Story updated at 12:08 p.m. Friday The City of Lawrence has issued a warning about drinking water to 24 households in eastern Lawrence after a series of water main leaks in the area. The city left precautionary notices on the doors of residences that were without water following the discovery of the leaks early Wednesday morning, city spokesman Porter Arneill said in a news release Friday. Arneill said the ...
Lawrence Mayor Lisa Larsen directed — and later deleted — a tweet at President Donald Trump, calling him a "f---ing idiot" regarding his statements on a recent immigration agreement with Mexico. The tweet was up for less than a day, and Larsen told the Journal-World that she still felt strongly about the issue, even though she regretted her word choice. Last weekend, Larsen used her personal Twitter ...
As part of his recommended budget, Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus is proposing a 0.5-mill property tax hike that will help fund, among other things, the first across-the-board wage increase that most city employees have seen in years. The proposed mill levy increase would amount to about a $12 increase in annual property taxes on a $200,000 home. The recommended budget also calls for utility rate increases ...
Updated at 4:56 p.m. Wednesday The developer behind a proposal to build a five-story apartment and retail building in downtown Lawrence is suing the city, claiming city leaders bowed to pressure from residents when rejecting the project. The lawsuit claims that decision was unlawful and asks the court to reverse the city’s denial of its project. In May, the Lawrence City Commission unanimously denied a ...
Story updated at 2:48 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2019: One testament to the efforts of former Mayor Ervin “Erv” Hodges stands for all to see outside the Lawrence Visitor Center. The 19-foot sculpture “From the Ashes” depicts a half-man, half-phoenix rising from flames and serves as a memorial for more than 400 Douglas County soldiers, sailors, Marines, police officers and firefighters who died in the line ...
The Lawrence firefighters union has endorsed Michael Baker for the next fire chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. The association of Lawrence Professional Firefighters, Local 1596, voted unanimously at a meeting Monday to publicly endorse Baker, according to a news release from the union. Baker is one of three candidates for the vacant fire chief position and the only outside candidate. The other ...