A Lawrence church has been collecting Christmas Nativities from around the globe for over 30 years and is inviting the public, as it does every year, to view its latest depictions of the night of Jesus’ birth in the Bethlehem manger. Centenary United Methodist Church in North Lawrence has ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 22-year-old Kansas City man accused of illegally purchasing a gun found after February’s mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally has been sentenced to probation. U.S. District Court Judge Howard Sachs sentenced Ronnel Williams Jr. to 5 years ...

Students at McLouth middle and high schools are having Christmas Spirit Week through Friday. Monday was Christmas Sock Day/Wear green and red,Tuesday was Christmas Hat/Regular Hat Day, today is Pajama Day, Thursday is Ugly Christmas Sweater Day and Friday is Dress as Your Favorite Christmas ...

This season’s first calf arrived a little over four weeks early this year. For humans this may not seem that impossible, but calves born more than four weeks early rarely live past a day or two. The little guy weighed in at 35 pounds, half the size of a typical newborn. Our mama cows have ...

25 years ago: Dec. 8, 1999 The public is invited to attend a retirement party for Susie Parmer from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 14 in the conference room of the Leavenworth County Courthouse. Parmer will retire from her position as register of deeds, effective Dec. 31. The Tonganoxie Post Office ...

Wreaths Across America Wreaths Across America ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at both Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (395 Biddle Blvd., Fort Leavenworth) and Leavenworth National Cemetery (105 Muncie Road, Leavenworth). The public is welcome to participate in the laying of ...

A former Lawrence pastor remembers a woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide last week as an integral member of the church who loved to sing and to care for her family and animals. Nicole Felice Eaton, 44, of Eudora, is remembered by her former pastor, Ross Baker, now serving in Emporia, ...

The two individuals found deceased Friday in a residence south of Eudora — apparently after a murder-suicide — have been identified. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, they are Benjamin Roy Eaton Jr., 52, and Nicole Felice Eaton, 44, both of rural Eudora. The ...

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health was notified last week of a highly pathogenic avian influenza detection in a noncommercial backyard flock in Douglas County, the department said in a news release Monday. The detection in Baldwin City occurred on Wednesday. The health department said it ...

Tonganoxie Business Association will have its monthly networking coffee this week. The event will start at 8 a.m. Friday at Grounded Coffeehouse, 303 E. Fourth St. All are welcome to attend the TBA coffee gatherings, which generally take place the second Friday of each month.