A utility and road construction project near 19th Street and Maple Lane is nearing completion, and the City of Lawrence expects 19th will reopen in the first week of June. The city posted Tuesday on social media about the final steps of the Maple Lane improvement project, which has been ...
Lawrence school district leaders identified staffing shortages, absenteeism and early childhood gaps as major barriers to student success in a needs assessment that will help shape the district's future priorities. On Monday, school board members received a summary report on feedback from ...
Five finalists for Lawrence's next city manager will be visiting the city in two weeks for interviews and a meet-and-greet with the public, Mayor Brad Finkeldei said on Tuesday. Finkeldei said the finalists would be in town on May 20 and 21. On the evening of Wednesday, May 20, Finkeldei said ...
Two candidates have entered the race for the Douglas County Commission's District 5 seat – the Democratic incumbent Erica Anderson and Libertarian candidate Kirsten Kuhn. Anderson has lived in Douglas County for more than 40 years and has worked at Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, ...
Since moving to Lawrence around three years ago, Shylo Evans said he was missing a pastime from his home state of South Dakota — darts. Evans said the sport is huge in the state, with “hundreds and hundreds” of players participating in leagues during the frigid winters there. To get his ...
As construction is underway on a pair of housing developments in Eudora, its city manager is optimistic more housing development is on the way for the community just east of Lawrence. In April, community leaders and development partners celebrated an official groundbreaking for the 10 Union ...