“Where’s my pencil?” says Deb Madden at Tuesday’s rehearsal for Vintage Players, Theatre Lawrence’s senior theater program. She’s just come into the auditorium, running late and a little frazzled. “Do you have a pencil?” Director Bruce Douglas doesn’t have one. Nobody in the ...
The Lawrence school district announced the appointments of five leaders in key roles beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. Superintendent Jeanice Swift told board members on Monday that the appointments were achieved without adding to the number of administrative positions in the district. ...
HeadQuarters Kansas has requested a one-time allocation of $300,000 from Douglas County after it has projected that it might not be able to meet its financial obligations in 2026. HeadQuarters has spent the last 18 months reorganizing its operations and financial management to address ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider developing a tenant eviction defense pilot program on Wednesday for low- and moderate-income renters facing landlord-tenant disputes. The pilot program would involve contracting with nonprofit legal providers – such as Kansas Legal Services or ...
More consistent classroom materials, new diploma tracks and more are on the Lawrence school district's to-do list for the 2026-2027 school year, school board members heard Monday in an update on the district's efforts to improve instruction. Cole Amaya, assistant superintendent of teaching and ...
Protesters rallied in South Park on Monday to protest against anti-transgender legislation, including the Kansas "bathroom bill," Senate Bill 244. The demonstrators demanded that local institutions such as the University of Kansas and the City of Lawrence provide protections for the ...