At the former Pinckney school building, young adults in the Lawrence school district's special education programs are learning life skills like cooking and cleaning in simulated apartments, and starting next semester they'll have the chance to work at the on-site bakery too.
Lawrence school board members heard about the progress at the building, which is now known as Community Connections at Pinckney, during ...
Lawrence school board members will consider approving the board's legislative priorities on Monday, emphasizing its commitment to closing opportunity gaps for students and preparing them for college and careers.
Each year, the board revises the legislative priorities statement for the Lawrence school district and creates the basis for advocacy efforts and informing its legislative partners of the greatest ...
Douglas County commissioners have approved geological testing at a solar farm site north of Lawrence, but a judge will now decide whether the testing violates an existing court order in an ongoing lawsuit against the project.
Developers of the Kansas Sky Energy Center — a proposed 159-megawatt solar farm covering 1,105 acres in Douglas County — requested on Wednesday to start geological and soil testing at ...
While a lawsuit has stopped construction from beginning on a solar facility north of Lawrence, the County Commission will consider whether or not to begin geological testing on the site on Wednesday.
The developers of the Kansas Sky Energy Center – a proposed $234 million solar farm near the Midland Junction area of northern Douglas County – are hoping to begin testing the soil and the site’s geology in ...
Lawrence school district officials have extended the timeline for an expansion to Langston Hughes Elementary, which was previously slated to be finished in August 2026, and the school board has also approved an architect for renovations to the former Centennial Elementary School.
Board members on Monday were originally scheduled to consider an architectural service agreement for the expansion of Langston ...
Before the Cardinal Housing Network began renovating them, these two houses on Ohio Street were falling apart. But soon, the local nonprofit hopes they'll provide a safe place for women in recovery to put their lives back together.
The Cardinal Housing Network, which was founded in 2024, expects that the new housing will be ready to open in 2026. The homes will be divided up into several apartment spaces where ...
