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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence Community Building won’t be open for free play, exercise; rec centers won’t be open for severe weather respite
The City of Lawrence’s Community Building will no longer be available for free play and exercise starting in January, and rec centers will not be open for warming and cooling during extreme weather.
Mac Moore/LawrenceSports.com
Lawrence high school gymnasts compete in emotional final meet; Sunflower League ends program
The combined Lawrence high school girls gymnastics program ceases to exist following the team’s final bow on the mat over the weekend.
Luisa Garcés/Contributed photo
Día de los Muertos celebration in Lawrence to include ofrenda competition, honor animal companions
The Lawrence community is invited to participate in a Día de los Muertos altar competition and celebration to honor lost loved ones — human and animal companions alike.
Obituary: Ben Jefferson Marett Jr.
Ben Jefferson Marett Jr., 6/6/1943 – 10/23/2025
Kansas officials pressure Trump administration to keep SNAP funded during shutdown
Democrats and Republicans have different proposals to keep feeding nearly 190,000 Kansans as funding for SNAP assistance is still in question.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Sierra Club announces Lawrence City Commission candidate endorsements, shares Q&A answers
The Sierra Club Kansas Chapter has endorsed two Lawrence City Commission candidates and shared all candidates’ answers to questions regarding expansion of the city, development of the wetlands and more.
Food pantries sound the alarm as 188,000 Kansans prepare to lose food stamps
Food pantries are preparing for increased need as 188,000-plus Kansans will not receive SNAP benefits in November. Gov. Laura Kelly is joining Democrats from 24 other states in suing Trump’s administration over the lapsed funding.
‘We don’t shut down’: Kansas ag leaders tell Congress to get back to work
Kansas farm leaders are pushing Congress to get back to work and solve problems facing the agriculture industry, pointing out that a closed government doesn’t mean U.S. lawmakers can’t be in session.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence schools have ceased using Gaggle AI monitoring software, court documents say
The Lawrence school district has stopped use of Gaggle, an AI monitoring software that sparked a federal civil rights lawsuit by current and former students, according to court documents.
Lawrence school board approves priorities for Kansas Legislature
Academic freedom, local control and fully-funded special education are among the main values the Lawrence school district will ask the Kansas Legislature to honor this year.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board member resigns
First-term Lawrence school board member Anne Costello has resigned from the board effective immediately.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Candidates for Lawrence City Commission to participate in forum on housing instability
Lawrence city commission candidates will participate in a forum this week on housing instability and its connection to violence and trauma.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence loses a brewery, gains two restaurants and a bodega
Downtown Lawrence has lost a brewery but gained two restaurants and a bodega this month.
Obituary: Charles Henry Rappard
Charles Henry Rappard, 4/28/1942 – 10/24/2025
Kansas Speaks survey shows ‘lots of daylight’ between views on issues and political support
A new survey shows a gulf between popular opinion and political reality in Kansas. Most Kansans support unregulated access to abortion, the legalization of recreational marijuana and Medicaid expansion, according to the survey.
Kansas Senate secures GOP petition signatures to call special legislative session
The president of the Kansas Senate said Monday a sufficient number of Senate Republicans signed a petition to call a special session of the Legislature to consider new congressional district boundaries.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2025
The fading sunset seems to be turning these big bluestem seedheads into silhouettes, squeezing the coppers, reds and yellow fall grass colors directly into the sky. Morning and evening walks reward the walker with a wide range of colors.
Contributed photo
Garden in downtown Lawrence alley dedicated to late architect
When the final remnant tree in back of a downtown Lawrence architecture firm died, staff saw an opportunity to pay homage to their late colleague.
Advocacy group to host screening of documentary on senior care home conditions
Kansas Advocates for Better Care is turning 50 years old, and the group is celebrating with a free screening of a documentary that aims to catalyze reform in long-term care facilities for older people.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Talk will illuminate current impacts of historical racial discrimination through redlining in Kansas
An upcoming presentation by a museum expert at the Lawrence Public Library will examine the history of redlining in Kansas and its modern-day implications.
One person killed, one seriously injured in crash on K-10
A Kansas City person was killed and a Lawrence man was seriously injured in a crash on K-10 late Friday in southwestern Lawrence, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Obituary: Charles Dee ‘Bud’ Vincent
Charles Dee ‘Bud’ Vincent, 3/11/1937 – 10/21/2025
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Gluten-free cafe announces closure in west Lawrence; Salty Iguana signs come down
Not long after the Salty Iguana sign was removed from its former west Lawrence storefront, a second restaurant near Sixth and Wakarusa announced its final day of operation.
Lawrence school board to consider approving district priorities for Kansas Legislature
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving a list of several requests the district will ask the Kansas Legislature to honor this year, including fully funding special education, protecting local control and more.
