Summer of Service teens help distribute food to families
Rawls watched teens from the Summer of Service volunteer for the Penn House mobile food pantry in June. Seventy three middle and high school students handed out bags of groceries as a long line formed for fresh produce, breaking down barriers with families in need and learning through service.
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United Way Douglas County Spotlight Features Micki Chestnut
Micki Chestnut serves as communications director for the United Way of Douglas County as the organization highlights local volunteers and charities supported by United Way in occasional features.
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Lawrence native wins Emmy in TV production
Lawrence resident Mark Maxey received an Emmy Award on June 27 for excellence in television production. Growing up across from Centron film studio, he started as a child extra and rode bikes around its lot, but his passion lay behind the scenes where he first glimpsed editing and storytelling magic.
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Longtime Dr Philip Stevens dies after 60 years of care
Philip L Stevens, 87, known as Tonganoxie Phil and Kansas weather predictor, died in his sleep Thursday after 60 years of serving as a family physician in his office at 605 E Fourth St He began practice in 1955 and delivered babies early in his career while guiding generations of patients through decades of change.
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