Progress 2007
- Chamber, area leaders develop plans to stay ahead of the curve
- April 21, 2007
- More than 150 years since members of the New England Emigrant Aid Co. came upon the banks for the Kansas River and decided to set up a free-state stronghold, Lawrence’s leaders once again are moving forward with a sense of direction and forging optimistic plans for affirming their community a bastion of commerce and future success.
- ‘Whole menu’ of planning, amenities could change look of Lawrence
- April 21, 2007
- The menu has been placed in front of city leaders.
- Turnover higher than usual for downtown vacancies
- April 21, 2007
- Take a drive down Massachusetts Street, and you can see a new or vacant business on practically each block of the downtown area.
- Maple Leaf Festival to feature fireworks
- April 21, 2007
- In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Baldwin City’s Maple Leaf Festival in October, organizers are planning a few fireworks.
- No solution in sight to fund deferred maintenance
- April 21, 2007
- Short of minting money or robbing banks, the Kansas Legislature looked into just about everything this year as it tried to find a way to pay for needed university repairs.
- City Commission election put jobs on front-burner
- April 21, 2007
- Talk of jobs has landed Mike Dever and Rob Chestnut new jobs on the Lawrence City Commission.
- New mayor discusses potential needs, possibility of seeking sales tax
- April 21, 2007
- Lawrence’s new mayor is all business.
- Top vote-winner returns with ‘high expectations’
- Scott Morgan reclaims seat on Lawrence school board, ready to move forward
- April 21, 2007
- Four years ago, Scott Morgan presided over a school board worn out by school closings, layoffs and program cuts.
- Veterans re-elected to school board; race lacked 2003’s ‘hot button’ issues
- April 21, 2007
- Some familiar faces have returned to the Lawrence school board.
- City facing decision on new library site
- April 21, 2007
- Those waiting for the final page to be turned on the discussion to build a new Lawrence Public Library will have to wait a little longer.
- McElhaney says he won’t run again
- April 21, 2007
- There will be no third term in office for Douglas County Commissioner Jere McElhaney.
- Tense KU-St. Luke’s deal put to ‘guiding principles’
- April 21, 2007
- For decades, the school where Kansas University students learned to be doctors and the hospital where they practiced were one and the same.
- Humane Society seeks help with lagging shelter fundraiser
- April 21, 2007
- The Lawrence Humane Society doesn’t want to have to beg, but it might.
- Baldwin City to begin work on renovating downtown
- April 21, 2007
- If all goes as planned by this time next year, Baldwin City’s downtown will have a new, fresh look.
- City of Eudora plans sesquicentennial events
- April 21, 2007
- Eudora leaders are taking steps to renovate the city’s downtown, pave the way for economic development and prepare for population increases.
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