The Lawrence school district has selected Mike Gillman as the interim principal for Lawrence High School, and Loralea Hubert will lead early childhood programs. Gillman will begin serving as the interim principal at LHS on July 1. He is taking the position after former principal Quentin Rials ...
Lawrence school district officials revealed details of the curriculum for their new high school program on Monday, which is meant to provide more flexible and personalized classes for students who don't want a traditional high school experience. The district will begin offering the new ...
Lawrence is officially a World Cup city. For the moment, though, it is a relatively quiet one. The Algerian national team arrived in Lawrence shortly after midnight on Monday morning, greeted by thunderstorms and law enforcement personnel both from Lawrence and Topeka to escort the team to ...
Soon, 250 will be the number of the moment. America will celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. It is easy to envision a fireworks show (not in the Lawrence city limits, due to a ban) where there will be a 250-ball salute with Roman candles. It is possible to even imagine a cake (definitely ...
During debate over the budget reconciliation law that became known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Douglas County advocates warned that proposed drastic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would seriously harm people facing hunger. Those fears seem to have come true, ...
Douglas County’s emergency response operations have relocated to a new Public Safety Building, providing a larger and safer space for staff as the county prepares for the FIFA World Cup and the remainder of the severe weather season. The Douglas County Emergency Communications and Emergency ...