Lawrence school board members approved a tentative agreement with the teachers union, which included an increase to teachers’ salaries along with more planning time for the upcoming school year.
Kristen Ryan, assistant superintendent, told board members on Monday that one of the main discussions during negotiations centered on plan time for teachers at the elementary and high school level. This time is a ...
For some other young people, the most memorable part of their summer vacation might be relaxing at the beach or going to a theme park. But what Lena White will remember about hers is a scary encounter with a loose bull.
White, of Lawrence, and several other teens were on a ranch in eastern Texas learning how to tag and brand cattle when the bull managed to get loose. “I was scared to death," she said. At one ...
Teachers in the Lawrence school district will see an $800 base salary increase next school year if school board members finalize a tentative agreement with the teachers union on Monday.
According to the board's meeting agenda for Monday, the school board and the union reached the tentative agreement on June 27. Under the agreement, the salary pool for certified staff — including teachers, counselors, ...
Citing a "critical" need for more housing in Lawrence, Lawrence-Douglas County planning commissioners granted a key initial approval this week for a 33-unit apartment complex proposed for a vacant lot on McDonald Drive.
The Planning Commission at its meeting on Wednesday voted 6-2 to recommend the approval of a rezoning request for the property at 515 McDonald Drive. As the Journal-World reported, longtime ...
Leaders of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center are hoping that the Douglas County Commission will provide about $1.7 million in new funding to help cover the nonprofit's 2025 losses.
But even if that unbudgeted funding materializes — which is far from a certainty — Bert Nash will still have a $900,000 deficit for this year, the organization’s financial committee was told on Wednesday.
“It’s ...
From livestock shows to live music, from carnival rides to crashing cars, it seems like there's something for everyone at the Douglas County Fair, and it will all kick off in earnest in the last week of July.
Technically, the fair has already begun — it started with 4-H contests for dogs, cats and hand pets last Saturday, and a handful of other contests will take place within the next week. But the biggest ...
