Lightning Storm
A lightning bolt strikes in the distance as Robert Patz and Tanner Bristol, McClouth, sit in a pickup near the corner of Highway 16 and Washington streets to watch the storm roll in, Wednesday, June 8, 2005.
EASTON FLOOD
Easton residents Thomas Hutchens, left, and David Nieman leave the home of Hutchens's mother, Hazel Hutchens, Sunday afternoon as flood waters begin to rise. Many local residents evacuated their homes. Hutchens said he was carrying firearms to prevent looters from approaching the property.
Five Fatality Fire
A Christmas photograph of Nolan Vender, 13, rests among the ashes at the site of a five-fatality fire at 1205 New Jersey Street. Vender was one of three grandchildren who died in the fire along with his grandfather, Charles Glover Sr. on Sept. 17, 2006.
Sixth-Generation Carnival Worker
Five-year-old Christian Moore plays with a balloon behind a dart-throwing stand operated by his father, James Moore, at the Douglas County Fair. Christian, who is on the road with his dad and Moore's Greater Shows for the summer, is among the sixth generation of Moores to travel with the carnival.
Dear Lawrence
A pedestrian walks past a large photograph of the News Center building at 645 New Hampshire when it was a post office in 1911. Note: This image was shot as part of the Dear Lawrence Project in the summer of 2011. Taking a page from Dear Photograph, I organized the community-wide project with the help of the Journal-World staff in which we asked Lawrence residents to "re-photograph" and submit their own images in an effort to create a collective identity of our city and to explore changes in landscape, technology and people. We received more than 100 submissions and hosted a gallery showing of 50 images from the project at a reception on Aug. 27, 2011. About 500 people attended throughout the night.
Our Dance
Leo Shaw smiles at his significant other Eugenia Bryan as the two slow dance with the lights down low at the Eagle’s Lodge on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Shaw and the Oldsters United for Responsible Service have been organizing weekly dances for 28 years.
K.C. Wolf
Dan Meers, who plays K.C. Wolf, the mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs, takes his head off to watch some of the Chiefs' game against the Arizona Cardinals in Kansas City. Mo. "When you're up 49-0, it makes my job a whole lot easier," Meers said (Sunday, December 1, 2002).
Motel Living
Two-year-old Carolyn Hunt opens the front door of a motel room that she has been living in since May, along with her parents April Schmidt and Jerry Hunt and four other siblings. A narrow walkway leading from the front door to the bathroom is the only clear path in the room that does not have piles of clothing, school work or other belongings of the family. The couple, April and Jerry, are having trouble finding a home for their family that is affordable, yet big enough.
HERON
Heron, 2008
Rainy Day Mail
Soggy mail wasn't in the forecast for Lawrence resident Anthony Jennings as he plucks his mail Friday afternoon before heading back to work. Friday's showers a bit of cool relief from the week's hot temperatures.
Wind Farm
Ranchers John Kueser, Ellsworth, Kan., front, and Bill Donley, Lincoln, Kan., head northward on Highway 14 trailing their herd as they pass several turbines at the Smoky Hills Wind Farm on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. The Smoky Hills project, which consists of 56 wind turbines, began in June and is likely to be completed by early 2008. Although seen by many as a turn for the better with regard for alternative means of producing energy, many local residents believe the turbines to be a blight on the landscape.
Smokin
Steve Laurenzo, Kansas City, Kan., waits happily with a beer as his smoker puffs away during the 15th annual Sertoma 48 BBQ Cookoff on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Broken Arrow Park.
