Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence microgrocery store Jody’s Market set to close
Jody’s Market, the downtown Lawrence microgrocery store, will close Friday.
Kansas Democrats in line to pick up 20 seats in House, wipe out Republican supermajority
Democrats flipped as many as 20 Kansas House seats and crushed the Republican supermajority that allowed one-party domination of public policy debates for the past 16 years.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence microgrocery store Jody’s Market set to close
Jody’s Market, the downtown Lawrence microgrocery store, will close Friday.
Kansas Democrats in line to pick up 20 seats in House, wipe out Republican supermajority
Democrats flipped as many as 20 Kansas House seats and crushed the Republican supermajority that allowed one-party domination of public policy debates for the past 16 years.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Douglas County Commission workshops resolution on how to rescind minimum maintenance road designations
Douglas County Commissioners asked staff to add language to a resolution outlining how to remove minimum maintenance road designations. The language will codify county and township partnerships in that process.
Kansas secretary of state, attorney general candidates wait for final tallies
Kansas attorney general and secretary of state candidates are waiting for counts of provisional and mail-in ballots, as winners in the races remain undecided Wednesday.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
Algeria to welcome Lawrence delegation for a visit
A group of Lawrence community members, including Mayor Brad Finkeldei and City Commissioner Amber Sellers, will travel to Algeria next week.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Douglas County Commission workshops resolution on how to rescind minimum maintenance road designations
Douglas County Commissioners asked staff to add language to a resolution outlining how to remove minimum maintenance road designations. The language will codify county and township partnerships in that process.
Kansas secretary of state, attorney general candidates wait for final tallies
Kansas attorney general and secretary of state candidates are waiting for counts of provisional and mail-in ballots, as winners in the races remain undecided Wednesday.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
Algeria to welcome Lawrence delegation for a visit
A group of Lawrence community members, including Mayor Brad Finkeldei and City Commissioner Amber Sellers, will travel to Algeria next week.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Douglas County Commission workshops resolution on how to rescind minimum maintenance road designations
Douglas County Commissioners asked staff to add language to a resolution outlining how to remove minimum maintenance road designations. The language will codify county and township partnerships in that process.
Kansas secretary of state, attorney general candidates wait for final tallies
Kansas attorney general and secretary of state candidates are waiting for counts of provisional and mail-in ballots, as winners in the races remain undecided Wednesday.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
Algeria to welcome Lawrence delegation for a visit
A group of Lawrence community members, including Mayor Brad Finkeldei and City Commissioner Amber Sellers, will travel to Algeria next week.
LAWRENCE NEWS
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Don’t ‘Turnip’ your nose at this arthritic, easygoing angel
Pet of the Week Turnip may be diagnosed with osteoarthritis, but this sweet girl still indulges in morning zoomies for the love of the game.
Maya Smith / Lawrence Times
Douglas County Democrats cheer election of Adam Hamilton as Kansas’ senator
Democrats in Douglas County celebrated the election of Adam Hamilton, the first Kansas Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in nearly 100 years.
Kansas incumbents on track to hold onto U.S. House seats
The four incumbents in Kansas’s congressional delegation were on track to hold onto their U.S. House seats, according to unofficial vote totals from the Secretary of State’s Office.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Lawrence voters say ‘yes’ to a city transit sales tax increase, extension
Lawrence voters on Tuesday backed an increase and extension of the city’s transit sales tax for the third time since 2008.
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STATE NEWS
Democrat flips state education board seat but GOP maintains majority control
A Democrat in eastern Kansas flipped a state education board position previously held by a conservative Republican, shifting the board’s makeup to four Democrats and six Republicans.
Trailing by 5,500 votes, Ty Masterson calls for ‘another look’ at results in Kansas governor’s race
With Democrat Cindy Holscher holding a 5,557-vote lead in the Kansas governor’s race, Republican Ty Masterson said early today he wanted the state to take “another look” at the results. Holscher, on the other hand, declared victory.
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Maya Smith / Lawrence Times
Democrats Spurling, Anderson win Douglas County Commission races
Democratic candidates for Douglas County Commission will win three open seats in Tuesday’s election.
The ‘black gold’ rush is coming to Lawrence with a new curbside composting option for food scraps
Lawrence residents and businesses will have a new curbside compost option through Compost Collective KC that accepts food scraps like meat, bones and dairy.
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LAWRENCE LIFE
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Don’t ‘Turnip’ your nose at this arthritic, easygoing angel
Pet of the Week Turnip may be diagnosed with osteoarthritis, but this sweet girl still indulges in morning zoomies for the love of the game.
See Lawrence filmmaker’s documentary on program reuniting incarcerated parents with their kids
Catch a screening of a short documentary from a Lawrence filmmaker capturing one day of a program where incarcerated mothers can play with their children outside of prison walls.
Contributed photo
Presentation to share how Lawrence shaped career of Jewish Met Opera singer
An upcoming presentation will “bring Beatrice Belkin home,” illuminating the early life of this Jewish voice teacher and Metropolitan Opera singer who graduated from Lawrence High School and KU.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Don’t ‘Turnip’ your nose at this arthritic, easygoing angel
Pet of the Week Turnip may be diagnosed with osteoarthritis, but this sweet girl still indulges in morning zoomies for the love of the game.
See Lawrence filmmaker’s documentary on program reuniting incarcerated parents with their kids
Catch a screening of a short documentary from a Lawrence filmmaker capturing one day of a program where incarcerated mothers can play with their children outside of prison walls.
Contributed photo
Presentation to share how Lawrence shaped career of Jewish Met Opera singer
An upcoming presentation will “bring Beatrice Belkin home,” illuminating the early life of this Jewish voice teacher and Metropolitan Opera singer who graduated from Lawrence High School and KU.
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Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
On Hilltop’s last day, families say they are left grieving, trying to preserve lost community
Hilltop Child Development Center is officially closing Friday after years of turmoil. Families said they now face the daunting task of finding new childcare and are left grieving the longtime childcare center.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Former members of Lawrence tax incentive committee call for transparency, collaboration
As developers regularly request tax breaks from the City of Lawrence, some former members of a public committee that used to review incentives would like to see more transparency and collaboration in the process.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
How construction impacts can underpin racial inequities for Lawrence business owners
When construction starts, businesses owned by Black and Brown people in Lawrence can face a tougher climb toward recovery. One city commissioner says we must “do the work” to keep building opportunities for local establishments.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
On Hilltop’s last day, families say they are left grieving, trying to preserve lost community
Hilltop Child Development Center is officially closing Friday after years of turmoil. Families said they now face the daunting task of finding new childcare and are left grieving the longtime childcare center.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Former members of Lawrence tax incentive committee call for transparency, collaboration
As developers regularly request tax breaks from the City of Lawrence, some former members of a public committee that used to review incentives would like to see more transparency and collaboration in the process.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
How construction impacts can underpin racial inequities for Lawrence business owners
When construction starts, businesses owned by Black and Brown people in Lawrence can face a tougher climb toward recovery. One city commissioner says we must “do the work” to keep building opportunities for local establishments.
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COMMUNITY VOICES
The opinion pieces in this section are generally written by members of the Lawrence community and those who have close ties. In addition, we’re offering some space for area organizations and organizers to provide updates and attempt to reach other folks who might share their mission.
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Tom Harper: It’s showtime – ‘Beetlejuice’ screening coming up at Lawrence’s Oak Hill Cemetery (Column)
It’s showtime: The Lawrence Film Club is inviting the community to a free, outdoor screening of “Beetlejuice” in Oak Hill Cemetery, Tom Harper writes in this column.
Dot Nary: Government jeopardizes rights of Lawrence residents with disabilities (Column)
Currently, people who are supported to live in the Lawrence community and their caregivers fear institutionalization resulting from the federal government’s potential withdrawal of support for home-based services, Dot Nary writes in this column.
Amii Castle: Amendment on Kansas ballot this fall would provide pretext for voter suppression laws (Column)
“On Nov. 3, Kansans will vote on whether to amend our state constitution, again. This time, we’ll be voting on whether to make it harder for many American citizens who live in Kansas to vote in future elections,” Amii Castle writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
The opinion pieces in this section are generally written by members of the Lawrence community and those who have close ties. In addition, we’re offering some space for area organizations and organizers to provide updates and attempt to reach other folks who might share their mission.
Want to submit a letter to the Times? Great!
Click here to find out how.
Tom Harper/Contributed Photo
Tom Harper: It’s showtime – ‘Beetlejuice’ screening coming up at Lawrence’s Oak Hill Cemetery (Column)
It’s showtime: The Lawrence Film Club is inviting the community to a free, outdoor screening of “Beetlejuice” in Oak Hill Cemetery, Tom Harper writes in this column.
Dot Nary: Government jeopardizes rights of Lawrence residents with disabilities (Column)
Currently, people who are supported to live in the Lawrence community and their caregivers fear institutionalization resulting from the federal government’s potential withdrawal of support for home-based services, Dot Nary writes in this column.
Amii Castle: Amendment on Kansas ballot this fall would provide pretext for voter suppression laws (Column)
“On Nov. 3, Kansans will vote on whether to amend our state constitution, again. This time, we’ll be voting on whether to make it harder for many American citizens who live in Kansas to vote in future elections,” Amii Castle writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
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