First there was a dramatic drop in federal funding for food programs, and now local food banks are feeling the squeeze of high gas prices. Fuel prices have risen significantly since the U.S. began bombing Iran on Feb. 28. In Kansas, the average price per gallon of diesel gasoline, as of May ...

DCCCA is inviting the community to an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new recovery-focused, transitional housing development for women and their children. The event will be from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, at 3011 W. 31st St. The five duplex houses, offering 10 ...

Friday, May 29 Final Friday Art Walk includes: John Geery Paintings, 4-7 p.m., Northlight Gallery, 1263 North 1100 Road, Suite F. John Hulsey: Meditations on Relentless Impermanence: The Brokeneck Mountain Exhibition, music by Bradford Hoopes; 5-9 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 ...

Tensions were high between Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday after they couldn’t come to an agreement on whether to implement a new student truancy program. Commissioners deferred the decision on an “EveryDay Counts” truancy program for elementary and middle school students, ...

Before sweltering summer temperatures arrive in Lawrence, a local hardware chain is working to raise funds to provide local individuals and families in need with tools to beat the heat. The Westlake Ace Hardware stores, in partnership with The Salvation Army, are collecting donations for their ...

Noelle Fisher’s flight plan through life hasn’t looked like a typical pilot’s story. “Most people in the aviation world have family that does it,” said Fisher, who graduated from Lawrence High School last week. “Or they have some kind of moment where they’re like, ‘Oh, I want ...