Throughout his more than 30 years of working in government, one thing Porter Arneill has observed about public employees is their humility. “Most of my peers are very humble people, and they don’t like the limelight,” said Arneill, Lawrence's assistant director of Parks, Recreation, ...
The community is invited to the semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Medicinal Plant Garden on the summer solstice. The tour will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 21. The garden is located just east of the Lawrence Municipal Airport next to the Prairie Moon Waldorf School, 1865 East ...
Douglas County commissioners expressed an interest in raising motor vehicle fees in 2027, but just how high will be determined during budget discussions next month. Commissioners are wanting to take advantage of a new Kansas law passed this year, Senate Bill 325, that authorizes them to ...
A second major data center project has been proposed in De Soto, with developers unveiling preliminary plans for the first phase of construction at the business park that already houses the $4 billion Panasonic battery plant. Digital Realty – a global real estate development company that ...
The group organizing Lawrence’s local World Cup activities will open a pop-up headquarters during the tournament in downtown Lawrence. Score Lawrence announced Wednesday in a press release it will open a new headquarters on Friday, June 12, at 1026 Massachusetts St. The opening of the ...
Water in the Kansas River in downtown Lawrence is up — and so too is the amount of driftwood and debris flowing through it — but levels are still several feet below even the minor flooding stage. On Wednesday morning — about 24 hours after a large thunderstorm travelled through the area ...