LJWorld.com Headlines for June 11, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [After breaking both wrists, guitarist is back to playing]( One of the great joys for Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame member Danney Williams is playing the guitar. He was set to play in the band last fall at a local church dance when disaster struck. He was doing some work at the church, going up and ... [After breaking both wrists, guitarist is back to playing]( By: Autumn Bishop, LMH Health One of the great joys for Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame member Danney Williams is playing the guitar. He was set to play in the band last fall at a local church dance when disaster struck. He was doing some work at the church, going up and ... June 11, 2023 @ 12:00am ['This marker speaks the truth': Community gathers to remember 14-year-old Black girl imprisoned after her 1882 rape]( By: Rochelle Valverde Near the site of where a 14-year-old Black girl was falsely convicted of crimes against her rapist, a marker now stands. What it stands for is many-fold: the sexual violence that Black women and girls suffered at the hands of white men, the ... June 10, 2023 @ 10:56pm [‘Puppy Pumps’ at Lawrence BP station offer a new way to give back to Lawrence Humane Society]( By: Austin Hornbostel There’s been a subtle change at the BP gas station at 3020 Iowa St., but it’s one that could ultimately have a much more noticeable impact for the Lawrence Humane Society. Since June 1, pumps 11 and 12 at the gas station have been converted ... June 10, 2023 @ 10:00pm [This Kansas school reopened quickly after COVID. Kids' reading was still behind]( By: Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Columbus, Kan. — Students spread out in their rural Kansas classroom, answering questions with a partner about invaders atop elephants attempting to sack Rome more than 2,000 years ago. “Do you want to read?” one of the third graders, ... June 10, 2023 @ 6:26pm [Lawrence school board to receive budget update, discuss pending wage increases for teachers and staff]( By: Rochelle Valverde The Lawrence school board will soon receive a budget update and meet in executive session to discuss pending wage increases for the district’s teachers and staff. As part of its meeting Monday, Cynde Frick, the district’s executive director ... June 10, 2023 @ 5:38pm [Tree memorializing Free State's Adam Leitel placed outside football stadium]( By: Conner Becker A tree memorializing Adam Leitel, a former Free State educator and coach who died unexpectedly in February, was planted on the south end of the football stadium at Free State High School last weekend. The memorial was organized by several ... June 10, 2023 @ 3:08pm [A 'life-threatening' shortage of cancer drugs has Kansas doctors rationing medications]( By: Rose Conlon, Kansas News Service For over a month, doctors at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Cancer Center have struggled to get their hands on enough chemotherapy drugs to treat their patients. First, their shipments of carboplatin — typically used to treat breast, ovarian ... June 10, 2023 @ 3:00pm [Historical marker dedication ceremony for Margaret 'Sis' Vinegar moving indoors due to weather]( By: Staff Report Story updated at 4:27 p.m. Saturday, June 10: A dedication ceremony scheduled for later today for the historical marker that tells the story of Margaret “Sis” Vinegar, a 14-year-old Black girl imprisoned after her 1882 rape, will move ... June 10, 2023 @ 12:38pm 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