Laila Reetz, a sophomore at Free State High School, was named the 2026 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence. Reetz was announced as the winner Tuesday night during an event at the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Youth of the Year is the premier recognition program for ...
Lawrence school board members approved an increase to preschool programming tuition for the 2026-2027 school year on Tuesday. The tuition cost for the next school year is $690 monthly for nine months for preschool students who do not meet the Kansas State Department of Education criteria for ...
Hundreds of Lawrence and Free State High School students walked out of class Tuesday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The walkout came after two Minneapolis residents were killed this month by federal immigration agents. In a social media post, community groups Sanctuary ...
Douglas County businesses can learn to step up their social media game for this summer's FIFA World Cup at two free training sessions from economic development organizations in February and March. On Tuesday, the county announced that the two workshops would be held on Feb. 18 and March 4 at ...
People currently serving on nonprofit boards and those interested in doing so can now sign up for leadership training sessions that the United Way of Kaw Valley will be holding next month. In a news release on Monday, the United Way said its two-day Board Leadership Training classes would ...
Haskell Indian Nations University once again has a new interim leader at the helm, and it is still working to identify a permanent president, the Bureau of Indian Education announced on Monday. The BIE said in a news release that Alex Red Corn, a citizen of the Osage Nation and director of ...