When students graduate from the Lawrence school district, they shouldn't just be proficient in academics — they should also be able to resolve conflicts with other people, speak civilly with those who don't share their views, and have a host of other soft skills that will help them in their future careers.
That's what several community members said at a public input session on Thursday night at Lawrence High ...
Voter turnout for Tuesday's off-year election surpassed the total turnout of the previous city-school election in 2021, according to unofficial results from the Douglas County Clerk's Office.
Tuesday's unofficial vote count checked in at 18,407 ballots cast and a 23.2% voter turnout — compared with roughly 17,000 voters and a 22% turnout in 2021. As the Journal-World reported, the county mailed 10,661 advance ...
Douglas County commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday to renew a temporary permit for a meteorological tower associated with a potential large wind farm project in southwest Douglas County.
Specifically, the commission approved a three-year renewal of the permit for the 197-foot-tall meteorological evaluation tower in Marion Township, with the potential for a one-year administrative extension. That was ...
Current Lawrence school board members Carole Cadue-Blackwood and Ronald "G.R." Gordon-Ross retained their seats on the board, while newcomers Anne Costello and Yolanda Franklin also won four-year terms on Tuesday.
With all precincts reporting, Cadue-Blackwood was the top vote-getter with 7,343 votes, or 18%, Costello was second with 6,081 or 14.9%, Gordon-Ross was third with 5,861 or 14.3%, and Franklin was ...
Veteran Lawrence school board member Shannon Kimball defeated newcomer Ariel Miner for a two-year seat on the board in Tuesday's election.
The two-year seat was originally vacated when former school board member Andrew Nussbaum resigned in 2021. With all precincts reporting, Kimball tallied 6,677 votes, or 51%, and Miner won 6,240 votes, or 47.7%.
Kimball, having secured her fourth term on the board, has ...
The Lawrence school district is asking the public to weigh in on the characteristics that make an ideal high school graduate.
Two input sessions for "Portrait of a Graduate" are slated for this week. One session will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive. A second session is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence High School, 1901 Louisiana St.
The event is ...
