The Bureau of Indian Education has yet to respond to a series of questions from U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran concerning allegations that employees at Haskell Indian Nations University intimidated student-athletes into signing legal documents, which the agency first received three weeks ago.
Moran’s press secretary, Angela Lingg, confirmed the lack of response to the Journal-World on Thursday. Moran made his inquiry ...
The president of Haskell Indian Nations University’s Board of Regents has confirmed to the Journal-World that the university’s newest listed president is intended to be the permanent one.
Brittany Hall, who has served as president of the Board of Regents since last May, told the Journal-World Friday morning that Frank Arpan has been selected as the university’s next permanent leader, pending some final ...
The Douglas County Courthouse’s elevator is back in commission after being out of service since late September.
The county announced the news in a social media post Friday afternoon. The elevator repair was a last-minute addition to the Douglas County Commission’s agenda at its meeting on Sept. 21, 2022, a week after the elevator stopped working.
At the time, county staff told commissioners it’d take ...
Tens of thousands of boxes of Girl Scout cookies arrived at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Thursday morning, and lovers of the sweet treats will soon be able to get their fix.
Volunteers on Thursday sorted orders for Lawrence area troops that are part of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri region — a total of nearly 46,000 boxes of cookies, volunteer Colleen Stock told the ...
Updated at 4:19 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023
An emergency rental assistance program established to lessen the financial burden on renters impacted by the coronavirus pandemic has officially closed, the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation announced Wednesday.
The Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance program launched in March of 2021 using federal COVID-19 relief funds. The KERA program distributed just over $19 ...
The board of directors for Lawrence health care provider Heartland Community Health Center voted Tuesday night to proceed with submitting an application to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for a grant for family-planning service providers.
Heartland CEO Julie Branstrom informed the Journal-World of the move in a press release following the board’s Tuesday night meeting. Family-planning — or ...
