Twenty employees with the City of Lawrence have been accepted for the voluntary early retirement program, which the city began offering as part of an effort to address the city’s budget shortfall.
At a City Commission meeting in April, city staff presented a budget that addressed a projected ...
A hearing for a Lawrence police officer accused of misdemeanor battery in Shawnee County was delayed on Friday due to a busy court schedule.
The officer, Myrone Grady, 51, is charged with one misdemeanor count of battery in connection with an incident on Jan. 27 at Shawnee Heights High ...
The City of Lawrence will be holding a community open house Thursday evening to help develop a comprehensive plan for the East Lawrence neighborhood.
At the open house, residents can talk with the city’s Planning & Development Services staff about the goals for the plan. The meeting will ...
Another person has dropped out of the race for Lawrence City Commission.
Sean Noble, who withdrew Monday afternoon, is the second candidate to withdraw after Planning Commissioner Gary Rexroad announced in April that he was withdrawing because of a health issue, as the Journal-World ...
In partnership with Teknix Solutions, the City of Lawrence will be hosting a recycling event on June 21 that will allow Douglas County residents to dispose of unwanted electronic items responsibly.
The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive. ...
Nearly two dozen residents emotionally and publicly beseeched the Lawrence City Commission to not consider a resolution that could potentially harm vulnerable populations in the community.
The city had included Resolution No. 7599 on Tuesday's agenda when the agenda was first publicly posted ...