The recent winter blast that shut down most public activities in the area also broke several single-day record temperatures, according to meteorologists from the National Weather Service's Topeka office. Sub-zero temperatures observed at Lawrence Regional Airport from Jan. 13 to Jan. 16 were the coldest on record in Lawrence for that period of January, according to data that goes back to 1996. The National ...
To lay the groundwork for a nearly 120-home development in Eudora, the city's leaders will soon decide on whether to create a special housing district to take advantage of new state tax incentives, Douglas County leaders heard on Wednesday. At the County Commission's meeting, Eudora Assistant City Manager Zack Daniel spoke about the plans for the new housing district, which would be for an expansion of the ...
Douglas County’s plan to “virtually eliminate” homelessness by 2028 would require an investment of more than $100 million over five years, and much of that money would go to costs associated with building and operating permanent affordable housing units. After 32 months of research and planning, the full scope of the community plan to end homelessness — dubbed “A Place for Everyone” — is ...
Low temperatures are creating high stress levels for the city's trash and recycling crews. On Wednesday, businesses across Lawrence won't have their trash picked up, and recycling bins at residences won't be serviced either, a city official has confirmed. That will be the second day in a row that the city has had to suspend the key services. Ron Green, the city’s solid waste department general manager, ...
With almost 150 pages of detail and a unique structure that would give small businesses a chance to be significant players, Rep. Boog Highberger thought he might have crafted a bill that could make medical marijuana legal in Kansas. House Republican leaders think differently. Highberger, D-Lawrence, told the Journal-World this past week that he thinks it is unlikely that his medical marijuana bill will even ...
Ever since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, there have been groups trying to bring the message to life. A group of local high school students are hoping that happens on the Lied Center stage on Thursday as part of the Lawrence school district's annual "One Dream Celebration." Planning for the event has been going on for months, and much of the credit goes to ...