Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will hear a concept plan for an expansion of the county's crowded jail, but it likely will not answer the key question of how much it would cost to build.
Undersheriff Gary Bunting will present the commission on Wednesday a preliminary layout for an expansion of the county jail. County officials, though, said estimates on how much it would cost to construct the ...
Free State High School senior Colton Smith teases that he knew how convincing he was in his performance as knife-wielding felon Harry Roat Jr. from the reaction of faculty.
“My teachers all keep their distance from me,” he said.
Colton, senior Brynn Kelly, who played the blind and resourceful heroine Susy, the rest of the cast and the play’s production crews did more than impress the faculty when they ...
The Lawrence school board approved a 2019-2020 teachers contract Monday with little comment, giving district teachers a four-figure raise for the second straight year.
The board unanimously approved a contract that gives all district teachers a $1,200 raise and increases the base pay of first-year, inexperienced teachers to $41,240. The board approval came after teachers overwhelmingly approved the contract ...
Three intersections on the western leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway have become so dangerous that they’ve produced 53 accidents in 20 months, Kansas Department of Transportation statistics show.
It is the latest sign that a completed South Lawrence Trafficway has become a more dangerous South Lawrence Trafficway. State leaders are now using the accident totals to justify planned changes for the road, ...
For more than a quarter of a century, Douglas County Administrator Craig Weinaug has looked out on South Park from his second-floor office in the southwest corner of the Douglas County Courthouse.
He has not tired of the view from his desk, nor has he lost his passion for the work he does at it.
“I have loved this job,” he said. “I won’t say I’ve loved every minute of it, but I have loved this job ...
The Lawrence school board will consider Monday approving a 2018-2019 school year contract with the district teachers union, as well as compensation packages for administrators and classified staff.
Clearing the way for the board’s action was the Dec. 5 vote of district teachers to approve the contract agreement reached Nov. 27. Laurie Folsom, president of the Lawrence Education Association, said the teachers ...
