A tax incentive package for renovations to the historic Turnhalle building near downtown took another step forward on Wednesday when the Douglas County Commission unanimously signed off on it.
At its regular meeting, the commission approved the incentives for the project, which would rehabilitate the more than 150-year-old stone structure at 900 Rhode Island St. for use as an event space and restaurant. The ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will receive a look at the final draft of the county’s Open Space Plan, as the deadline for public comments on the plan is later this month.
The open space plan maps out the county's approach for safeguarding and managing natural and undeveloped lands in Douglas County. Items in the plan include protecting natural landscapes, promoting recreational activities, ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously approved the district’s 2024-25 community calendar, with relatively few changes from the current school year's calendar.
The district’s calendar committee, composed of both certified staff and classified staff, as well as building and district administrators, was represented at Monday’s meeting by co-chairs Jayci Roberson and Jessica Rohrberg. The committee ...
At the annual Night to Shine prom on Friday, area residents with special needs got the royal treatment — walking down the red carpet and being crowned as a king or queen — before hitting the dance floor.
The event, which is now in its fourth year in Lawrence at River City Church, also featured a sit-down dinner and was emceed by Kansas Jayhawks radio announcers Brian Hanni and David Lawrence. When they ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider adopting the district's community calendar for the 2024-25 school year.
Board members will receive a report from the district's calendar committee recommending how many days should be built in for categories such as professional development, parent-teacher conferences, teacher contact, student hours, senior hours, teacher readiness and inclement weather.
The ...
After months of discussion and planning, a committee in the Lawrence school district is recommending leaving the current boundaries intact for its four middle schools.
Potential changes were centered on Liberty Memorial Central Middle School's upcoming switch to a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics curriculum. According to boundary concepts devised by Overland Park consulting firm RSP & ...
