Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Featured Wagons
The 31st annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade filled downtown Lawrence with riders and horses pulling carriages and wagons on Saturday. Photographs by Mike Yoder show a colorful procession along Massachusetts Street including the Grinch driving a wagon. The event concluded with the Dunn's Landing coach of Wellsville and riders Robin Dunn Marty Kennedy and Patty Kennedy.
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Identities Released in Apparent Murder suicide near Eudora
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office identified two people found dead Friday in a residence along East 2300 Road south of Eudora as Benjamin Roy Eaton Jr. and Nicole Felice Eaton, both of rural Eudora. Eaton shot Nicole, then died by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a 20 hour standoff. The incident began Thursday evening with a call to police.
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Lawrence home values cool after three year run of gains
Local real estate data show Lawrence median home selling prices rose over 10 percent annually from 2020 through 2022, ending in 2023 as the long period of double digit gains halted. The cooling trend reflects broader market shifts and changing demand.
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Prairie pastures documented in Douglas County Kansas
University of Kansas researchers map native prairie pastures to measure remaining intact habitat in Douglas County. They note these unplowed soils host unique microbial communities and support grassland birds and pollinators, underscoring the value of preserving undisturbed prairie soil and root structures.
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