In just his first three months on the job at Luckyberry, Steven Wood said he’s had the two creations he made from scratch land on the restaurant’s menu. Now he’s working on what he hopes will be his third. He said it’s an opportunity he’s been dreaming of since he was in middle school. “I’ve always wanted to put positivity out, and cooking good food, wholesomely, was the best way I’ve found in ...
The Lawrence school district will discuss ways to address student use of e-cigarettes during its next meeting. In the school board’s agenda packet, the school district refers to the use of e-cigarettes, also known as "vaping," by minors as an epidemic. The agenda also said the use of e-cigarettes can cause addiction and is harmful to the development of a child's brain. The board will receive a report that ...
Seven organizations in Douglas County failed state health code inspections in August. 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 violations, which can vary. Noncritical citations include unlabeled products, improperly ...
A federal judge has denied the NCAA’s request in the college basketball corruption trial for evidence that may have included information about the University of Kansas basketball program’s recruiting practices. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Tuesday denied the NCAA’s motion to become an intervenor in the case, which would have allowed the organization to obtain unreleased evidence collected by the FBI. The ...
The Lawrence school district is investigating a Monday incident of students at Free State High School posting racist messages through social media. A Free State student who saw the post told the Journal-World that one of the students involved sent a video message featuring another student laughing and showing a piece of paper with the N-word and a Nazi symbol drawn above it. The student did not specify how or ...
Some county residents whose homes have been repeatedly damaged by flooding may have the opportunity to use federal and local funds to move to a safer area. But the number of people who will get the opportunity will likely be low, said Chad Voigt, Douglas County deputy director of public works. “We’re talking about a fairly narrow scope here, but it is an opportunity,” he said. During its meeting ...