The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation will host a Yiddish Poetry Night this month that will feature local poets reading the works of a celebrated poet and other original pieces based on his works. The synagogue announced in a press release Thursday the event will take place on Sunday, ...
Lawrence school board members will consider a step towards a boiler system replacement at Lawrence High School on Monday. The proposal comes from Lankford | Fendler and Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. in the amount of $26,750 to provide consulting engineering services for the new boilers ...
Judge Sally Pokorny warned the crowd at her retirement ceremony Friday that she was a "crier," and sure enough she shed a few tears almost immediately as she declared "I'm the luckiest woman in the world." That was the "bottom line of my entire life," she said: luck. Luck in having the ...
The Lecompton Historical Society will host a panel discussion Saturday about the history and legacy of a rural cemetery in Douglas County that was the first African-American cemetery in the county. The program, which will be at Lecompton’s Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., ...
A federal judge ruled in a Gaggle surveillance case filed by students that the Lawrence school district violated the Kansas Open Records Act by failing to respond to student requests, and now, the district must comply. On Oct. 30, 2025, students filed Kansas Open Records Act requests with the ...
When Kris Wilcoxson heard recently that Judge Sally Pokorny would be retiring on April 10, he made a beeline over to the courthouse to thank her. Pokorny had just wrapped up one of her final sessions of Behavioral Health Court, which she presided over in a multi-zippered black leather jacket ...