Microchipping pets prior to the Fourth of July might be the key for pet owners getting reunited with their beloved pets who bolt due to the sights and sounds of the holiday, local animal shelter leaders are warning.
In advance of the holiday, the Lawrence Humane Society is urging pet owners to take part in Saturday's microchip clinic at Dale Willey Honda, 2851 Iowa St.
The clinic runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., ...
The Douglas County Commission gave permission Wednesday for a solar energy company to do preliminary testing for an expansive project — at a meeting where nearly 80 supporters and opponents of the project crowded into the courthouse to make their voices heard.
Specifically, the commission voted 3-0 to approve temporary business use permits for testing for Florida-based energy company
NextEra’s West ...
After multiple delays, discussion is set to resume at Wednesday's Douglas County Commission meeting on the logistics of a solar project stretching from southeastern Douglas County into Johnson County.
Solar giant NextEra Energy Resources is seeking temporary business permits for its proposed 3,000-acre West Gardner Solar Project. The project's director, Billy Wilkins, has previously apprised commissioners ...
Phonics is the key to unlocking literacy skills among Lawrence K-12 students, according to educator Barbara Mullen, and the use of other methods to teach reading, especially to kids with dyslexia, is often ineffective.
Mullen is bringing her pro-phonics message to parents this week at a free event in Lawrence. A former teacher at Sunflower Elementary School, Mullen will be the featured speaker at the “Reading ...
A group of eight applicants seeking to fill an empty seat on the Lawrence school board was trimmed down to four at a special meeting of the board on Tuesday.
At the meeting, board members reviewed the applications for the seat that was vacated by Kay Emerson and then took a vote on their top choices to pare the field down to four applicants. The four people who made the cut were Robert Byers, Paul Carttar, ...
What does Juneteenth mean to Lawrence?
At the city's annual celebration of the holiday on Saturday, attendees had plenty of answers: It's about Black history and culture, social service, learning, singing and dancing — and it's a time for building community.
“This event is great, and I love that it brings the community together,” said Catherine Tolbert-Gladney, who's originally from Lawrence and ...
