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Obituary: Joseph ‘Brother B’ Scarry
Joseph “Brother B” Scarry, 1/29/1944 – 2/21/2023
Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Moriki Sushi opens in Lawrence, featuring traditional rolls and owners’ custom favorites
A number of local sushi restaurants shuttered during the pandemic. But those who’ve craved the dish now have a new option: Moriki Sushi in eastern Lawrence.
Mackenzie Clark / Lawrence Times graphic
Lawrence superintendent’s recommendation: Close 3 elementary schools, repurpose middle school
Lawrence Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Lewis is recommending that three elementary schools be closed and a middle school be repurposed into a magnet school.
Obituary: Theodora Dixon
Theodora Dixon, 02-17-1929 – 02-12-2023
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Members of Lawrence school district’s budget planning committee share frustrations with process, reflections
By the end of a five-month process of analyzing potential budget cuts for next year, some members of the Lawrence school district’s budget planning committee felt facilitators and district leaders lacked transparency and dismissed their ideas. Others felt the committee achieved its purpose.
Kansas Senate supports elimination of state, local food sales tax
The Kansas Senate voted to remove all state and local sales taxes on food next year, in a last-minute reversal of an earlier proposal to curtail sales tax reductions for unhealthy food.
Sleet, freezing rain possible Friday in Lawrence; Sunday could see storms
Douglas County could see some sleet and freezing rain Friday afternoon and evening, and severe thunderstorms could be on the way Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
Dogwatch: Meet Gravy and Bruno
In this episode, you’ll meet Gravy and Bruno. See how Gravy’s owner styles him in vintage clothes, and learn how Bruno is helping his new family.
Kansas House votes to legalize fentanyl test strips because the drug is ‘killing people’
Kansas lawmakers are again trying to legalize fentanyl test strips to keep people alive amid a pandemic of soaring overdoses.
City of Lawrence may consider adopting version of the CROWN Act
Lawrence’s Human Relations Commission on Thursday voiced support for the city to adopt a version of the CROWN Act, a law that blocks race-based hair discrimination.
Kansas senators give preliminary passage to sweeping flat tax proposal
The richest Kansans would receive thousands of dollars in income tax cuts while the poorest residents would save just a few under a bill Kansas senators gave initial approval to Thursday.
Douglas County sees spike in cases of Norovirus, a nasty stomach bug
Douglas County has seen a spike in Norovirus in waste detection recently, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.
Kansas House, Senate pass bills on ballot boxes, three-day grace period for advance ballots
Election legislation meant to shore up public trust and transparency passed out of the Kansas House and Senate Thursday, despite concerns that the bills would have a chilling effect on voters.
Kansas lawmakers vote to restrict transgender athletes and doctors treating gender identity
The Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature on Thursday approved a group of bills that would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming care to children, ban transgender girls from girls’ sports and legally define sex as the sex a person is assigned at birth.
Kansas House and Senate both pass legislation targeting transgender youth
The Kansas House passed parental rights legislation and a controversial transgender student athlete sports bill following months of debate and pushback from public education officials and advocates.
Kansas Senate votes to block abortion medication prescriptions via telemedicine
The Kansas Senate voted Thursday to prohibit use of telemedicine services to prescribe medications for inducing abortions and to forbid watering down the mandate during any disaster emergency declared by the state’s governor.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district’s boundary committee weighs impact of closing Hillcrest Elementary
The Lawrence school district’s Boundary Advisory Committee on Wednesday discussed the possible closure of Hillcrest Elementary and its English as a Second Language program, as well as possible implications of the school board’s looming decision on budget cuts.
Kansas Senate moves to ban ballot drop boxes, limit advance voting and write-in candidacies
The Kansas Senate debated four election bills Wednesday banning use of ballot drop boxes, setting a tighter deadline for mail-in advance voting and more.
Mayor appoints 2 new members to Lawrence’s police review board; commissioners question board and its direction
The Community Police Review Board has two new members following Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, and commissioners briefly discussed the fraught board’s situation.
Kansas Senate flat tax would cut $1 for low-wage earners, hand windfall to top 1%
A flat tax plan moving through the Senate is structured to provide minimal relief to low-income Kansans while granting a windfall to high wage earners.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
KU Department of Design open house showcases work of past and current students
KU’s Department of Design held an open house Tuesday evening, allowing visitors to admire student projects from the visual communication, animation, illustration, photography and industrial design studios.
LMH Health board approves ‘strategic clinical relationship’ with KU Health System
The LMH Health board of trustees on Wednesday voted to approve an agreement with the KU Health System that aims to improve specialized patient care, according to an announcement from the hospital.
Iridescent Riffel: Amid attacks on our rights, transgender Kansans can celebrate being true to ourselves (Column)
”To any trans kid who might be reading this right now: You matter, and you are completely valid. You are loved, and we will not stop fighting for you. Please, don’t forget that,” Iridescent Riffel writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
Lawrence school board members ask for clarity on proposed budget cuts, process used to reach them
As the Lawrence school board prepares to soon approve final budget cuts for next year, board members asked district administrators for more concrete details about plans for school closures and more.
