Friday, May 1 Computer Basics: Getting Started, 10-11:30 a.m., Meeting Room C, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. A beginner’s computer workshop. Registration required; see events calendar at lplks.org. AUMI Jam, 4:30-6 p.m., Sound + Vision Studio, Lawrence Public Library, 707 ...
Douglas County heritage organizations announced a county-wide exhibition that celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States will open to the public this month. The Watkins Museum of History announced Thursday a six-part exhibition called “Finding Freedom: The Promise of 1776 in ...
On an April afternoon in Lawrence, Kansas, where abolitionists and pro-slavery forces clashed over a century and a half earlier, Billy Mills Middle School teacher Tom Barker introduced students to a central figure in that bloody era of local history. “John Brown. There’s a lot of stuff ...
The Lawrence school district has announced the new College and Career Center principal, Amanda Faunce. Faunce will begin serving in the position on July 1. She has been the associate principal of Free State High School since 2022 after being the school's athletic director for four years, ...
WASHINGTON — The House took a crucial step Wednesday toward funding the Department of Homeland Security, as the Trump administration warned that money to pay Transportation Security Administration and other agency personnel will "soon run out," sparking new threats of airport disruptions and ...
“A dragnet of cameras,” “a new level of surveillance,” “Big Brother.” These are all things members of the community said on Wednesday night at a listening session about Lawrence police’s camera registry and aggregation program, and Chief Rich Lockhart is adamant that none of them ...
