Lawrence’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department is currently developing a plan to add entry fees to its recreation centers, and staff expects to present a plan to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in June.
As part of a budget update on Monday, Luis Ruiz, the PRC director, told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that he had directed staff to create a plan for entry fees at the city’s ...
Lawrence board members expressed interest about a proposed plan to create a park north of Interstate 70 that would add more trails along the Kansas River and serve as an option to close the Lawrence Loop.
The proposed park, called Cameron’s Bluff Park, would add walking trails and a mountain biking trail in a site owned by the energy company Evergy that hugs the Kansas River north of I-70 close to the BNSF ...
Through her line of work, Sarah Hill-Nelson spends a lot of time thinking about the Kansas River and how to make it better.
Hill-Nelson is the current owner and operator of Bowersock Mills & Power Co.’s hydroelectric plant, which sits on the river right near Massachusetts Street. About 20 years ago, she was talking with someone with the electric utility now known as Evergy, which owns land along the river ...
The Lawrence Police Department will soon brief city commissioners on the findings from community conversations held last summer about how to improve the relationship between the community and the police.
At their meeting Tuesday, commissioners will receive a presentation from LPD Chief Rich Lockhart about the workshops facilitated by the Department of Justice through the Strengthening Police and Community ...
Around 30 parents and students at Limestone Community School joined together in a “bike bus” to start their day Friday morning.
A bike bus is a group of children and families bicycling to school together along a set route, according to Bike Bus World. The group, which advocates for bike buses — citing benefits to health and well-being, the environment and community-building — lists over 50 registered ...
Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a $1 million allocation for a Lawrence-based children’s center, which the center's executive director said would have been used to "fill a gap" in the system for youth in foster care.
But, as the Legislature attempts to override the governor's dozens of line-item vetoes, there's the possibility that the funding could still be coming.
O’Connell Children’s Shelter, at 1925 ...
