If you are a federal employee, you have a lot on your mind currently — including, apparently, finding tips on how to write an email to America’s richest man.
On the chance you haven’t been following along, federal employees were given a deadline of midnight tonight to send an email to a government personnel account describing five tasks they accomplished last week. While the email technically is from the ...
Douglas County commissioners at their meeting Wednesday approved year-end financial adjustments that include nearly $6 million in violations of a policy designed to control the size of the county’s emergency reserves.
The violations of the county’s fund balance policy didn’t become clear until Tuesday, when County Administrator Sarah Plinsky added additional information to a staff memo to commissioners ...
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It has been clear for awhile now that it will take more than needle and thread to mend what’s broken with the craft and sewing retailer Joann Fabrics. Now, it also is clear that the Lawrence store won’t be around for the end of the project.
Joann has announced it is closing more than 500 stores, and its lone Lawrence location at 27th and Iowa streets is on the ...
From campgrounds to classrooms: That was the unwelcome transition that some of Lawrence’s homeless community made as they were searching for shelter in the last year, University of Kansas officials said Wednesday.
Multiple homeless individuals began setting up overnight accommodations in KU buildings after the City of Lawrence changed some of its policies related to homeless camping in the community, a ...
The University of Kansas is expecting enrollment on its Lawrence campus to grow again next year — but after that, community leaders likely shouldn’t expect much future growth in student numbers.
That’s partially by design, members of the Kansas Board of Regents were told on Wednesday.
Jeff DeWitt, KU’s chief financial officer, told a Regents committee that applications for the 2025-2026 school year ...
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If the weather forecast holds, many of us may find ourselves stuck inside our homes as another snow storm blankets the area this week. If so, take notes.
The Lawrence Home Show is set for Friday and Saturday, and you can come with a full list of everything you’d like to change about the place. (A heated driveway or a tropical address — whichever is cheaper — ...
