The Lawrence school board will meet Monday with a brief agenda that includes a presentations on two "paperless" meeting management programs. Representatives from BoardDocs and BoardPaq will give online presentations to the the board about software that allows government bodies to post online agendas and minutes. According to the BoardDocs and BoardPaq websites, the programs reduce paperwork by allowing the ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical first responders were kept busy Saturday fighting two fires that were reported almost simultaneously during the hot afternoon. At about 2:20 p.m. Saturday, a fire was reported at 336 Elm St. in North Lawrence. Just minutes later, at 2:24 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a fire in an office building at 545 Columbia Drive. No one was injured in either fire. The fire at ...
The 38th annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships this Sunday in South Park will offer something new even to the event’s 10-year organizer. “Have you ever heard Bach or Mozart played on a banjo?” asked Gayle Sigurdson. “We're going to have the band No Bow Tie, (which) does classical music from composers on acoustic instruments. We’ve never had a classical band before. We always look to ...
Craig Weinaug announced Thursday that he would retire Dec. 14 as Douglas County administrator after more than 26 years in the position. “It’s time,” said Weinaug, who will be 67 in January. “The average length of time a city or county administrator or manager stays in one position is between six to eight years. I’ve served here longer than any Lawrence city manager, Lawrence school superintendent or ...
Douglas County K-State Extension Master Food volunteers and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program educators are planning a kitchen garage sale. The sale is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Flory Meeting Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. It is a “bring-and-buy” event. People are invited to drop off kitchen wares they no longer want or need at the north entrance to ...
University of Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self and Lawrence Deputy Superintendent Anna Stubblefield are set to rappel down a building as part of the “Over the Edge Global” fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club. Alissa Bauer, marketing and communications director for the Lawrence Boys & Girls Club, said the event would be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of East Ninth Street. ...