Lawrence school board member and social worker Carole Cadue-Blackwood has filed for reelection, becoming the first incumbent to do so.
Cadue-Blackwood, who was elected to the school board in 2019, is a licensed social worker and serves as the behavioral health specialist for the Kansas City Indian Center. Regarding her motivation for wanting to continue to serve on the board, Cadue-Blackwood spoke to her ties ...
As they have for years on the last day of school, Pinckney students lined the hallways of the school to “clap out” graduating fifth graders. The younger students clapped, gave high fives and sang the Pinckney school song as the fifth graders walked out of the school’s double doors for the last time. But unlike past years, Wednesday was everyone’s last day at Pinckney, and as the students filed out, ...
One of the newcomer candidates for the Lawrence City Commission has withdrawn from the race.
John Martin, an IT manager for the financial services organization TIAA, said in an email to the Journal-World that he withdrew after further consideration, with both his family and his employer in mind. He said he plans to stay engaged in local politics, just in a nonelected capacity for the foreseeable ...
Lawrence resident and social services professional Justine Burton has filed to run for both the Lawrence school board and the Lawrence City Commission.
Burton, who grew up in Eudora and Lawrence, is the founder and executive director of StopGap Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports youth who are aging out of the foster care system, and also works as a caregiver with Home Instead senior care. Burton said ...
The Lawrence school district has finalized the sale of one former school building and approved plans to put another school property up for sale.
As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board voted unanimously as part of its consent agenda to approve the sale of the former alternative high school building and surrounding property at 2600 W. 25th St. The board approved the sale for $1.2 million to the ...
In the first-ever ceremony of its kind for the Lawrence school district, Native American students were each presented with an eagle feather on Wednesday evening to recognize their graduation.
As part of the ceremony, hosted by the district’s Native American Student Services, about 20 students from Lawrence High School and Free State High School were presented with an eagle feather and a star quilt with their ...
