LJWorld.com Headlines for September 8, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> Special Offer - All-Access to LJWorld.com $30 for 6 months - Just 17¢ per day! If you haven’t already, please consider supporting local journalism through a digital subscription to LJWorld.com. Subscribers are the No. 1 source of revenue that supports our local journalists. [Subscribe Today]( [After a breast cancer diagnosis, Senior Resource Center leader is raising awareness about problems that mammograms might not catch]( “I’ll always kick myself a little bit because I could have caught it earlier, but I don’t think there’s anything I could have done to prevent it.” Megan Poindexter had a weird pain in her armpit. She didn’t think it was anything ... [After a breast cancer diagnosis, Senior Resource Center leader is raising awareness about problems that mammograms might not catch]( By: Autumn Bishop, LMH Health “I’ll always kick myself a little bit because I could have caught it earlier, but I don’t think there’s anything I could have done to prevent it.” Megan Poindexter had a weird pain in her armpit. She didn’t think it was anything ... September 7, 2024 @ 11:10pm [This new book started as a genealogy project — and turned into a chronicle of how Kansas experienced World War I]( By: Bremen Keasey Before becoming a petroleum engineer — before becoming an NFL player — before even graduating high school, Ralph Nichols was shot in the cheek in France in 1918. Nichols' adult life had barely even started when the United States entered ... September 7, 2024 @ 10:08pm [From a tiny Vinland airport, this pilot and mechanic changed the aviation industry; he receives the top FAA award]( By: Chad Lawhorn It was an opportunity of a lifetime. Granted, it had been a short lifetime, but still, this was a wonderful opportunity. Well, yes, it did involve a defaulted loan, but defaulted loans often are wonderful opportunities simply disguised as cold ... September 7, 2024 @ 10:00pm [Kansas Highway 10 interchange at 6th Street expected to reopen Monday with new diverging diamond layout]( By: Staff Report The U.S. Highway 40-Kansas Highway 10 interchange in west Lawrence is slated to reopen in the coming week with a new diverging diamond layout — the first of its kind in Lawrence. According to a news release from the City of Lawrence, the ... September 7, 2024 @ 6:53pm [Lawrence man who's accused of sexually targeting middle schoolers now faces multiple rape charges]( By: Kim Callahan A Lawrence man awaiting trial for sexually targeting numerous pre-teen girls at a Lawrence middle school has now been charged with multiple additional sex crimes going back 16 years. The defendant, Kenneth W. Soap, 44, was charged Thursday with ... September 7, 2024 @ 4:05pm [Mold found in two Baker University residence halls as residents complain of health problems; assessments are currently underway]( By: Josie Heimsoth Two days after Baker University began classes, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health reported “a dangerous level of mold” in two dormitory halls on the campus, which has led to some residents experiencing sore throats and hives. On Aug. 23, ... September 7, 2024 @ 3:40pm [Mexican-born Lawrence artist selected to create public artwork honoring La Yarda community]( By: Staff report A Mexican-born Lawrence artist has been chosen to create an original public artwork to honor the Mexican American community of La Yarda, a housing unit created by the Santa Fe Railroad to house workers in Lawrence in the early part of the 20th ... September 7, 2024 @ 2:07pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044