After-school fitness gains with Smart Strength program
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School aids students through Smart Strength a two session weekly program started in 2009 led by Next Level gym owner Chad Richards with a $4 000 LiveWell Lawrence grant. Students now use chin up bars ropes and medicine balls under trainer Angela Finch as teachers and parents join sessions.
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Hen Michel Loomis
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
Smart Strength
Loomis
LiveWell Lawrence Coalition
Angela Finch
Next Level
Chad Richards
Finch
Kenzi Dowdell
Guthrie Bricker
Double Take Dr Wes Crenshaw and Kyra Haas
Dr Wes Crenshaw and Kyra Haas headline a features column on local portraits and career paths, highlighting their distinct approaches to medicine and journalism. The piece surveys their impact in the community through concise profiles and quotes.
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Wes Crenshaw
Kyra Haas
Kansas Senate bill targets teachers over salacious content
A Shawnee Mission East graduate, Thomas Frank, warned that Americans vote against their interests. Kansas lawmakers passed SB 56, imposing a class B misdemeanor for teachers deemed salacious by legislators, risking up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for educators from counselors to health and PE instructors. The measure reflects a conservative menu shaping education policy.
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Wes
Shawnee Mission East High School
Thomas Frank
New York Times
Kansas
America
Frank
Nutrition Carnival promotes healthy eating for kids at LMH event
A Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Lawrence Public Library health event invites families to a free Nutrition Carnival from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the library. Activities for ages 4 to 12 include bicycle blender smoothies and author and school program appearances, with education on building healthy eating habits and ongoing wellness initiatives.
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Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
The
Law
Rence Public Library
Topher Enneking
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Organwise
Friends of the Library
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