An exhibit now on display at Watkins Museum of History in downtown Lawrence aims to tell viewers the stories of Native American cultures and student life at Haskell Indian Nations University. “From Then to Now: A Student History of Haskell Indian Nations University” went on display in mid-December and will stay up at the museum until the end of April. Brittany Keegan, Watkins’ curator of exhibitions and ...
When Lynne Green founded Van Go 25 years ago with a donated Checker limousine and a $2,000 grant from the Kansas Arts Commission, she couldn’t have imagined the arts-based social service agency would become the fixture it is in Lawrence today. “It’s way beyond my wildest dreams what is happening and what these creative young women (co-directors Eliza Darmon and Kristen Malloy) are doing and where ...
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is no longer planning to implement admission fees for any of the city’s recreation facilities or Prairie Park Nature Center, the department’s director announced Friday. Entry fees for the City of Lawrence’s four recreation centers — Sports Pavilion Lawrence, Holcom Park Recreation Center, the East Lawrence Recreation Center and the Lawrence Community ...
After last year's allegations that employees at Haskell Indian Nations University intimidated student-athletes into signing legal documents, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran has sent an inquiry to the director of the Bureau of Indian Education about the issue, the Journal-World learned Friday. As the Journal-World reported in April 2022, student-athletes with Haskell’s cross country team have alleged that they were made ...
Faith-based advocacy group Justice Matters is set to host a public meeting later this month to encourage community action stemming from a recently published study that found stark racial disparities in bookings at the Douglas County Jail in the last five years. The group is inviting the public to learn more about that study Monday, Jan. 30 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Lawrence Public Library’s auditorium, 707 ...
A public meeting about proposed regulations for wind farms in Douglas County became contentious Thursday evening as some members of the public spoke out against the possibility of any commercial wind energy projects coming to the county. That included some comments directed at representatives of Florida-based energy firm NextEra Energy Resources, who were present at the meeting and said the company is ...