Dancers, musicians, even an aerial arts performer will be part of the Lawrence school district's 10th annual “Ovation!” talent show for middle and high school students this weekend. The talent show is at 7 p.m. Sunday on the main stage of the Lied Center of Kansas, 1600 Stewart Drive, and ...
Hamm Companies, which for decades has run the landfill that serves Lawrence, plans to sell that landfill to a large nationwide waste disposal company, and the City of Lawrence is being asked to consent to the sale. In a letter Hamm sent to the city and county, dated Dec. 10, Hamm said it would ...
City leaders next week will be considering a tax incentive package for a proposed 121-unit affordable housing complex on the west side of Lawrence. The housing project is Floret Hill at the southeast corner of Bob Billings Parkway and Kansas Highway 10, and it's being developed by Wheatland ...
The University of Kansas will host a series of seminars on topics related to democracy and academic freedom over the next two years, funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation. KU shared details about the seminars in a news release on Friday. The series will be called “Navigating Academic ...
The University of Kansas’ Gorton Music and Dance Library will be hosting parties and concerts in February to celebrate 25 years of operations on campus. KU announced in a news release Friday that the library inside Murphy Hall at 1530 Naismith Drive will hold multiple free events from Feb. ...
TOPEKA — In Vicki Schumacher’s nutrition services office at Wichita Public Schools, staff spend roughly two hours verifying one free lunch application from start to finish. Under proposed legislation, the office could see its work increase twentyfold. Current federal law requires schools ...
