The field of candidates running for seats on the Douglas County Commission this fall is now official. Monday at noon was the filing deadline for candidates who wish to appear on the ballot for the Aug. 6 primary election. With that deadline now past, there are officially 13 candidates vying for the four seats up for election on the expanded five-member County Commission. Here’s a reminder of who has ...
On a sunny afternoon in late May, the playground at One of a Kind Progressive Early Education is silent. There are no shouts or sounds of laughter echoing through the neighborhood around the building and no parents or guardians waiting in the parking lot to pick up their children. This isn't the first quiet day for the child-care facility at 4640 W. 27th St. in southwestern Lawrence; it had closed abruptly ...
There’s still plenty of back-and-forth to come before new rules for how Lawrence ought to grow are ready for consideration and approval. On Wednesday, members of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission were weighing whether now was the right time for them to “get into the weeds” with their questions about the revised Land Development Code; a consolidated draft of the development rules was released ...
At Wednesday’s LMH Health Board of Trustees meeting, a familiar face joined the group as the hospital’s new top financial leader. The meeting was longtime Lawrence leader Rob Chestnut’s first as CFO since he joined the organization on May 20. As the Journal-World reported, Chestnut was hired in early April. He previously spent four years on the Lawrence City Commission and 12 on LMH Health’s Board of ...
The Baker University Board of Trustees has voted to retain ownership of a parcel of land near the Baker Wetlands that until recently was under consideration for a potential land sale to accommodate a housing development. The university confirmed the vote in a brief statement on Tuesday. As the Journal-World has reported, Baker University had been considering selling a 16-acre parcel near the Baker University ...
A former Haskell Indian Nations University president is seeking reinstatement via a federal appeal process more than three years after being terminated from the role. The Journal-World on Friday obtained a copy of a press release set to be released publicly early this week by the “Haskell Integrity Project.” According to the release, the group aims to address “serial injustices, ongoing malfeasance, ...