State law requires residents of a county to be notified of a lot of different legal matters that are underway at any given time. That includes pending foreclosures of homes, new ordinances proposed by local governments, legal name changes of your neighbors, and even the sales that dispose of ...
Douglas County residents will be able to learn about how to engage in local, state and national policy efforts to strengthen food systems and reduce food insecurity in a workshop next week. The free event will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, in the Dreher 4-H building at ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider awarding money to a plan for a child care scholarship fund on Wednesday to help more low- and moderate-income families afford child care. The goal is to help more working families – or those who want to enter the workforce – access child care ...
As usual, demand is high for tickets to "The Rocky Horror Show" at Theatre Lawrence. The first three performances have sold out, but tickets remain for a late-night showing on Oct. 25. Richard O’Brien’s musical will run October 23-25. Tickets for the 11 p.m. show on Oct. 25 are available ...
Lawrence will have a rally in conjunction with the national "No Kings!" events on Saturday. The "No Kings!" demonstrations are peaceful protests of what organizers describe as authoritarian policies and corruption in the Trump administration. Demonstrations similar to those that occurred in ...
Bethany Barclay, of Lawrence, won Kansas' Miss Amazing pageant on Saturday. The pageant is open to any young woman with a physical or developmental challenge. Barclay, 26, has Down syndrome. The pageant included talking about goals; a gown competition; a talent competition, for which ...