LJWorld.com Headlines for September 1, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Town Talk | Downtown BBQ restaurant featuring carryout and a 'Porky Parfait' set to open]( Obviously, a perfect place to locate a carryout barbecue restaurant would be next to a U-Haul store. (There is only so much brisket you can fit in a trunk.) But a local businessman is betting that downtown Lawrence will be a great place too. A ... [Downtown BBQ restaurant featuring carryout and a 'Porky Parfait' set to open]( By: Chad Lawhorn Obviously, a perfect place to locate a carryout barbecue restaurant would be next to a U-Haul store. (There is only so much brisket you can fit in a trunk.) But a local businessman is betting that downtown Lawrence will be a great place too. A ... September 1, 2020 @ 9:09am [Special Olympics recognize Lawrence High School for its unified sports program]( By: Dylan Lysen Lawrence High School has been recognized for its sports program that aims to be inclusive and provides students with disabilities opportunities to compete. The Special Olympics recently named LHS a Unified Champion School, an honor bestowed on ... August 31, 2020 @ 5:15pm [Free State, Lawrence High announce football attendance plans]( By: Matt Tait With opening night of the 2020 football seasons just four days away, Lawrence High and Free State released their attendance plans on Monday. Both schools will cap their attendance for home games at two spectators per student participant. Those ... August 31, 2020 @ 5:11pm [Kelly encourages use of CARES funds to buy drop boxes for election as Kansas sees 'historically alarming case numbers']( By: Conner Mitchell Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday spent much of her weekly COVID-19 news conference encouraging counties to use funds allocated to them from the federal CARES Act stimulus to purchase drop boxes for advance mail ballots in the November general ... August 31, 2020 @ 4:58pm [Prosecutor withdraws from Rontarus Washington Jr. murder case]( By: Mackenzie Clark The former chief assistant district attorney who has been prosecuting a high-profile Lawrence murder case for several years has withdrawn from the case, court documents show. CJ Rieg left the Douglas County district attorney’s office in ... August 31, 2020 @ 4:31pm [KU won't allow fans at football opener, other home sporting events in September]( By: Benton Smith There will be no fans in attendance when the University of Kansas football team kicks off its season Sept. 12 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. In a message posted to the university’s website Monday, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod shared ... August 31, 2020 @ 3:30pm [Lawrence's Willow and sexual trauma center to receive about $428K in grants]( By: Staff Report Two Lawrence organizations that serve survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence will receive about $428,000 in state and federal grants, Gov. Laura Kelly announced in a Monday morning news release. The Willow Domestic Violence Center ... August 31, 2020 @ 3:27pm [COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increase to 1,375; 465 are active]( By: Staff Report Douglas County has reported 1,375 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 72 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 910 out of the 1,375 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public ... August 31, 2020 @ 3:22pm [Man bound over for trial in alleged sexual abuse of Lawrence girl]( By: Mackenzie Clark A man was bound over for trial Monday in connection with a woman’s allegations of repeated sexual abuse that she said began about six years ago, when she was a teenager. Joseph Christopher Hess, 36, was charged in June 2019 with two counts ... August 31, 2020 @ 2:41pm [Lawrence City Commission to consider creating historic markers for police killings of two young men in 1970]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders will soon consider moving forward with the creation of historic markers to commemorate two young men who were killed in confrontations with police during racial and political unrest in the summer of 1970. As part of its meeting ... August 31, 2020 @ 2:23pm [Lawrence police blotter for Aug. 31, 2020]( By: Staff Report Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... August 31, 2020 @ 2:17pm [La Parrilla plans to reopen this week in Lawrence; other restaurant notes from around town]( By: Chad Lawhorn A time machine with a dial labeled “pre-pandemic” would be welcome about now. One that comes with tacos would be even better. That’s not quite what is set to happen on Massachusetts Street, but it is close. La Parrilla plans to reopen its ... August 31, 2020 @ 12:37pm [With plans and cost estimates in hand, {NAME} City Council eyes voter referendum on community center]( By: Elvyn Jones The {NAME} City Council now has plans and a cost estimate for converting the old Chapel Street gym into a community center as it moves toward a voter referendum on funding for the project. At an Aug. 25 special meeting, Lawrence architect Jay ... 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