The Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council is now accepting applications for the Natural and Cultural Heritage Grant program. According to a press release from Douglas County, the council is looking for applications for grants to help implement community projects focused on cultural ...
A Lawrence alcohol and drug treatment center believes new agreements with major insurance companies can open the doors to more clients seeking treatment by lowering costs for its program. The Avalon Wellness and Recovery Center, 801 Iowa St., announced in a press release Friday it was now an ...
Kansas Senate leaders from both parties unveiled bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would ban cell phones in K–12 classrooms. The bill, Senate Bill 302, would require Kansas public school districts and accredited private K–12 schools to adopt policies limiting student use of personal ...
Motorists traveling through the Kansas River valley east of Lawrence on Tuesday morning were greeted with sunshine and a layer of ground fog hanging just above the harvested fields. The forecast from the Topeka office of the National Weather Service calls for unseasonably warm temperatures over ...
When Perry-Lecompton High School's production of "Annie" took the stage late last fall, it wasn't just a showcase for the students' talents, but also for the new fine arts auditorium they were performing in. “At the musical, you just felt like you were on stage with the kids,” ...
An idle conversation during a board meeting for the Watkins Museum of History sparked an idea that could breathe new life into an old stadium. Andrew Stockmann, the curator of exhibitions for the Watkins, said he overheard Justine Burton, one of the museum’s board members, talking about how ...