Shontaveous Henry, 12, at left, and Enois Scroggins, wearing hat, listen as Tia Alejos, holding clipboard, asks people to get involved in youth programs during a vigil Sunday night at Central Park for Marini McKnight, who was killed on Oct.

A tree dedication at Lake Shawnee in memory of homicide victim Gerald S. Eberhardt was ordered halted by Shawnee County Commissioner Vic Miller Thursday.

A memorial tree dedication in honor of recent homicide victim Gerald S. Eberhardt will be held about 5:45 p.m. Sunday at the northeast entrance to Lake Shawnee.

Shawnee County Parks and Recreation will be stocking Lake Shawnee with 7,000 pounds of rainbow trout at noon on Oct.

Penny Graham, center front holding sign, is surrounded by members of Oakland Presbyterian Church, who will assist her in completing the annual CROP Walk on Sunday afternoon at Lake Shawnee.

You can enjoy the scenery of Lake Shawnee and Ensley Garden this weekend by participating in the 1st "Run for a Reason" to benefit longtime organization Florence Crittenton Services.

With views of the lake and a glimpse of swimmers, ball players, golfers and beautiful gardens, the Lake Shawnee trail is earning national attention.

Hot air balloons can be seen flying over the city of Topeka early Saturday for the 34th annual Huff 'n Puff Balloon Rally at Lake Shawnee.

The following animals have been brought to the Helping Hands Humane Society, 2625 N.W. Rochester Road.

Three-day weekends sure do make for a short work week. Not that we're complaining -- we can't wait for next weekend to roll around.

Randy Mitchell participates in an inter-tribal dance Saturday during the daytime session of the 19th annual Shawnee County Allied Tribes Inc.

Lake Shawnee provided a variety of sights and sounds as native americans danced in traditional costumes.

The Great Plains Balloon Club is looking for volunteers who want to learn how to launch and recover hot air balloons for the annual Huff 'n Puff Hot Air Balloon Rally.

Shawnee County commissioners are being asked to transfer the authority to operate the county's public golf courses from Steve Jablonowski to Austin Tillman, who has worked for more than 12 years for the county's Lake Shawnee and Forbes courses.

The secret is out, says John Knight, parks and recreation director for Shawnee County, and people are spreading the word about Lake Shawnee.