Lawrence school board members will consider replacing a domestic water boiler at Billy Mills Middle School on Monday after one failed. The school has two domestic water boilers, and while one has stopped working, the other is also nearing its life expectancy, according to a memo in the ...
As Douglas County weighs rules for battery energy storage facilities, residents raised questions about fire hazards, toxic gases and risks to nearby communities. The county held the drop-in event on Friday afternoon to gather feedback from the community about battery energy storage systems, ...
The county has awarded thousands in grants each year to support historic preservation, cultural programs and natural resource conservation, but growing demand is putting increasing pressure on the program’s available funding. The Natural and Cultural Heritage Grant Program — which is ...
Friday, November 6 Holiday Open Barn, noon-5 p.m., Historic Taylor Barn, 1827 E 1150 Road. 30+ local artists, holiday music and more. Continues through the weekend. AUMI Jam, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Sound+Vision Studio, lower level, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. KU Inter-Arts ...
Story updated at 5:33 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5: After winning a nationwide performing arts award, the Lawrence Opera Theatre is feeling a bit like Cinderella – or, should we say, “La Cenerentola”? “La Cenerentola” is the operatic retelling of the classic fairy tale that won the local ...
Story updated at 2:41 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. The Lawrence school district briefly placed all of its school buildings on a lockout Thursday afternoon on the advice of the Lawrence Police Department after a "credible threat involving a mental health concern with an individual in the ...