A rural homeowner near Clinton Lake wants to build a boat and RV storage lot on her property and open part of her home for vacation lodging.
The homeowner, Connie Robertson, submitted two conditional use permit applications for the proposed plans, which the Douglas County Commission will consider authorizing during its meeting on Wednesday.
Robertson’s 6.3-acre property, at 1072 North 1200 Road, currently ...
Lawrence residents will have the opportunity this week to learn about the effects that e-cigarettes are having on students.
The Lawrence school district is inviting the local community to attend a presentation about the dangers of teenage use of e-cigarettes, also known as “vaping,” during a public information meeting on Wednesday. The event, “Seeing Through the Vapor,” is scheduled to begin at 6:30 ...
Monday's canvass of the 2019 general election results confirmed the winners for the Lawrence City Commission and Lawrence school board races.
The Douglas County Clerk’s Office released the official results of the Nov. 5 election after the County Commission certified the results.
The official results confirmed that Brad Finkeldei, Courtney Shipley and Stuart Boley were elected to the Lawrence City Commission, ...
If the Lawrence City Commission is trying to send a message about the legalization of marijuana to the Kansas Legislature, it has fallen on deaf ears.
“It’s a message that nobody is hearing,” state Rep. John Barker, R-Abilene, told the Journal-World recently.
Three Republican state lawmakers, all of who serve as leaders for committees that would be responsible for state legislation regarding marijuana, ...
This school year, Danae and Kyle Johnson happily began sending their youngest of two children to Pinckney Elementary School to begin kindergarten.
But as the school year progressed, the Johnsons noticed their son, who has special education needs, was not receiving the full care he is required to receive through an Individualized Education Program, or IEP. The federally mandated program is important to the ...
The state’s highest education board may soon take action to help address teenage use of e-cigarettes, also known as “vaping.”
The Kansas State Board of Education received a policy proposal this week from its E-Cigarette/Vaping Task Force that would prohibit the use, possession and promotion of tobacco and e-cigarette products by students and staff on school property. The policy would also prohibit the use ...
