The past year was good for the Douglas County government in terms of bringing in revenue, allowing the Douglas County Commission to recently authorize the ability to spend an additional $3.1 million.
However, County Administrator Sarah Plinsky said the county expected to receive more money in 2019 than it had budgeted for, and it is highly unlikely it will spend that money before the end of the year, when the ...
The debate program at Lawrence's Bishop Seabury Academy is taking a record number of participants to the state tournament next month, team sponsor Pete Akers said.
The program’s four-speaker team came in third place at the Silver Lake regional held Dec. 20-21, according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association.
Seabury finished behind first-place Concordia High School and second-place Silver ...
The Lawrence Community Christmas Dinner is a special event because it brings people from all walks of life together on a special day, said Richard Njoroge.
On Wednesday, hundreds of visitors and volunteers — from the local homeless community to the former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius — either enjoyed a warm meal or helped serve others during the 26th annual holiday dinner in the basement of the First ...
A Lawrence man accused of trying to murder a woman after she found him hiding in her home will face a trial next spring after entering a plea on Tuesday.
Raju Tamang, 30, pleaded not guilty in Douglas County District Court to three felony charges related to the incident. According to an amended complaint filed on Dec. 18, Tamang is charged with attempted murder in the first degree, attempted rape and aggravated ...
Eudora High School’s girls basketball team will no longer be coached by Richard Ebel.
Ebel, who was the Journal-World’s All-Area Coach of the Year in 2019, said Monday that the school district’s administration recently removed him as head coach of the team. The midseason move came because of a “philosophical difference” between him and the administration, he said.
“When you are in this profession ...
The Kansas Highway Patrol briefly pursued a suspected stolen vehicle in Lawrence on Tuesday.
Lt. Mark Christesen, of KHP, told the Journal-World he spotted a black Jeep Cherokee around 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 70 that police believe to be stolen. Christesen said he attempted to pull over the vehicle, which was occupied by a white male and a white female, but the driver ignored him and exited the highway at the ...
