For decades, big box stores have been a big argument in Lawrence. In the mid-1990s, it was Super Target. There was a lot of community angst that Super Target was going to be a super threat to downtown Lawrence. A couple of years later, it was Borders bookstore. There was a lot of angst that ...
“My name is Alex Red Corn … and apparently I’m your new president.” So began the remarks by Haskell Indian Nations University’s 10th president, Alex Red Corn, who was inaugurated Tuesday night before a cheering crowd inside Haskell’s auditorium. Hundreds were in attendance, as Red ...
Area residents on Wednesday can participate in a traditional wreath laying ceremony on the University of Kansas campus to honor veterans. University leaders and KU ROTC members will host the ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in front of Strong Hall on KU's main Lawrence campus. The event ...
Douglas County Emergency Management is inviting the public to attend a winter readiness workshop next month. The workshop will be held at the auditorium in the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Dec. 11. The free event will help people recognize cold ...
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor has been named one of the nation’s best nursing homes by the U.S. News & World Report for the fourth consecutive year. The list was published by the national news publication and rankings organization U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday. To create the ...
LAWRENCE — The love affair that bloomed between the city of Lawrence and the country of Algeria while the college town in Kansas was hosting the Desert Foxes during the World Cup has continued with a delegation from the U.S. visiting the African nation this week. The government of Algerian ...