He’s getting older and a little slower; he’s walking a bit stiffer, but Lawrence Police Department dog Shadow still has what it takes to be a champ.
Shadow, age 7, proved that over the weekend at the third annual K-9 Games in Topeka, where he took first place in the “Keyless Entry” contest, a kind of agility course for police dogs. And his handler, Cpl. Josh Doncouse, said he does it not for a treat or ...
Boaters at Clinton Lake who need maintenance or repairs will soon be able to get them done without leaving the marina at a new service center that’s currently under construction.
Work on the Clinton Marina service center began earlier this month, and the exterior is expected to be finished in a matter of weeks, said Christian Ford, the employee who will manage it. Once it’s complete, it will have six bays ...
City Commissioner Mike Dever said he wasn’t exactly happy with Lawrence’s 2027 budget. He wasn’t happy that it would raise the property tax rate by about 1 1/2 mills.
But he also said that without his vote, and with the commission evenly split between yes and no, there would be no budget passed “unless I change my feelings about not wanting to raise the mill levy.”
“For me, this budget is about ...
He called his new book “Stay Calm,” but what David Booth would like to call his next one is an idea that’s just as important to him:
“Stay Invested.”
That refers to Booth’s advice to nervous investors – staying the course for the long term instead of panic-selling when the market dips. But it could just as well be about his relationship with Lawrence, a town where he sold popcorn and shoes as a ...
After months of discussions and a few recent changes, city leaders will soon take their final vote on a 2027 budget plan with a roughly 1-mill property tax rate increase.
The Lawrence City Commission will consider Tuesday whether to adopt the $397 million budget, which staff has tweaked a bit at the commission's direction. The changes would allow the city to raise property taxes by 1.059 mills instead of the ...
If you’ve never seen a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta like “The Pirates of Penzance,” director Jessica Franz-Martin thinks you probably picture something dry, stuffy and above all, British.
“Right?” she said. “Like, ‘In the 1880s, they were all stodgy and they listened to this and it was delightful.’”
But when Theatre Lawrence kicks off its 2026-27 season this weekend with “Pirates! The ...
