The Douglas County Commission could take the first step in seeking out a construction manager to assist in the design of both a jail expansion and parts of planned behavioral health housing projects.
Rather than the traditional design-bid-build method, a construction manager at risk, or CMR, would provide the county a guaranteed maximum price for the work.
Interim County Administrator Sarah Plinsky said in a ...
Visitors to Lawrence High School in 2021 will see an entirely different entrance from what’s there today, according to a representative of the design firm behind the $46.2 million construction project that will break ground after schools let out for summer vacation.
The same principle applies to the rest of the school — "All of Lawrence High is being touched," Whitney Lang, a senior associate with Gould ...
Some updates to Lawrence High School design plans would add an extra $1.73 million to the project, but the cost will still be in line with what the district has budgeted.
The construction project to modernize LHS, scheduled to break ground this summer, is part of the $87 million bond issue that district voters approved in May 2017.
District Chief Operations Officer Kyle Hayden will present an updated plan ...
A massive update to Lawrence High School is set to begin this summer that, among other things, aims to improve navigability, boost security and student privacy, and create a 21st-century learning environment.
The Lawrence school board received a revised update on the master plan for the school’s improvements at its Monday meeting. It also approved an amended construction management agreement with ...
Yes, teenagers may stay up late tapping away at touch screens, and they may doze off during their first classes — but there’s a scientific explanation for it.
"I think sometimes people have the perception, 'Well, these are just lazy teenagers,' but no, they're not,” said Lawrence school board member Rick Ingram. “They're doing what their body, their internal clock is telling them to do."
Ingram is a ...
After a strong showing at state, two Free State High School debaters brought home a championship trophy and have qualified to go on to the national tournament this summer.
The team of seniors Spencer Yost-Wolff and Max Lillich completed the Kansas State Debate Tournament with an 11-0 record, earning the title of 6A 2-Speaker State Champions at the event held Jan. 11-12 at Garden City High School.
“The boys ...
