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 ...
For over 20 years, the Lawrence Police Department has trained officers in specialized skills and tactics to help them patrol the community more effectively on two wheels.
In doing so, the department has used the International Police Mountain Bike Association for its cyclist training certification. It offers a core police, EMS or security cyclist course that covers skills like handling obstacles, patrol ...
An apartment complex for low-income seniors and disabled veterans has opened its doors, and it’s anticipated to welcome its first residents in January.
Community members gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony for Delmar Place Apartments on Thursday, across the parking lot from Clinton Place Apartments at 2125 Clinton Parkway. The new apartment complex is for low-income seniors and disabled veterans, and it ...
Douglas County commissioners delayed action on a challenge grant program designed to expand technical training and pre-apprenticeship opportunities for students at the Dwayne Peaslee Technical Center.
The initiative is called the “Youth Apprenticeship Challenge Grant,” and county staff presented a framework for it to commissioners on Wednesday. Although county commissioners budgeted $62,500 for 2026, ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider an agreement for the county’s flexible housing pool program that includes a new partner in place of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center amid the organization’s staffing shortages.
On Wednesday, county commissioners will review a proposed agreement covering the rest of 2025 and all of 2026 with a new partner, Mental Health America of the Heartland — a ...
Incumbents Kelly Jones and Shannon Kimball are keeping their seats on the Lawrence school board, meanwhile newcomer Matt Lancaster narrowly won the third seat.
Kimball and Jones each secured about 20% of the vote in the Lawrence school board race, according to the unofficial count, while the competition for the third and final seat remained extremely close throughout Tuesday night. Kimball received 8,139 ...
