One of the stark markers of segregation in Lawrence was that white children swam in a private pool with a snack bar and lifeguards while Black children often resorted to the muddy Kansas River. And in the case of 12-year-old Wray Jones, ended up drowning in its waters.
The river can hide its undercurrent, and on a summer afternoon in 1955, Wray, taking a break from fishing along the riverbank, was swimming ...
Though unemployment rates remain stubbornly high, both state and federal actions to respond to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic appear to be heading off any increase in the number of evictions in Lawrence, at least for now.
As the Journal-World recently reported, Douglas County’s unemployment rate dipped ever so slightly in July, but the number of unemployed people in the county was still up ...
City leaders will soon get a look at details regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Douglas County and efforts to address it.
As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive a report and presentation from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health regarding COVID-19, including demographic data on local cases, an update on reopening goals and positive test rate distribution by ...
Last year’s heavy rains have delayed the city’s plans to make repairs to the Kansas River dam and increased the project’s cost by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In March of last year, the Lawrence City Commission approved an approximately $1.24 million contract with TSP Environmental to repair holes in the dam, stabilize the riverbank south of the dam, and design potential recreational components and ...
The City of Lawrence will soon resume parking enforcement downtown after its temporary suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to resume all downtown parking enforcement beginning on Sept. 14, including parking meters, parking garages and overstays in the two-hour parking lots. Enforcement was suspended in March because of ...
City leaders have voted to move forward with a project that would add a historical marker at a site where three Black men were lynched in 1882 near present-day City Hall.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to authorize an agreement with the Community Remembrance Project Coalition for the Equal Justice Initiative historical marker project. The Lawrence chapter of the ...
