on the nonprofit’s board to investigate its top leaders and hold them accountable.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Woman shot, killed south of Eudora; suspect also dead
A woman was shot and killed Thursday night in a home south of Eudora, and the suspected shooter was also found dead in the home after barricading himself inside for several hours, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Bert Nash employees take next steps in unionization campaign
Efforts to unionize clinical and office staff at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center are on track for an election.
Don’t flake out: City of Lawrence seeks flurry of names for snowplows
It’s on: The City of Lawrence is challenging residents to participate in a snowplow naming contest.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU students to pay homage to ‘Honk for Hemp’ activist, old wren sculptures in new Watkins Museum exhibitions
KU museum studies students will soon debut new exhibitions at the Watkins Museum telling the stories of two legendary Lawrence figures.
Letter to the Times: The new land development code – A finish line appraisal
”Give the (new land development) code a little breathing space … and let’s watch and see what the early returns are on residential infill. Perhaps neighborhood concerns will prove largely misplaced,” Phil Englehart writes in this letter to the Times.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Berry Global, Lawrence’s largest commercial employer, being acquired by Swiss plastics company for $8B
Berry Global Inc., the plastic packaging company that is Lawrence’s largest commercial employer, is being acquired by a Swiss competitor, Amcor PLC, in a deal worth about $8 billion.
Lawrence High School student artists earn national recognition
Two Lawrence High School students have earned national YoungArts awards, acknowledging them as promising creatives of their generation.
