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Kaw Valley Almanac for Dec. 8-14, 2025
There’s a certain beauty to the patterns and colors of prairie grasses this time of year. Look carefully and you’ll see red, yellow and orange seeds and green rosettes of next year’s growth.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Dec. 8-14, 2025
There’s a certain beauty to the patterns and colors of prairie grasses this time of year. Look carefully and you’ll see red, yellow and orange seeds and green rosettes of next year’s growth.
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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
‘It’s really disheartening’: Haskell Wetlands vandalized, boardwalk significantly damaged
The only existing boardwalk in the Haskell Wetlands — aside from the various pallets that line some of the walkway — was vandalized this week.
Watkins Museum of History: Free fun to return with Summer Games (Announcement)
“The Watkins Museum of History is excited to announce the return of a popular event series: Watkins Summer Games,” the museum writes.
Pancho Metz / Lawrence Times
‘It is a beautiful thing’: Lawrence adult education graduates celebrate earning GEDs, diplomas
Thursday marked Timothy Shoulderblade’s second graduation in as many months. He recently graduated from the drug court program, completed his GED, and he’s rapidly approaching two years clean from drugs and alcohol.
Douglas County sheriff’s deputy was accused of misusing funds from police foundation
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has hired a deputy who resigned from his last job following accusations of misusing funds from a police foundation. The sheriff says the deputy made a mistake and deserves a chance to show that’s not who he is.
Environmentalists dodge wetlands threat, but larger floodplain development lurches ahead
About half of the proposed New Boston Crossing site rests in the floodplain, but the company’s attorneys and consultants have sought to navigate through objections raised at the city, county and federal levels.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Community gardening program to offer composting workshops in Lawrence
Douglas County community members can learn more about composting at upcoming free workshops through Common Ground, the community gardening and urban agriculture program.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Band kicks off summer season with sounds from the screen and stage
The Lawrence City Band’s weekly Wednesday concerts have resumed, and the first show included a lineup from soundtracks of some familiar films and musicals.
Unclear whether Lawrence High School students will be able to take German next year
The German teaching position at Lawrence High School has been cut, and it’s still unclear whether LHS students will be able to take German classes next year.
KU extends athletic director’s contract, will double his annual salary
Travis Goff, director of athletics for the University of Kansas, has signed a seven-year contract extension that includes a base salary boost to $1.3 million each year.
A moment in Lawrence: Free State grad honored with P.E.O. scholarship
Free State High School graduate Becca Craft has been selected for the P.E.O. STAR scholarship from the Lawrence chapter.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence PRIDE to celebrate with parade, street party; Two-Spirit drag performers to be featured
Rainbow colors will soon hit the streets of downtown for the Lawrence PRIDE celebration, and two Two-Spirit drag performers will be featured this year for the first time.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
K-10 interchange at Sixth Street to close for construction
The Kansas Highway 10 interchange at Sixth Street / U.S. Highway 40 will close for a few months beginning Monday.
Lawrence school board approves district’s 2024-25 capital improvement plan
The Lawrence school board on Tuesday approved the district’s capital improvement plan with about $17.3 million in expenditures, mostly involving facility repairs, budgeted for next school year.
Lawrence Republican candidate to run for Douglas County district attorney
Mike Warner, of Lawrence, has announced plans to run as a Republican for Douglas County district attorney — the first time a Republican has run for the top prosecutor job since 2004.
Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s South Park wading pool won’t open this year
The wading pool at South Park will not open for the 2024 season and will need substantial renovations before it can open again, the City of Lawrence announced Tuesday.
