As a plan for preserving Douglas County’s natural spaces continues to take shape, members of the public will soon have a couple of chances to learn more about the planning process at a pair of community meetings. The project team working on Douglas County’s Open Space Plan will host those meetings late next week. On Thursday, June 8, folks interested in learning more and giving feedback can attend a session ...
A district manager for area Little Caesars restaurants has filed for election to the Lawrence school board. Brandon Moore, who has worked in the restaurant industry since his teens, has owned restaurant franchises in both Johnson and Shawnee counties. He has previously been involved with Friends of JCDS — a nonprofit dedicated to providing housing, assistance with basic needs and other support programs for ...
The annual unveiling of a mural completed by apprentice artists with Van Go is a familiar sight in Lawrence. Typically, one community mural is crafted each year by apprentice artists in the arts-based social service agency’s JAMS program geared toward 14- to 18-year-olds. What isn’t so familiar, though, is two of those projects being completed and unveiled in quick succession. But that’s exactly what ...
Yolanda Franklin, the leader of a local nonprofit dedicated to feeding the homeless and low-income families, has filed for election to the Lawrence school board. Franklin grew up in Illinois and moved to Lawrence with her four children in 1996. Though her children are all now adults, she does have grandchildren who are enrolled in the school district and are gearing up to attend Billy Mills Middle School. ...
The Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County has now been open for about a month and a half and, by all accounts, things seem to be running smoothly so far. That was the message from Patrick Schmitz, the CEO of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, on Thursday afternoon. May 25 marked the start of the second phase of operation for the TRC, located at 1000 W. Second St. — the facility’s ...
Broken Arrow Elementary teachers and students marked the end of an era on Wednesday. Though kids were celebrating the end of the school year, it was also the end of the school's 55-year history. The school marked its last day with an assembly and plenty of time to sign their friends' shirts and applaud performances from their classmates. For second grade teachers Kathy Meyer and Melissa Howard, the assembly ...