Today, comedian Tiffany Jenkins has more than 9 million followers and over a billion video views on social media. But in a keynote speech on Thursday in Lawrence, she had some different numbers she wanted to talk about.
The 20 felony charges she faced while in the depths of opiate addiction. The 120 days she spent in a Florida jail. The nearly 12 years of her life that she's been clean.
And, way back in her ...
A program that helps frequent 911 callers connect to non-emergency services hasn't gathered much data yet, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been making a difference, county leaders heard on Wednesday.
At the Douglas County Commission's meeting on Wednesday, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical gave commissioners an update on the Mobile Integrated Health program, in which a two-person team reaches out to people ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical will soon give county leaders an update on the Mobile Integrated Health program, which reaches out to people who frequently call 911 in non-emergency situations and helps connect them to other resources they can use instead.
At the Douglas County Commission meeting on Wednesday, LDCFM will give a presentation about how the program has been going since it was introduced last ...
Community members expressed concerns about a perceived disconnection between the public and Douglas County leaders at a forum, and asked candidates for the County Commission how they plan to address this issue.
Seven candidates running for the four open seats on the County Commission attended Tuesday's forum hosted by the Douglas County Rural Preservation Association. Absent were Republican candidate Timothy ...
Lawrence school board members decided to hire a firm to aid in the search for a permanent superintendent to lead the school district.
At the meeting on Monday, board members agreed to hire a firm to coordinate the tasks associated with selecting a new superintendent for the Lawrence school district. The district's human resources department, an ad hoc search committee, union leadership and community members ...
As the Lawrence school district inches closer to beginning the search for its next leader, its interim superintendent is not saying whether she will apply for the job.
Jeanice Swift declined to answer questions about her plans past serving as interim superintendent or if she would be applying for the permanent position in an email to the Journal-World. Instead, Swift wants to focus on ensuring families and the ...
