If Douglas County wants to end its homelessness crisis, it won't just take millions of dollars in housing — it will also require more buy-in from the community and more efforts to document the scope of the problem.
That's what county staffers and other social service stakeholders told the County Commission on Wednesday during a progress update about "A Place for Everyone," the nascent plan that aims to ...
Updated at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Tierra Teske will not be campaigning for a seat on the Lawrence school board for the upcoming primary election, even though her name will still be on the ballot for the special election.
Teske confirmed to the Journal-World on Tuesday that she is planning to move to Kansas City, Kansas, citing personal reasons for her imminent departure from Lawrence.
"I'm going to ...
Douglas County's plan to virtually eliminate homelessness by 2028 is still in development, but it could involve building tens of millions of dollars worth of supportive housing and could cost $4.8 million per year after that, according to a progress report by county staff.
The report on the plan, which is dubbed "A Place for Everyone," will be presented to the County Commission at a work session on Wednesday. ...
The Lawrence public school board has appointed Robert Byers to fill a vacant seat at its table.
Byers edged out three other finalists during Monday night’s Lawrence school board meeting and will fill a seat that was vacated by Kay Emerson in late May.
Each candidate was asked a series of questions and allotted two minutes per response. After an initial 15-minute recess that allowed members to individually ...
A looming decision to fill a recently vacated seat on the Lawrence school board will be made during Monday night's regular board meeting, concluding with in-person interviews of the four finalists.
The seat vacated by Kay Emerson in late May is the second vacancy that the board has grappled with in less than a year. On June 20, the list of eight candidates for the vacancy was narrowed down to four ...
Over $280,000 from a nationwide e-cigarette settlement will flow into the Lawrence school district over the next few years, and that means the district can fund new efforts to fight addiction and educate students on the dangers of nicotine.
In 2022, e-cigarette manufacturer Juul agreed to pay out $438 million to Kansas and 31 other states that accused the company of misrepresenting the danger of its vaping ...
