The local effort to provide elementary and middle school students with safe pedestrian and bicycle routes to schools will benefit from a $500,000 infrastructure boost in the coming year.Nick Voss, project engineer for the Lawrence Public Works Department, said the city has received a $394,000 ...
Topeka ? The job market in Kansas is expected to remain flat during 2018, growing by a mere 0.1 percent, or less than 1,500 jobs, according to a new report from Wichita State University.But the author of that report says that's not necessarily bad news, especially given the 0.8 percent decline ...
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is October, the Lawrence Arts Center has partnered with Lawrence Memorial Hospital to put on a production of “Pinkalicious.”“Pinkalicious,” a musical, tells the tale of a girl who overindulges in pink cupcakes until it turns her pink from ...
• The right westbound lane of 23rd Street from Ousdahl Road to Alabama Street will be closed for waterline construction. The project is expected to be completed this month.• North 1500, East 1625 and North 1550 roads will be closed for a culvert replacement project. North 1500 Road will be ...
A 21-year-old man died sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning in an accident south of Eudora, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. According to a press release from Sgt. Kristen Channel, the accident in the 1100 block of County Route 1061 was discovered at dawn ...
Kicking cancer is a perfect reason for a communitywide happy dance, and this year’s Rock the Block–Kick Cancer Block Party is exactly that. Come party like a rock star (costumes encouraged!), celebrate cancer survivors and encourage our friends and neighbors who still are in the fight. A ...
Topeka ? As Gov. Sam Brownback moves closer to becoming the next U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer has been quietly making plans to move his own team into the governor's office.In the last few weeks, Colyer has put together his own communications ...
Mammograms can help detect breast cancer in its early phases — when it is most treatable — according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Richard Kuckelman, a board-certified radiologist with Lawrence Memorial Hospital, said there are a few factors in what age a woman should start getting ...
Nearly five years ago, Jo Ellis decided to stop sweating the little things. Ellis remembers when she used to get “intense” about minor problems, such as her kids not cleaning their rooms. Now she says life is too short to get upset about it.“What’s the point? I could die tomorrow,” ...
Pretty much the moment a server at a restaurant asks if I’d like to hear about the specials, I nod but usually drift off to a place where words just become sounds that don’t matter. I’m not trying to be impolite, I just have favorite menu items that I really look forward to everywhere I ...
Taxes are likely at the forefront of many people’s minds this campaign season. In November, voters will be asked to renew the city’s extra 0.55 percent sales tax instead of allowing it to sunset. If approved, the special tax would be in place from 2019 to 2029 and is projected to generate ...
Baldwin Junior High School eighth-grader Lucas Hafer wasn’t intimidated shooting next to Baldwin City Fire Chief Terry Baker on Saturday at the Cedar Hill Gun Club.“I shot a 16 and 17. That’s decent,” he said, before further qualifying with an “-ish.”The competition had students in ...
Low pay, an increasingly “bloated” administrative staff and the arrival of on-campus concealed carry are just a few of the factors that have led some University of Kansas professors to speak out against what they describe as an unprecedented drop in faculty morale. “We’ve had a lot of ...
Agency: AARP Tax-AideContact: Sarah Merriman at 785-813-1136 or at smerriman@swbell.netAARP Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service, is looking for volunteers to help low- and moderate-income individuals and families prepare and file their ...
Several members of the Lawrence High School marching band took a cue from professional sports and took a knee while performing the national anthem at Friday night’s football game.At least seven band members and one cheerleader knelt in the minutes leading up to kickoff at the Lawrence High ...
Consent agenda• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 10/03/17.• Receive minutes from various boards and commissions• Approve all claims. The list of claims will be posted by the Finance Department on Monday prior to the meeting. If Monday is a holiday, the claims will be posted ...
Topeka ? The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday rejected the appeal of a Lawrence man who was given two consecutive Hard-25 sentences after he was convicted in 2011 of sexually abusing two girls under age 14.Donald L. Brown II, who was 33 when he was convicted, filed what's known as a habeas ...
Brandon Eisman said a family event with a drag queen reading stories about diversity and acceptance is “the complete opposite” of his experience growing up.Eisman was raised in what he called the “ruby red” part of Kansas, and said he didn’t have opportunities to talk about LGBT ...
Lawrence resident Daniel Klinger is a former meteorological technician with the National Weather Service who now gathers local weather data as a hobby. Look for monthly reports from Daniel, or anytime after the Lawrence area has experienced a major weather event.Summary: Summer may come to an ...
Topics ranged from challenges facing first-generation college students to concerns about on-campus concealed carry during a meeting Thursday between University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod and KU’s Multicultural Student Government. The program marked the first installment of MSG’s new ...