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As Lawrence school district staff prepped indoors for the new school year, Occupational Therapist Karen Lassman painted a vibrant outdoor classroom on Quail Run Elementary’s east playground.
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday approved a 2022 budget with a slight increase in property tax rates and an agreement for a grant of $500,000 toward addressing homelessness.
The Times has added a searchable database of cases reported in Lawrence Public Schools, and a chart of the amount of COVID genetic material detected in Lawrence wastewater, which can help public health leaders anticipate when cases will be on the rise.
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For all of Lawrence’s many culinary offerings, downtown somehow has lacked a good delicatessen for several years. Latchkey Deli has filled that gap.
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Haskell Avenue is closed from 25th Terrace to 27th Street for an emergency waterline repair, according to the city of Lawrence.
The first annual Kaw River Roots Festival will celebrate roots music and culture this weekend in downtown Lawrence.
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A slight increase in property tax rates and a grant of $500,000 toward addressing homelessness are on the Douglas County Commission’s agenda Wednesday.
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The Lawrence school board congratulated winners of the Juneteenth essay contest, approved a permaculture garden for Free State and more at its meeting Monday.
Tricia Masenthin
No matter how students trek to school this year, some are trudging a rough path amid a bus driver shortage, heavy traffic, and changes to crossing guard locations.
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A local organization is celebrating a century of encouraging civic engagement and responsive governance by elected officials. It’s also setting straight a “historicized record.”
