The Lawrence school board has approved a process to fill the vacant seat of recently resigned board member Kay Emerson.
As part of a special meeting on Monday, the Lawrence school board voted 6-0 to accept Emerson’s resignation, approve the state-required public notice for the vacancy and adopt a timeline, application and selection process to appoint someone to fill the seat.
Emerson’s term began in 2022 ...
The Lawrence Free State Festival is preparing to raise the curtain on its annual showcase of independent film, live music, comedy and art, including events that seek to unite the cinematic and musical components of the festival in new ways.
The 2023 lineup offers a variety of spotlight-catching names — including headliner Boots Riley — and runs June 26 through July 2. But before the festival itself, which ...
Election season is upon us, and some races are already shaping up to be competitive while others are seeing few or no candidates.
The candidate filing deadline is just around the corner, with noon on Thursday, June 1, being the cutoff for when candidates must submit their paperwork. There will be an Aug. 1 primary, if needed, and the general election will be on Nov. 7.
Primaries will generally be scheduled ...
An unanticipated historic review, and potentially other factors, have delayed the construction of a temporary shelter site the city plans to open on North Michigan Street. City leaders could potentially review some outstanding items related to the project on June 6, though a timeline remains unclear.
The City of Lawrence initially hoped that the site would be open by June, but it appears it will be at least a ...
Lawrence school board member Kay Emerson has announced that she plans to resign her seat on the governing body.
Emerson made the announcement on her Facebook page Friday afternoon. Emerson, who is originally from Topeka but has lived in Lawrence since she moved here to attend the University of Kansas in 2004, wrote that she has chosen to "move on towards a new journey, a new opportunity, and a new community to ...
Lawrence pastor and Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Board member Kevin Coronado has filed for election to the Lawrence school board.
Coronado is the pastor at Revive Church, a former member of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Equity Advisory Board and a current member of the Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Board. Coronado, who moved with his family to Lawrence in 2019, said he wanted to get ...
