When his U.S. history teacher challenged him to complete a project he’d be proud of 10 years from now, a Eudora High School junior decided to launch a nonprofit organization.
Ben Posch, 17, said he looked for a widespread problem in the communities of Eudora, Lawrence and Kansas City.
“What I decided that I wanted to focus on was giving back to soldiers, veterans and their families and expressing ...
A teen involved in the exchange of a stolen handgun on Lawrence High School grounds has been sentenced to six months of probation, according to online district court records.
The teen was convicted Feb. 5 of criminal use of a weapon for being under 18 and possessing a gun with a barrel less than 12 inches long, the Journal-World has reported.
At the request of defense attorney Jody Meyer, Judge Bethany ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved some changes to bylaws for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
The county established the council on March 9, 2016, to bring to the table a number of leaders with experience in different realms of the criminal justice system. Its previous bylaws list specific goals for the CJCC, but the revision will allow for a more fluid plan.
“Instead of having ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office wants permission to move forward on a design for security upgrades at the local jail.
Sheriff Ken McGovern wrote in a memo to the Douglas County Commission that a contract with Treanor Architects for planning and design for the upgrades would cost $85,660.
He wrote that the majority of the jail’s security system was 20 years old and it would need to be replaced to ...
A current Topeka principal and a Lawrence school district administrator will soon become principals at Sunflower and Woodlawn elementary schools, respectively.
Melissa Blevins has been principal at Ross Elementary in Topeka for two years, according to a news release from the district. She will succeed Howard Diacon, who is retiring from Sunflower in June after leading the school for seven years.
Prior to her ...
The Lawrence school district’s first strategic plan is well underway, and school board members want to make sure that equity is addressed in each of five themes it includes.
The school board on Monday heard from Martha Greenway, of Atlanta-based Greenway Strategy Group. Greenway has met with various district stakeholders, looked at data on student outcomes and performance — which she included in her report ...
