The Lawrence school board on Tuesday approved the district’s capital improvement plan with about $17.3 million in expenditures, mostly involving facility repairs, budgeted for next school year.
Mike Warner, of Lawrence, has announced plans to run as a Republican for Douglas County district attorney — the first time a Republican has run for the top prosecutor job since 2004.
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The wading pool at South Park will not open for the 2024 season and will need substantial renovations before it can open again, the City of Lawrence announced Tuesday.
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The Baker University Board of Trustees has voted to retain land north of the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center that the university was considering selling to be developed for affordable housing.
The Lawrence school board on Tuesday will consider approving the district’s five-year capital improvement plan with about $17.3 million in expenditures budgeted for the 2024-25 year.
The University of Kansas has selected Shelley Hooks, professor and associate vice president for research at the University of Georgia, as the next vice chancellor for research.
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Lawrence community members, including many in uniform, gathered Monday morning to memorialize servicepeople who have died.
Look closely at the gnarly bark of this cottonwood and near the top you will see a 17 year cicada from Brood XIX, which extends into the eastern two columns of counties in Kansas, even though most maps don’t show them going this far west.
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Numerous trees were damaged as a result of a severe storm overnight Saturday into Sunday morning, and a few hundred Evergy customers in the area were without power.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of Kansas, including Douglas County, through 5 a.m. Sunday.
