Around a dozen people gathered in North Lawrence on Wednesday to protest against actions by President Donald Trump as part of a nationwide movement that sought to organize demonstrations in all 50 states. Carrying signs with messages such as "No Trump, No KKK, No fascism in the USA" and "Resist tyranny" as well as a rainbow flag for LGBTQ+ rights, the protesters gathered at the stop light at North Second and ...
County leaders voted Wednesday to let the city-county health department opt out of doing annual sanitary inspections at schools, stating they wanted the agency to focus on different kinds of inspections that aren't already being done by other agencies. On Wednesday, the commission unanimously approved the resolution that would exempt Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health from the state requirement of inspecting ...
To "reduce the regulatory burden" on its inspectors, the city-county health department wants to exempt itself from having to do annual sanitary inspections at Douglas County's schools, where it says its work is duplicated by other agencies. Kansas statute requires local health officers to, "upon the opening of the fall term of school, make a sanitary inspection of each school building and grounds." But it was ...
A new virtual learning program will provide curriculum tailored to individual student interests and needs, and any K-8 student in Kansas will be eligible for it. The Augusta school district has partnered with OpenEd – a tuition-free, flexible education program that allows students to create personalized learning experiences. The program is launching for K-8 students who live in Kansas, and it will provide ...
Not everyone in Douglas County is aware of all that the community is doing to address homelessness and make housing more affordable, according to a recent community survey, and a team of advocates hopes to ramp up communication efforts to get more people informed and involved. In the fall of 2024, the market research firm ETC Institute conducted a community survey across Douglas County as part of an ongoing ...
For the third time in her high school career, Arabella Gipp has been named the 2025 Youth of the Year by the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence. The annual Lawrence Youth of the Year ceremony took place Thursday at the Lied Center, where five candidates – Alex Johnson, Leah Anderson, Julia Johnson, Arabella Gipp and Abby Benally – presented speeches. The candidates all embodied the values of leadership ...