With its biggest fundraiser this year, the Lawrence Public Library is hoping to raise both excitement for the World Cup and money for one of its own long-term goals: a permanent performance space on the library lawn next door.
The library announced earlier this month that its After Hours at the Library annual fundraiser will take place on March 6. The theme for this year is “We Welcome the World,” and it's ...
When De’Ara Dosela first heard the rumors that many instructors and staff at Haskell Indian Nations University would be fired, she said it felt like something illegal was going on.
On Valentine's Day in 2025, nearly 40 probationary employees out of about 160 total employees at Haskell were fired based on an order from the Trump administration. With confusion swirling around campus over the sudden firing of so ...
A Lawrence organization focused on educating voters is hosting a talk Saturday morning featuring a lawyer who will discuss the complicated process of immigration in the U.S.
The Lawrence/Douglas County chapter of Women for Kansas will host Anne Parelkar, an attorney who opened an immigration law practice in 2021 that serves clients in Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri, for a discussion called "Immigration: Facts ...
A University of Kansas student organization focused on promoting a day of service that helps the Lawrence community won one of the first ever awards handed out by the national organization.
The Big Event at KU was awarded the “Big Event of the Year” during the 2026 One Big Thanks Conference at the University of Florida, according to a KU press release Thursday. The KU student group earned one of the five ...
As ramps along K-10 are scheduled to close next week due to work on the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion project, Kansas Department of Transportation officials say the project is still on track to be completed on time.
Kate Craft, a public information officer with KDOT, told the Journal-World in an email response the project is still “on track” to finish in late 2028.
As the Journal-World reported, in ...
Since Lawrence’s Limestone Community School was founded in 2022, its director, Madeline Herrera, said the school hosted a gala every year as part of its fundraising efforts.
Although she said it is a popular method for nonprofits or other organizations to raise money, Herrera said it never felt “very authentic to who we were” as a school that prides itself on being community-oriented.
While ...
