Before lichens and other biological growth were cleaned from the headstone in Oak Hill Cemetery, neither the name of the person buried there nor the stone’s ornamentation was clearly visible. The surface of the stone was covered in black, green and yellow growth, and cemetery records listed ...
Douglas County leaders are asking their counterparts at the City of Lawrence to reconsider their previously expressed desire to pull back from a project that would extend Wakarusa Drive south of Lawrence through an undeveloped area and build a bridge over the Wakarusa River. As part of its ...
The City of Lawrence has been awarded $1.6 million in federal funds to reduce homelessness and increase the availability of affordable housing, and is conducting a community survey to gather feedback on how to spend the funds. The city is receiving the $1.6 million from the HOME Investment ...
In the wake of multiple resignations on the city’s Community Police Review Board, the first meeting of a work group that is supposed to be reconsidering how the city handles complaints against police has been further delayed. The 12-member work group consists of four police representatives, ...
The City of Lawrence has expanded its scholarship program for Parks and Recreation activities to include support for adults as well as children. The city announced Monday that the new adult scholarships will be available beginning with spring 2023 enrollment in Parks and Rec programs, which ...
The City of Lawrence has closed the lower level of the New Hampshire Street parking garage until further notice. An early-morning fire in the alley behind the garage activated the automatic sprinkler system on the lower level of the garage; now, the system on the lower level is frozen and ...