The Douglas County Commission could hold its meetings in person next month. During the commission’s meeting on Wednesday, which was held on an online conference call, County Administrator Sarah Plinsky told the commissioners she recommended they resume in-person meetings after the third phase of Gov. Laura Kelly’s original reopening plan concludes. According to the plan posted on the state’s coronavirus ...
The Lawrence school district will look to improve its technology security after it has seen an increase in online threats as schools shifted to remote education in response to the coronavirus pandemic. David Vignery, director of technology, told the Lawrence school board during its meeting on Tuesday that he and school district staff are looking into some areas it can strengthen security for technology used in ...
As she walked around the corner of Deerfield Elementary School with a group of her fellow teachers last week, Anne Bailey received a surprise when she noticed many cars lining the school’s parking lot waiting to greet her. The cars were full of current and former students, parents and other teachers, who had arrived for a drive-by parade in celebration of Bailey’s retirement after teaching for 40 years. ...
Band students at Lawrence's Southwest Middle School recently received instruction from some of the most talented musicians in the world. Deborah Woodall Routledge, director of bands at Southwest, said the school’s percussion, woodwind and brass players recently met with members of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, which touts itself as the country's oldest continuously active professional musical ...
A local food bank that's seen a significant increase in clients amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be getting some extra funding from Douglas County to help feed those in need. The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday voted to provide up to $100,000 in additional funding to Just Food for the current year. The extra money will help Just Food close a roughly $200,000 budget hole, which stemmed from a sudden surge ...
Douglas County could soon provide some help to make sure a local food bank can feed county residents during the coronavirus pandemic. The County Commission on Wednesday will consider providing Just Food, a food bank providing services to Douglas County residents, up to $100,000 of supplemental funding for the current budget year. According to a memo to commissioners, Just Food has seen a significant increase ...