When the visitors from Hiratsuka, Japan, stopped by the Lawrence Public Library on Tuesday, there was someone special whom Karen Allen wanted to meet. Allen, who works in administration at the library, asked which one of them was Daisuke’s mom. It was Mieko Sasaki, who came up to her and, ...
Advance voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Wednesday. Follow these links to learn more about the races for the Douglas County Commission, U.S. Senate, Kansas governor, attorney general, secretary of state, a variety of Kansas statehouse candidates, and a ballot question about the ...
In the race for governor in Kansas, Ty Masterson and Cindy Holscher agree on one thing: the choice could not be clearer. The two candidates have said so themselves — in interviews and on the debate stage in Hutchinson last month. Masterson and Holscher are running to succeed Gov. Laura ...
The November general election is almost here, and many of Douglas County’s 14 candidates who are running for the Kansas House of Representatives have laid out their priorities. Among a list of issues, candidates mentioned affordability, property taxes and public education. Others said data ...
What’s the worst thing that can happen? That’s what a group seeking a STAR bond district for an arena, a flight school and other developments on the edges of Lawrence asked the City Commission on Tuesday night. That’s what Commissioner Kristine Polian wanted to know, too – what’s the ...
A student-centered coffee shop will be opening at Community Connections at Pinckney next week. The coffee shop, known as “Empowering Brew,” will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Community Connections at Pinckney, 810 West Sixth St., with a tentative time of 10 a.m. ...
