The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will offer its first junior academy, where elementary students will learn about law enforcement and safety skills.
The Junior Deputy Academy will teach Douglas County students entering third, fourth and fifth grades in an interactive setting guided by ...
All incumbent Lawrence school board members with open seats are seeking reelection, and two new candidates have joined the race — bringing the total number of candidates to seven.
Kelly Jones
School board president Kelly Jones filed for reelection on Monday morning. She was first elected to ...
The United Way of Kaw Valley will hold its annual day of giving Wednesday with a variety of events in Lawrence as the organization hopes to raise $40,000 to support its programming.
Judy Riling, the organization’s Director of Donor Engagement for Douglas County, told the Journal-World the ...
The director of Lawrence's Homeless Solutions Division and a youth counselor have been named as the recipients of the 2025 Engaged in Action awards.
The awards, given by the coalition Engage Douglas County, honor individuals and organizations that demonstrate "a profound commitment to reducing ...
What if saving a life was as easy and fun as spending an hour with a friend? For Laurie Ziegler and Linda Kucza, that’s exactly what blood donation has become — a life-saving tradition wrapped in laughter, friendship and a little friendly competition.
How it started
Ziegler, a reading and ...
Roy Plummer and his husband, Brandon Whelan, moved to Lawrence in March from Missouri, with the hope of helping Whelan continue his education at the University of Kansas and to enjoy their life in a new city.
Instead, they have landed on a path that has wound through many a Lawrence story — ...