WRITER: Bremen Keasey

Leaders with Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence confident operations will continue as normal despite reduction in staffing

Leaders with Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence haven't provided specifics about how much its workforce was impacted by a recent “reduction in force,” but they say they're confident their 12 locations will remain open in the meantime. As the Journal-World reported, the BGCLK said in a news release on Monday that it implemented a “necessary reduction in force” on Friday, leading to “the elimination of ...

Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence announces reduction in force affecting dozens of employees

Citing expected government cuts, the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence has announced a "reduction in force" that will affect dozens of employees. The Boys and Girls Club, in a Monday news release, said that on Friday it announced “a necessary reduction in force,” resulting in “the elimination of seven positions and impacting more than 20 staff members.” The release notes the the club historically relied ...

City of Lawrence to present City Commission with $6.6 million in cuts targeting 8 departments as part of 2026 budget discussion

UPDATED 2 P.M. MARCH 31 Lawrence city commissioners will receive a presentation Tuesday outlining possible cuts to a wide range of city departments — some of which may face employee reductions — to balance a projected $6.6 million hole the city's 2026 budget is facing. Eight departments would face cuts as part of this preliminary budget prepared by the city manager's office, according to a presentation ...

The barn that sheltered John Brown and former slaves gets a boost from Lawrence's new Parks, Recreation and Culture plan

Just off Lawrence Avenue, in an area north of Holcom Sports Complex, one building stands out from the mostly residential neighborhood — a two-story limestone barn that was built before Kansas was even a state. The Grover Barn at 2819 Stone Barn Terrace was built in 1858 by Joel and Emily Grover, abolitionists who moved to Kansas from New England in hope of helping Kansas enter the U.S. as a free state. It is ...

Tied vote in Planning Commission sends rezoning request that could allow for 24-unit apartment development to City Commission

The Planning Commission split its votes, 4-4, on a rezoning request for a piece of land near LMH Health, paving the way for a decision by the Lawrence City Commission on a proposed 24-unit apartment complex. The Planning Commission neither approved nor denied a request to rezone the site on the southwest corner of West Third Street and Michigan Street to a zoning level that would allow for the development of ...

LMH Health board approves plan to issue $20 million in bonds to accelerate construction of facilities

The LMH Health Board of Trustees voted Wednesday morning to approve the issuance of $20 million in bonds to accelerate the hospital's long-term facilities goals. The board voted unanimously to move forward on the financing plan that would help the hospital fund key revenue-generating projects like the cardiac catheterization laboratory, the completion of the cancer center and the heart center. Rob Chestnut, ...