Longtime Democratic state Sen. Marci Francisco has officially filed for reelection, and she says she still has plenty of work to do after about two decades of representing Lawrence in the Kansas Legislature.
“I still think that I can make a difference,” Francisco told the Journal-World on Thursday. “I have been making a difference, and I'm in a position to continue to do that.”
Francisco, who has ...
Now that she's officially the chair of the Douglas County Commission, Karen Willey says she hopes to keep social services and economic development at the forefront of the commission’s discussions in 2024.
At Wednesday's Douglas County Commission meeting, Willey was voted the commission's chair for 2024, taking over the role from Patrick Kelly. The chair position is tasked with presiding over meetings and ...
In their first meeting of the new year on Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners are slated to select a new chair and vice chair for their three-member board.
Typically, at the start of each year, the vice chair becomes the new chair, meaning that 3rd District Commissioner Karen Willey is likely to replace current Commission Chair Patrick Kelly. The commission chair is generally given authority to preside over ...
Fostering student morale and boosting enrollment numbers are the top priorities of Lawrence Virtual School Principal Zach Harwood, who was recently named to the permanent position after having held the interim role since July.
“I’m really excited for the work we’ve done so far, and I think that we’re going to do some really great things moving forward,” Harwood told the Journal-World.
Harwood said ...
The Lawrence school's board's biweekly business meeting on Monday ended abruptly when board members were alerted to a bomb threat that had been posted on Facebook.
Superintendent Anthony Lewis told the Journal-World he received a text message from Chief Academic Officer Patrick Kelly around 6:15 p.m., shortly after recently elected board members were sworn in, alerting him to the threat. Board president ...
In the first major winter storm of 2024, the Lawrence area could see significant snowfall over the next 12 hours.
Adam Jones, lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Topeka, said the Lawrence area could expect 4 to 6 inches of snowfall Monday night and into Tuesday morning.
"The heaviest snow is going to fall from 6 p.m. this evening until 6 a.m. tomorrow," Jones said.
Jones said that ...
