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Arts & Events August 15, 2024 - 3:04 pm

FidPick music competition and celebration of strings to return to Lawrence

by Lane Rozin

An afternoon of music, food and fun will soon take place in Lawrence with the 43rd Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, also known as FidPick. 

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Community Voices August 15, 2024 - 1:26 pm

Tom Harper: A welcome to visitors and new residents of Lawrence, and a PSA for townies (Column)

by Tom Harper

”Finally, information and a warning that turns this reflectional welcome post into a public service announcement … It is a very unsettling experience for both drivers to witness a car driving toward you on a one-way street,” Tom Harper writes in this column/PSA.

Education August 15, 2024 - 10:05 am

FBI alerts Baldwin police to alleged threat at junior high

by Lawrence Times

Baldwin City police determined there was no credible threat to students or staff of Baldwin Junior High School Thursday morning after hearing from the FBI, according to a department news release.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Environment August 14, 2024 - 8:16 pm

Grant to help expand conservation efforts at Mary’s Lake, Prairie Park Nature Center

by Maya Hodison

Mary’s Lake, adjacent to Prairie Park Nature Center in Lawrence, will be getting a makeover aimed at advancing work to nurture the surrounding habitat. 

State News August 14, 2024 - 7:27 pm

Rural Kansas prosecutor retires from office while facing criminal charges

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

A rural Kansas prosecutor retired from office this week after being accused of numerous crimes, disciplined for telling a woman she owed him a sexual favor and working out an undisclosed plea deal with state authorities.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Education August 14, 2024 - 4:04 pm

Lawrence’s annual safety fair set to return this weekend

by Lawrence Times

An event this weekend will offer free bicycle helmets for kids, games, information and activities all about public safety resources in Lawrence and Douglas County.

Lawrence news August 14, 2024 - 2:17 pm

Tech issue caused Lawrence City Commission livestream to fail; here’s how to watch if that happens again

by Mackenzie Clark

The city’s YouTube broadcast of the Lawrence City Commission meeting failed Tuesday evening because of a computer problem. Here’s how you can access the meeting if the issue ever repeats.

Lawrence news August 14, 2024 - 8:40 am

Heat advisory in effect Wednesday in Lawrence; severe storms possible

by Lawrence Times

Douglas County will be under a heat advisory from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, and the area could see severe storms Wednesday evening.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news August 13, 2024 - 9:47 pm

City commissioners appoint several more people to Lawrence advisory boards, not including ex-deputy DA

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday agreed to appointments of numerous community members to the city’s advisory boards, but not the former deputy Douglas County district attorney.

Lawrence news August 13, 2024 - 9:40 pm

Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Aug. 13, 2024

by Lawrence Times

Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.

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