New organizers for Lawrence’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade have taken the reins this year and will make sure it doesn’t disappear in the future. Marty Kennedy, a longtime organizer for the event, told the Journal-World Thursday that new members of the parade committee want to continue the tradition after this year, which will be the 27th annual event. “We are all working on this year's Parade and will ...
Jessica Larsen could hardly believe it when she heard Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis name her as a top teacher for the school district on Wednesday. “I’m stunned,” she told the students and faculty of Hillcrest Elementary School. “Thank you so much.” Larsen — an English as a second language, or ESL, teacher for the school — was one of two educators who were surprised with awards as ...
The Douglas County Commission approved fixing real estate clerical errors during a brief meeting on Wednesday. The commission’s work items scheduled for the meeting were all approved in the meeting’s consent agenda. The consent agenda allows the commission to consider and approve several items in one motion, unless a commissioner or member of the public asks to pull an item for discussion. The commission ...
The Douglas County Commission is expected to meet only briefly Wednesday. Karrey Britt, a spokeswoman for the county, said the commission’s work items were all scheduled to be in the meeting's consent agenda. The consent agenda allows the commission to consider and approve several items in one motion, unless a commissioner or member of the public asks to pull an item for discussion. Two of the three consent ...
A Lawrence man accused of murder now has a “hard deadline” to find a new attorney before he faces trial in the long-delayed case. Steven A. Drake III, 22, is close to hiring a private attorney to take over the case in which he is charged with first-degree premeditated murder, said Carol Cline, his court-appointed attorney. But Judge Kay Huff said she would not allow any more delays and scheduled a seven-day ...
One organization in Douglas County failed state health code inspections in November, and several others moved back into compliance after failing inspections in October. Each month, I take a look at inspection results and list every place either listed out of compliance or with 10 or more code violations. Full reports are available online at agriculture.ks.gov. There, you can find details about specific ...