Kaw Valley Almanac for Dec. 22-28, 2025
Great blue herons can be spotted in winter. Their diet is mainly aquatic but they are happy to snatch a mouse, shrew or other rodent in the winter if the ice limits options.
Details, renderings unveiled for KU entrepreneurship hub planned for former bookstore site
The former Jayhawk Bookstore/McLain’s Bakery building has been demolished to make way for KU’s entrepreneurship hub. The project team has shared more details about what the hub will entail and renderings of the planned building.
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Photos: Lawrence community menorot lighting
Members of the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation gathered Saturday evening to celebrate Hanukkah with menorot lighting, a potluck, and fellowship.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Santa Claus’ associates in Lawrence usher in holiday cheer
Since Santa Claus must conserve energy for his Christmas Eve omnipresence, he wisely delegates some duties to remote workers. Here are a few of the Lawrence locals who signed on to give Santa a helping hand this year.
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New brewery, speakeasy to claim its territory in former Black Stag location
A stag and an elk walk into a bar and, no joke, they will aim to make Lawrence’s newest rootin’ tootin’ brewery with live country music and a speakeasy.
City of Lawrence snowplow, newly dubbed ‘The Blizzard of Oz,’ ready to take to the streets
“Taylor Drift” was so last season. Now, there’s a new name in town among the city’s snowplow fleet, and the machine has been adorned with a custom magnet.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Loving Paws therapy dogs provide a fuzzy shoulder to lean on
Even if dogs can’t solve the world’s biggest problems, they can be present at just the right moment for folks who need a fuzzy shoulder to lean on, Loving Paws Animal Therapy’s volunteer coordinator believes.
Kansas Supreme Court chief justice to retire by early February
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert will step down from her position at the start of the new year and retire within weeks, she announced Friday.
Kansas marijuana laws remain unchanged, despite Trump promoting looser regulations
President Donald Trump took the first step Thursday to reclassify marijuana, but the move won’t affect Kansans unless the state changes its laws, a law enforcement professional said.
Kansas legislators to meet Monday about deal to bring Kansas City Chiefs across the state line
Kansas legislators will meet Monday to take a final step toward luring the KC football team across the state line, floating bonds worth hundreds of millions so the team can build a domed stadium and an entertainment district.
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