Douglas County commissioners will consider an agreement to complete an environmental assessment for the Wakarusa Drive Extension project – a key hurdle the U.S. Corps of Engineers says must be cleared before the project — which has drawn opposition on environmental grounds — can move ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is currently monitoring three people who experienced a “high-risk exposure” to a person who contracted Andes hantavirus. The KDHE announced in a press release Tuesday afternoon it was working with the CDC and a state local health department ...
The Lawrence school district announced two new principals at Woodlawn Elementary and Liberty Memorial Central Middle School. Meg Clark will be the next principal at Woodlawn and Phillip Mitchell is going to be the principal at Liberty Memorial Central starting in the 2026-2027 school year, ...
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 ...
The Lawrence Public Library and The Raven Book Store are hosting two free events Tuesday to celebrate experimental theater and make it more accessible to the public. “Experimental Theatre Tuesday” will include a presentation on the history of the genre by theater historian Blake Bolan at ...
Erin Spiridigliozzi and her husband have been regulars at Lawrence’s Los Guapos restaurant since it opened two years ago. Spiridigliozzi said the owners, Lourdes “Lulu” Esmeralda Perez Rojo and Victor Roman, “opened their arms and greeted us like family” from their first few visits, ...