Douglas County commissioners reviewed their 2026 legislative priorities, weighing language on federal influence impacting state and local governments.
On Wednesday, county commissioners discussed its set of priorities and recommendations for the Kansas Legislature, which called for strong local governance, balanced economic growth, sustainable infrastructure and more. Some commissioners inquired about some ...
Douglas County commissioners will discuss its set of priorities and recommendations for the Kansas Legislature on Wednesday, calling for strong local governance, balanced economic growth, sustainable infrastructure and more.
The statement emphasizes the county’s protection of its constitutional home rule authority, advocating for the preservation of local governance powers. The county commissioners want to ...
Lawrence school board members voted Monday to appoint the fourth-place finisher in the Nov. 4 general election to fill the vacant seat left by board member Anne Costello's resignation.
The board voted 4-0 on Monday, with Yolanda Franklin absent and Bob Byers abstaining, to name the fourth-place finisher to serve out the remainder of Costello's term, which runs through 2028.
Three seats on the board were up ...
After spending years searching for the truth about her biological father, Thelma Simons not only unraveled a long-held family mystery but found three half-sisters she never knew she had.
Simons grew up in Hutchinson, Kansas, with her parents, Polly and Karl Case, and her sister. When she was 7 years old, she discovered she had been adopted — Polly and Karl were actually her aunt and uncle. The woman she had ...
Updated at 10:50 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7
Lawrence school board members will consider appointing board member Bob Byers to serve the remainder of Anne Costello’s term after he narrowly lost in Tuesday's election.
During the Oct. 27 board meeting, Byers read aloud a statement from Costello announcing her immediate resignation, citing “personal circumstances” for leaving the board. She was first elected to the ...
Lawrence school board members will consider approving four architecture and engineering service contracts for the expansion of Langston Hughes Elementary School.
All four contracts are listed under Monday meeting’s consent agenda, meaning they will be approved together in a single motion. The combined total for the contracts is $574,998, which will be funded through the district’s facilities and operations ...
