Halloween isn't just for kids, and neither is playing outside. A group of retirees demonstrated that on Thursday when they — some of them anyway — donned costumes to do some afternoon tai chi in South Park. The event was part of the RetroActive programming at the Lawrence Public Library, ...
As she prepares to leave office after eight years, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday reflected on her tenure and offered advice on some the most pressing issues facing not only The Sunflower State, but the nation. Property taxes, data centers, artificial intelligence and the current ...
Friday, October 30 Annual Halloween Costume Contest, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 1313 Mockingbird Lane, 1027 Massachusetts St. Halloween Movie Night, 5-9 p.m., Art Emergency, 721 E. Ninth St. Family-friendly Halloween art, early 1900s silent scary movies. Free admission. Final Friday Art Walk ...
Before the sun was fully up Thursday, many Lawrence shoppers were already lining up outside the new Costco for a chance to buy in bulk and enough samples to turn a quick grocery run into a morning outing. Hundreds of customers — many of them calling out of work for Costco’s opening — ...
Douglas County commissioners adopted a budget for a program providing peer support services on Wednesday. Launched in 2019, the Peer Fellows program employs people with lived experience of mental health challenges, substance use disorders and homelessness to help others navigate similar ...
Douglas County Zoning and Codes will be hosting a community drop-in session about battery energy storage systems next week. The BESS session will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Douglas County Public Works building, 3755 E. 25th St., according to a press release from ...