Yet another new name has been listed on Haskell Indian Nations University’s website as the university’s president, continuing a trend since last May of interim and acting leaders stepping into the role without any public notification being given.
Dr. Frank Arpan is currently identified as Haskell’s president on the university’s website. It’s unclear whether he’s a permanent appointee or a temporary ...
For the second year running, Lawrence High School sophomore Arabella Gipp is the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence’s Youth of the Year.
Gipp was announced as the winner of the 2023 honor ahead of four other nominees at Liberty Hall on Thursday night. Alongside Gipp, Free State High School junior La’Ron Williams; Free State High School sophomore Chloe Clossen; Free State High School sophomore Ohene Danso; ...
Douglas County’s Community Children’s Center is one of 10 agencies throughout the state to receive grant funding to assist with the creation of family resource centers, Gov. Laura Kelly’s office announced Wednesday in a news release.
The Community Children’s Center, a nonprofit agency dedicated to identifying gaps in early-childhood services in Douglas County, will receive a $208,300 grant, which runs ...
Updated at 3:21 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023
The top executive at LMH Health won’t be receiving a salary increase in 2023 as the hospital looks to bounce back from ending 2022 with a roughly $6 million budget deficit.
While LMH Health president and CEO Russ Johnson won't be getting a raise, part of his 2022 salary — 35% of it — is considered “variable,” meaning it’s only awarded when established ...
Douglas County’s Housing Stabilization Collaborative is changing the way it distributes rent and utility assistance funds in hopes of increasing equity for applicants, the county announced Wednesday.
The HSC, which is the county’s local rent and utility assistance provider, is shifting from a first-come, first-served approach to a lottery system, citing an overwhelming need for rent and utility assistance ...
While the Douglas County Commission didn’t have much to take care of at its meeting this week, it did learn that an update about the county’s yet-to-open behavioral health crisis center is on the horizon.
Douglas County Administrator Sarah Plinsky told commissioners that county staff is planning for a “fuller” update about the progress of the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County to appear on ...
