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All Access - $30 for 6 Months Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Lock in your subscription rate and save! [LJWorld.com]( 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. Subscriptions are the No. 1 source of revenue that supports our local journalists. Offer is open to anyone without a current subscription. Cancel anytime. [More Info]( [photo]( [Town Talk | Lawrence’s first Whataburger plans to open in late October, if all goes well; local IHOP reopens]( Lawrence Whataburger fans can now circle a date on their calendars. [Read More]( [photo]( [From a tiny Vinland airport, this pilot and mechanic changed the aviation industry; he receives the top FAA award]( The first part that McFarlane Aviation ever made was just slightly larger than the Orville and Wilbur Wright button that Dave now wears on his shirt. It was a plastic washer. [Read More]( [photo]( [Leadership training, 4-H, nutrition programs: Douglas County K-State Research and Extension aims to reach even more people in the coming year]( Douglas County K-State Research and Extension reached hundreds of people in Douglas County this past year — providing nutrition education, youth activities, leadership training and more — and on Thursday it outlined its plans to have an even bigger impact in the future. [Read More]( [Image]( [Lawrence school board approves the budget for 2024-2025 with a slight increase compared to the previous year]( The Lawrence school board approved a budget for 2024-2025 with a property tax rate with a slight increase compared to last year. [Read More]( [photo]( [This new book started as a genealogy project — and turned into a chronicle of how Kansas experienced World War I]( 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. [Read More]( [Image]( [Town Talk | After a fire took her downtown restaurant, owner set to open entirely new ‘Latin food’ concept on Sixth Street]( On that December night when flames shot through the roof of her downtown Mexican restaurant, Cielito Lindo, owner Lourdes Esmeralda Perez Rojo had many thoughts going through her mind. [Read More]( [Facebook]( This message was sent by the Lawrence Journal-World. You are receiving this because at some point in the past you shared your email address with LJWorld.com To opt-out of emails like this, click the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World PO Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044