The City of Lawrence will shift its online domain from www.lawrenceks.org to www.lawrenceks.gov, with the change going live in 2026.
Brian Thomas, the city’s Chief Technology Officer, said in a press release that because .gov domains are managed by federal authorities, those domains are more secure and harder to spoof, which will provide more online safety.
“This provides an extra layer of protection for ...
After reflecting on a year as mayor that he said was "one of the greatest of my life," Bart Littlejohn was getting ready to start the vote for the next mayor and pass on the gavel.
But, it turned out, his fellow commissioners had another gavel to present to him first.
"Sorry to interrupt you," said Vice Mayor Mike Dever, opening a bag and pulling out a wooden plaque with a gavel mounted on it. "It's my duty ...
The Lawrence city commission will consider an addendum in funding for the Lawrence Community Shelter to add $756,550 more for the nonprofit, which would go to projects that add more options and programs for the shelter.
In January, the LCS received a total of $2,677,699 in funding from the city, with the money coming from Special Alcohol Funds, City General Funds, and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds. ...
The City of Lawrence announced the members for its seven-person Community Budget Committee on Monday.
As the Journal-World reported, the city announced in November the creation of the committee, with the goal to help the city make budgeting decisions for its 2026 budget. The new members who will serve on the committee are:
Sarah McGreer Hoyt
James Bowen
Sheri Ellenbecker
Erik Sartorius
Jacob Fowles ...
In Chetan Michie's career in Lawrence's restaurant industry, change has been a constant.
Michie, who has lived in Lawrence for 20 years, has been a bartender, a dishwasher, an executive chef — and at all kinds of restaurants, from upscale dining establishments to Latchkey Deli, which he helped open in 2020.
But when it became clear that the deli didn’t need a full-time chef, Michie started thinking about ...
Members of the Lawrence City Commission will conduct elections Tuesday night for who will serve as the mayor and vice mayor in 2025.
Commissioners usually choose the mayor and vice mayor based on the results of the most recent election. If tradition holds, current Vice Mayor Mike Dever will be elected mayor by his fellow commissioners. Dever won the most votes during the 2023 election.
The second-highest ...
