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Obituary: Steven Walter Bell
Steven Walter Bell, 9/21/1954 – 5/16/2024
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence to hold meeting on Mass. Street redesign plans
The City of Lawrence is working on a redesign of Massachusetts Street from 14th to 23rd streets, and staff will soon present an update for the community.
Community developer who played basketball at the University of Kansas enters 2nd District race
Matt Kleinmann has filed as a Democrat in the 2nd District race for the U.S. House. Former AG Derek Schmidt and former congressional staffer Jeff Kahrs are seeking the GOP nomination.
Kaw Valley Almanac for May 20-26, 2024
If you walk around a hackberry tree these days, listen and you will hear what sounds like a very light rain of sand dropping onto the leaves/ground … It’s poop from the hackberry butterfly caterpillar.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Busker Festival to return to downtown Lawrence
Lawrence Busker Festival, the massive, three-day celebration of performing artists, magicians, comedians, musicians and much more, returns to downtown this coming weekend.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Virtual School graduates encouraged to embrace adaptability, be their true selves
Lawrence Virtual School graduate Gloria Worthington told her classmates that things don’t always go as planned, but they will go forward to change the world anyway.
Obituary: Rosalee Sue Nuñez Rodriguez
Rosalee Sue Nuñez Rodriguez, 12/6/1941 – 4/14/2024
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
University of Kansas, KU Police silent on arrests of 3 student protesters
The University of Kansas has yet to comment on its authorization to have three student protesters arrested inside an open campus library last week.
Free State High School thespian earns rising star award
In recognition of her impact on her theatre troupe, Free State High School sophomore Ebi Hegeman has earned a rising star award.
Prairie Park Elementary celebrates powering up solar panels
The Prairie Park Elementary School community on Friday celebrated the installation of solar panels on the school’s roof — the Lawrence school district’s first renewable energy pilot project.
Obituary: Marlene Ann Underwood
Marlene Ann Underwood, 12/22/1931 – 5/16/2024
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Students and community celebrate C-Tran, secondary therapeutic classroom graduates
Gratefulness was the theme Friday as families, teachers, paras and students celebrated this year’s group of C-Tran and secondary therapeutic classroom graduates from Community Connections at Pinckney.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Group seeking clemency for Sarah Gonzales-McLinn to hold public info session in Lawrence
Advocates who are pushing for the governor to commute the sentence of a woman who killed her rapist in Lawrence 10 years ago will soon hold information sessions for the public.
Lawrence library to launch summer reading program with lawn party
The Lawrence Public Library encourages community members to attend free events this summer aimed at promoting a love for reading, including a lawn party that’ll launch an annual reading challenge for all ages.
All Kansas universities request tuition hikes; Emporia State plans to slash student fees
All six of Kansas’ state universities have proposed tuition increases for the 2024-2025 school year. KU is proposing a 3.5% tuition increase for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Topeka man to face jury trial for the unintentional shooting death of 18-year-old Lawrence man
Friends and family members of the victim listened and frequently cried Thursday afternoon during a hearing for a Topeka man accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old Davin Gregory Kerr earlier this spring.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence is short a fire engine because of staffing shortages, union says
Lawrence has been short a fire engine most of the day Thursday, and firefighters expect that to happen again — maybe as soon as this weekend — because of staffing shortages and overtime cuts.
Kansas governor follows through on threat to veto bipartisan tax plan, will call special session
A session-long standoff between Gov. Laura Kelly and state legislators over changes in tax policy reached its inevitable climax Thursday when the governor vetoed a bipartisan tax plan as promised.
New York Elementary principal to resign
Sunny Halsted, principal of New York Elementary School, will resign after the end of the school year to take a position in another district.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Project SEARCH interns graduate, secure jobs with KU, Lawrence Memorial Hospital
A staff member described this year’s nine graduates from Project SEARCH, the Lawrence school district’s program for young adults with disabilities who are entering the workforce, as “our group of character.”
Kansas governor signs school funding bill with $75 million boost for special education
Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation that allocates $6.6 billion to K-12 public schools, including $75 million in new money for special education, but vetoed language designed to funnel safety grant cash to a specific software company.
Obituary: Thomas “Tom” Groene
Thomas “Tom” Groene, 12/29/1931 – 5/11/2024
Save the date: City of Lawrence electronics recycling event coming up June 8
The City of Lawrence will host a recycling event in a few weeks where Douglas County residents can safely dispose of electronic items.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Haskell Board of Regents ‘will not stand silently,’ opposes wetland-area development
Members of the Haskell National Board of Regents have voiced deep concerns about the planned New Boston Crossing development as well as the possible sale of land near the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center for affordable housing development.
