Incumbents Kelly Jones and Shannon Kimball are keeping their seats on the Lawrence school board, meanwhile newcomer Matt Lancaster narrowly won the third seat. Kimball and Jones each secured about 20% of the vote in the Lawrence school board race, according to the unofficial count, while the ...
Two Douglas County communities will have new leaders after voters delivered big victories to challengers in Tuesday’s elections. Both Baldwin City and Eudora’s mayors lost re-election bids on Tuesday. In Baldwin City, incumbent Casey Simoneau lost to challenger Gerald “Gerry” ...
9:55 p.m. Results in area races held steady throughout the night, giving victories to a new mayor in Baldwin City, and newcomers one both open city commission seats in Eudora. Incumbents, though, did well in the Eudora school district race. Here's a look at unofficial vote totals, with all ...
The Lawrence school district is launching a food drive for students and their families directly impacted by the loss of federal food assistance. According to a message from Superintendent Jeanice Swift to district families, more than 1,100 students and their families are expected to be ...
Douglas County school districts saw mixed enrollment trends this year, as some gained students while others continued to face declines amid a statewide trend of declining enrollment. Kansas has an enrollment count day where school districts take a student head count to determine state funding ...
Updated at 7:36 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 Although the Lawrence school district has stopped using Gaggle, it is now using a different student monitoring software — and its use was not voted on by board members or mentioned in court documents filed Monday. The school district implemented ...