The Lawrence Schools Foundation has received a $40,000 donation from Truity Credit Union, according to a news release from the foundation on Tuesday. The release said Truity representatives presented the donation to the Lawrence Schools Foundation Board of Trustees and the foundation’s ...
Douglas County commissioners at their weekly meeting will hear from open space leaders who want to not only tell but show area residents how easy it can be to put legal protections on land so that it won't be developed in the future. On Wednesday, commissioners will hear about a partnership ...
The director of Theatre Lawrence’s “Young Frankenstein” thought about staging the season opener entirely in shades of gray — gray costumes, gray set, gray props. That would be a fitting homage to the 1974 Mel Brooks film of the same name, which was memorably shot in black and white to ...
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Parish will host its 28th annual Oktoberfest on Sept 28. The event, from 4 to 10 p.m. at 1234 Kentucky St., will feature homemade German food, premium German beers and live German music. The St. John Oktoberfest is always the last full weekend in September. ...
The League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County’s social media accounts have been suspended with election day less than two months away. Sonja Czarnecki, president of League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County, told the Journal-World that the organization received notification ...
The Douglas County Courthouse is still in the midst of several renovations. The meeting chambers are anticipated to be completed by January — after a decision is made about how to handle a discovery found behind the dais backboard — but new masonry restoration work on the exterior of the ...