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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news November 22, 2023 - 3:18 pm

Lawrence firefighter battling throat cancer months before retirement

by Maya Hodison

John Mathis, the firefighter who has played Santa Claus during an annual holiday event in Lawrence for more than a decade, has been battling throat cancer, just months before he is set to retire.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business November 22, 2023 - 11:04 am

Squishington’s Candy opening in downtown Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

Just in time for Small Business Saturday and the beginning of holiday shopping season, Squishington’s Candy is opening at 646 Massachusetts St.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news November 20, 2023 - 11:05 pm

Lawrence vigil honors lives lost to transphobia, anti-trans violence

by Tricia Masenthin

Advocates and allies gathered Monday evening to remember transgender and gender nonconforming people murdered or targeted by violence and transphobia.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 20, 2023 - 8:30 pm

Judge still to decide whether man charged in beating death of Lawrence man will face trial

by Andrea Albright

A man charged with first-degree murder will have to wait until the end of the month to find out whether he will face trial for the beating death of a 62-year-old Lawrence man who claimed to be a leader of the aryan brotherhood.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events November 17, 2023 - 11:06 pm

Lawrence author, Haskell professor shares lessons learned from Indigenous relatives

by Molly Adams

We cannot address the physical climate change facing us until we have a cultural climate change, Lawrence author Daniel Wildcat told a crowd packed into the Raven Book Store Friday evening.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 17, 2023 - 12:08 pm

Lawrence activists explore laws and landscape around gender-based violence in Indigenous communities

by Jordan Winter

The crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and trans people affects all of Indian Country. Powerful change could start in Lawrence because of its strong and active intertribal community, activists say.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events November 16, 2023 - 2:09 pm

New play, panel discussion on reproductive justice argue ‘Choice is everything’

by Tricia Masenthin

A community-workshopped production illustrating how birthing people have strived for reproductive justice across time made its debut Wednesday, and audiences have two more opportunities to join in the conversation.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news November 13, 2023 - 8:52 pm

Man killed, two women injured in crash on K-10 in western Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

A man was killed and two women were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Kansas Highway 10 Monday afternoon in Lawrence.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events November 13, 2023 - 5:46 pm

Rapper Supaman weaves together Indigenous, hip-hop cultures during Lawrence school assembly

by Tricia Masenthin

Hundreds filled the main gymnasium at Billy Mills Middle School on Monday morning for a message of positivity and resilience from Indigenous rapper and fancy dancer Supaman.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education November 12, 2023 - 5:44 pm

Hundreds of community members celebrate Liberty Memorial Central Middle School’s centennial

by Molly Adams

Generations of Lawrencians with connections to the school at 1400 Massachusetts St. — whether as Liberty Memorial High School, a junior high or a middle school — gathered Sunday to celebrate the school’s centennial.

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