After a seven-year absence, Lawrence again is set to have a parade to celebrate the University of Kansas’ homecoming weekend. KU leaders announced this week that a parade will snake its way through the Lawrence campus at 6 p.m. on Oct. 23, which is the day before KU is scheduled to play ...
A group looking to win historic preservation status for the Municipal Stadium in East Lawrence’s Hobbs Park will host a community meeting Sunday to detail the project's progress. The group, called the Municipal Stadium at Hobbs Park Legacy Project, will host the session on Sunday, June 7, at ...
A Tonganoxie woman who stole a dead relative's identity to collect more than $450,000 in government benefits has been sentenced to more than a year in prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas announced in a news release Wednesday that Tamera Ruth Powers, 68, was sentenced ...
When the City of Lawrence’s recommended 2027 budget officially arrives, look for a two-mill property tax rate increase, a 2.5% raise for staff, and too many fine details to list here. That’s what city leaders signaled on Tuesday about the upcoming budget proposal, which Acting City Manager ...
Residents of Galena are complaining about a smelly construction and demolition landfill outside of the city that they say is impacting their quality of life and could affect their health. They’ve been complaining about two odors — a rotten-egg smell that the Kansas Department of Health ...
Lawrence city commissioners have approved purchasing the former Journal-World printing plant building, and they’re interested in using it for more than just extra space for city offices. At its meeting on Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to approve the $2.1 million purchase of the ...
