The Douglas County Commission will soon get its first look at a new local criminal justice program that aims to divert suspects in criminal cases away from incarceration.
The County Commission on Wednesday will meet with Douglas County district attorney’s office staff during a work session to discuss the diversion program.
According to a description provided to the commissioners, the new program’s goals ...
Lawrence's high school students will begin attending in-person classes more often next month, school board members heard at their meeting on Monday.
Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced during the meeting that the district was planning to adjust its hybrid learning model on Feb. 15, allowing high school students to attend in-person classes two days a week. Currently, high school students attend ...
Updated at 10:41 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25
As discussions began last year around a Lawrence neighborhood and elementary school that both use a name that reportedly honors a South Carolina slave owner, a longtime resident knew a bit of history was missing from the conversation.
Tom Krause, who has lived in the Pinckney Neighborhood since 1981, thinks the name may not actually refer to the slavery advocate.
Instead, ...
To help make travel safer for elementary and middle school students, the Lawrence school district and City of Lawrence should work improve sidewalks those students use for biking and walking to school each day, according to a plan developed by the local Safe Routes to School program.
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving the plan, which already received approval from the Lawrence City ...
Several Lawrence students recently earned national recognition for their musical talents.
Free State High School’s Emily Bial, Ellie LeBar and Hollis Wilkins, and Lawrence High School’s Connor Jones and Ashton Rapp were named to the 2020 All-National Honor Ensembles by the National Association for Music Education. They are five of just 550 students nationwide to earn the honor.
“The recognition is a big ...
As cases of the coronavirus fall in Douglas County, the local health department has downgraded its guidance recommendation to schools.
Lawrence Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday that it had lowered its recommendation to the yellow tier, which calls for schools to use hybrid or fully in-person classes. The color-coded guidance is meant to help county school districts navigate reopening schools and ...
