The Lawrence public school district is hosting one more forum for members of the public to speak directly with Interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift about the future of the district.
The district’s final community conversation is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at West Middle School. During the event, participants will have the opportunity to share thoughts on the district's strengths, areas ...
Climate work can be as big as helping an island recover from a catastrophic storm, or as local as helping people replace their windows and appliances with more efficient ones — but it's always consequential, and there's always much more that needs to be done.
That was the message at a panel discussion Thursday at a symposium at Haskell Indian Nations University on local and global efforts to address the ...
Douglas County commissioners approved a rezoning request and a conditional use permit for a 11.1-acre property at 1760 East 1100 Road on Wednesday.
The property includes a rural residence and an accessory building, currently used by Schendel Landscaping. The business had outgrown its zoning limitations, with the accessory building being used for what the county classifies as heavy equipment storage and some ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider a couple of land use requests this week that would bring a landscaping business into compliance with the county's rules.
On Wednesday, county commissioners will consider the requests for the 11.1-acre property at 1760 East 1100 Road. The property has a rural residence and an accessory building and is currently used by Schendel Landscaping.
However, according to ...
Lawrence’s Family Promise recently completed the conversion of a longtime day care building into a shelter for homeless families, and it held an open house on Tuesday to celebrate the project's completion.
The nonprofit's new facility is intended to house up to six homeless families at any given time. The property, located at 200 Mount Hope Court, is equipped with bedrooms, multiple kitchens and a playground ...
After interviewing two agencies, the Lawrence school board selected the Kansas Association of School Boards to help with the Lawrence school district's search for a permanent superintendent.
Board members held two interviews during their business meeting on Monday with McPherson & Jacobson LLC and the Kansas Association of School Boards.
The board conducted two 40-minute interviews with the agencies and ...
