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Kaw Valley Almanac for March 16-22, 2026
The dust in the foreground is pollen coming off a male eastern red cedar tree last week. Expect the trees to replenish and send out enough pollen to make it miserable for allergy sufferers in coming days.
Kaw Valley Almanac for March 16-22, 2026
The dust in the foreground is pollen coming off a male eastern red cedar tree last week. Expect the trees to replenish and send out enough pollen to make it miserable for allergy sufferers in coming days.
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Lawrence school board evacuates meeting after reported bomb threat
The Lawrence school board’s meeting came to an abrupt end Monday evening after a bomb threat was reported to have appeared on Facebook.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Public Schools canceling school for Tuesday, plus more local closures
The Lawrence school district will have no school Tuesday because of winter storm conditions. Here’s a list of closures and cancelations.
Snow to be followed by bitter cold temperatures; Lawrence upgraded to winter storm warning
Rain in Lawrence Monday morning turned to snow as it got colder outside, and a winter storm warning is in effect until noon Tuesday. Bitter cold temperatures are in the forecast later this week.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Jan. 8-14, 2024
If you look carefully, there are rabbit tracks to the right of the coyote tracks. It’s likely the coyote was “reading the tracks” left by the rabbit, following in hopes of a meal.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Public Library plans slate of events to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
The Lawrence Public Library and community partners have organized a series of activities and two donation drives that start Jan. 8 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and King’s legacy of service.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Douglas County students invited to apply to 2024 Lawrence Juneteenth T-shirt design, essay contests
Douglas County students could have their work featured in this year’s Lawrence Juneteenth celebration. The annual T-shirt design and essay contests are now open.
Lawrence is facing a winter storm watch; heavy snow is possible
Lawrence and the surrounding areas could see heavy snow Sunday evening through Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to consider new high school graduation requirements
The Lawrence school board on Monday will look to approve proposed high school graduation requirements for next year.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A look inside the Village, Lawrence’s community to help people recover from homelessness
Fifty small cabins will soon be available to help Lawrence community members experiencing homelessness — specifically veterans, domestic violence survivors, older and disabled people — recover and secure housing.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district to host annual MLK Jr. celebration; student volunteers needed
Community members are invited to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with Lawrence school district students and staff.
Lawrence police say missing man who has dementia has been found safe
Keith Schmitz, 84, of Lawrence, was found safe early Friday, according to an update from police.
Free State High School senior achieves highest national speech and debate honor
Sophie Racy, Free State High School senior, has earned the National Speech and Debate Association’s highest honor, and she’s the state’s first three-time qualifier for the Tournament of Champions.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Prescribed burn near Naismith Park will spark future growth at pocket prairie
A symphony of fire and flame enveloped a frosty Monarch Waystation on Thursday morning in south-central Lawrence. The purposeful fire was part of a carefully orchestrated plan to encourage biodiversity outside the home of Dena Podrebarac and Heidi Rios.
Researchers are finding high levels of fertilizer in drinking water from rural Kansas wells
College students are testing private wells in south-central Kansas. The results are prompting families to install treatment systems to reduce nitrate levels.
Driver and passenger injured in crash west of Lawrence
A 19-year-old Lawrence man and an 18-year-old woman were taken to hospitals Wednesday evening after a crash west of Lawrence.
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