Several years ago the city embarked on a project to update our comprehensive plan, Horizon 2020. The new plan, Plan 2040, is our community plan for guiding growth for the next two decades. Crafting the plan was a labor-intensive endeavor by city staff and steering committee volunteers. The ...

Imagine going through life being told that you are wrong. Not your opinions, not your ideas, not your beliefs — you. Imagine how it would feel, watching your child struggle to find a reason to continue living in a world that insists that they are wrong. There are hundreds of people in Kansas ...

As the Douglas County sheriff, I take my responsibility seriously in doing everything I can to keep our community safe. But our community, like many others across this country, has not been immune to the public health epidemic caused by pills laced with the opioid fentanyl. A study conducted ...

We were scared. We were scared we would get beat up or catch a disease. We were scared we would not know what to say, do, or how to act. Despite this fear churning in our hearts, we walked through the door and up the stairs into the darkened gym. As our eyes adjusted, we could make out figures ...

Kansas may be getting a new set of energy efficiency programs approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission. Under an energy efficiency application that Evergy filed with the KCC (which was modified and supported by several energy efficiency proponents), ratepayer energy savings were projected ...

Veterans of military service are cornerstones of our community. Their loyalty to our country and their fellow troops under the most difficult conditions demonstrate moral fiber of the highest quality. Lawrence is home to many veterans, and we gather for the 2022 Lawrence Veterans Day Parade ...