Over the summer and into fall, five Free State High School students have been cultivating a garden to grow and donate sustainably produced food to community members in need.
The students work at a garden located at West Middle School, which is managed by Growing Food Growing Health. The produce in the garden is entirely student-grown and is eventually donated to anyone in the community needing access to fresh, ...
The grade-school classes may be gone now, but things are still busy at the former Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary buildings, which are working on "maker spaces" for Native crafts, places for students with disabilities to practice life skills, and even a new bakery.
Since the district closed the two schools last year as a cost-saving measure, the buildings have been repurposed to provide a variety of ...
The Lawrence school district's Native American Student Services soon expects to serve more students than ever before, and Lawrence school board members say they're interested in developing a land acknowledgement to recognize Indigenous tribes that have called Kansas home.
At its meeting Tuesday, the school board heard a report from NASS about the tutoring, cultural programs and other support it provides to ...
An incumbent and an independent candidate are competing for a seat on the Douglas County Commission for District 2.
The two candidates for Douglas County District 2 are incumbent Commissioner Shannon Reid, who was elected in 2020, and independent candidate Brad Chun. The winner will serve the district, which includes North Lawrence, the eastern area around downtown, Grant Township, and the portion of Wakarusa ...
The current Douglas County Commission chair and a Republican candidate will compete for the District 3 seat on the commission in the November election, representing the largest Douglas County Commission district by geographic area.
Incumbent Karen Willey, a Democrat who has been on the commission since 2022, will face off against Republican candidate Pam McDermott, who previously ran for County Commission in ...
Three candidates — a Democrat, a Libertarian and the Republican vice mayor of Eudora — will be competing for the newly created Douglas County Commission seat for District 4.
Tim Bruce, a Republican candidate, was reelected to his seat on the Eudora City Commission last year, and his term expires in January 2028. He will be running against Democrat Gene Dorsey and Libertarian Steve Jacob for the District 4 ...
