The 45th annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, or “FidPick,” will take place Aug. 23 at South Park. This year, the event will feature a performance by Grammy-winner Dom Flemons, eight competitions, food and beverage vendors, art vendors, family-friendly activities, jam ...
The Watkins Museum of History will hold the annual Civil War on the Border series later this month at locations throughout Lawrence. This year the Watkins is highlighting connections between 1776 and 1863 by rebranding the series as “American Revolution AND Civil War on the Border.” The ...
Douglas County commissioners are being asked to support a plan that would use future tax revenue to help pay for a $153.6 million commercial and industrial development in northeast Eudora. The City of Eudora is proposing a new Tax Increment Financing district – which freezes existing ...
HeadQuarters Kansas has appointed a new executive director and director of operations, according to an announcement from the organization on Tuesday. The organization is the state's primary 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline contact center for 102 of 105 Kansas counties. The new leadership ...
To comply with a state law, the Lawrence school board will soon make changes to prohibit staff and students from communicating privately via social media. The proposed policy is intended to prohibit two-way or private interactions between students and staff through social media regardless of ...
Lawrence school board members unanimously approved a new bell-to-bell cellphone and personal device ban ahead of the 2026-2027 school year to comply with state law. The policy applies to all pre-K through 12th grade students, and states that cellphones and other personal communication devices ...