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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events January 7, 2024 - 5:12 pm

Douglas County students invited to apply to 2024 Lawrence Juneteenth T-shirt design, essay contests

by Maya Hodison

Douglas County students could have their work featured in this year’s Lawrence Juneteenth celebration. The annual T-shirt design and essay contests are now open.

Lawrence news January 6, 2024 - 6:12 pm

Lawrence is facing a winter storm watch; heavy snow is possible

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence and the surrounding areas could see heavy snow Sunday evening through Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Education January 6, 2024 - 5:11 pm

Lawrence school board to consider new high school graduation requirements

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence school board on Monday will look to approve proposed high school graduation requirements for next year.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 5, 2024 - 6:19 pm

A look inside the Village, Lawrence’s community to help people recover from homelessness

by Mackenzie Clark

Fifty small cabins will soon be available to help Lawrence community members experiencing homelessness — specifically veterans, domestic violence survivors, older and disabled people — recover and secure housing.

August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Arts & Events January 5, 2024 - 3:53 pm

Lawrence school district to host annual MLK Jr. celebration; student volunteers needed

by Maya Hodison

Community members are invited to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with Lawrence school district students and staff.

Lawrence news January 5, 2024 - 12:47 am

Lawrence police say missing man who has dementia has been found safe

by Lawrence Times

Keith Schmitz, 84, of Lawrence, was found safe early Friday, according to an update from police.

Education January 4, 2024 - 5:32 pm

Free State High School senior achieves highest national speech and debate honor

by Maya Hodison

Sophie Racy, Free State High School senior, has earned the National Speech and Debate Association’s highest honor, and she’s the state’s first three-time qualifier for the Tournament of Champions.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Environment January 4, 2024 - 3:23 pm

Prescribed burn near Naismith Park will spark future growth at pocket prairie

by Tricia Masenthin

A symphony of fire and flame enveloped a frosty Monarch Waystation on Thursday morning in south-central Lawrence. The purposeful fire was part of a carefully orchestrated plan to encourage biodiversity outside the home of Dena Podrebarac and Heidi Rios.

Education January 4, 2024 - 11:18 am

Researchers are finding high levels of fertilizer in drinking water from rural Kansas wells

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen

College students are testing private wells in south-central Kansas. The results are prompting families to install treatment systems to reduce nitrate levels.

Lawrence news January 4, 2024 - 10:58 am

Driver and passenger injured in crash west of Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

A 19-year-old Lawrence man and an 18-year-old woman were taken to hospitals Wednesday evening after a crash west of Lawrence.

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