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Kaw Nation Vice-Chairman James Pepper Henry told city leaders Tuesday that he’d heard about the sacred stone In ‘zhúje ‘waxóbe his whole life, and distinctly recalled the first time he was able to visit it at its current location in Lawrence.
“I was very impressed and overwhelmed with seeing In ‘zhúje ‘waxóbe for the first time,” said Pepper Henry, who ...
The City of Lawrence could soon begin gathering public input regarding potential changes to how the mayor and commissioners are elected and other changes to the governing body.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission is scheduled to receive an update on the process to consider changes to the commission’s structure. City staff is proposing public input be collected in May in order for the ...
Let the kids sing.
That’s the concept of a new nonprofit children’s choir that aims to eliminate the barriers that keep students from participating in out-of-school choirs. There are no fees or auditions to join the choir, Cantemos Youth Chorale — "cantemos" means "let’s sing" in Spanish — and transportation is even provided for those who need it.
“We want zero barriers for these kids to ...
Those involved with the project to return a sacred prayer rock that was stolen from the homelands of the Kaw Nation will soon provide an update to city leaders.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive an update on the pending return of In ‘zhúje ‘waxóbe, a 28-ton red quartzite boulder. The boulder was made into a monument to settlers decades ago and has been located since ...
On the heels of one of its members resigning in protest, Lawrence’s Community Police Review Board got its first report regarding complaints against police and began discussing a new process to reconsider police oversight.
As part of its meeting Thursday, the board received the resignation letter of board member Jane Gibson, heard a report from the police chief regarding recent complaints, and began reviewing ...
With as much as $32 million needed to increase the city’s storm water system capacity in the Jayhawk Watershed and reduce neighborhood flooding, city engineers are hoping federal funding could help get projects done more quickly.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received an update on the findings and recommendations of a study of the Jayhawk Watershed completed by JEO Consulting ...
