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Lawrence crews prepare roads, bridges, plows for incoming winter storm
City staff members have been working to prepare for ice and snow that’ll soon hit and getting snowplows ready to roll. Unfortunately, the newly named snowplow — “Taylor Drift” — will have to do it with a broken heart.
Lawrence crews prepare roads, bridges, plows for incoming winter storm
City staff members have been working to prepare for ice and snow that’ll soon hit and getting snowplows ready to roll. Unfortunately, the newly named snowplow — “Taylor Drift” — will have to do it with a broken heart.
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Haskell, KU work to bring more underrepresented communities into laboratory sciences
Two dozen Haskell and KU students presented Friday about their research exploring native grasses, historical trauma, plant-based medicine and other topics.
Broken Arrow Elementary’s interim principal named to new role; will assist families transitioning out of closing schools
Broken Arrow Elementary School’s interim principal, Amanda Green, has been selected for a position in which she will help families transitioning out of the two schools that the district is closing after the end of this year.
Round up your unneeded and expired meds; Drug Take Back Day is coming up
Douglas County residents can safely dispose of expired and unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications at the sheriff’s office’s collection site on National Drug Take Back Day, coming up Saturday, April 22.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Company behind plans for solar array north of Lawrence anticipates contributing $110M in tax revenue
The company hoping to build a huge solar energy electrical-generation plant north of Lawrence said Thursday evening it expects the facility will add $110 million in property tax and business tax revenue for Douglas County over its expected 25 years of operations.
Lawrence’s police review board down to 4 members again; new work group to meet soon
Lawrence’s Community Police Review Board is once again barely a quorum, following the resignation of the recently appointed chair. Meanwhile, a new work group — whose work was supposed to conclude in November — is close to setting their first meeting date.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Billy Mills visits students at his namesake middle school in Lawrence
Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills, in Lawrence for the Kansas Relays, stopped by Billy Mills Middle School to meet with the Intertribal Club and speak at an end-of-day assembly on Thursday.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health to end COVID-19 updates
After April 26, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health will cease updating its COVID-19 data dashboard and sending out email updates each week.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Students put skills on display at Lawrence High School’s Innovation Expo
Students in the district’s various career and technical education pathways got to put their work on display at the first annual Innovation Expo Wednesday at Lawrence High School.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
North Lawrence camp residents say violence and chaos is increasing, and the new fence hasn’t helped
People living at the city-run campsite in North Lawrence say they’re struggling with increased interlopers, assaults, theft and drug activity in the week since the city installed a fence intended to prevent visitors, and a woman said she was raped at the camp on Sunday.
Lawrence City Commission denies plan for Fall Creek Villas duplex project
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 to deny a plan for a strip of duplexes in northwestern Lawrence.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Giant solar power generation facility proposed just north of Lawrence
A division of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is proposing to build a solar energy facility covering more than a square mile just north of Lawrence, near Midland Junction. The “Kansas Sky Energy Center” would supply electrical power to local utility Evergy Inc., which would ultimately own the facility.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district officials voice support for transgender students, staff after Legislature approves anti-trans laws
Lawrence school board members on Monday spoke in support of transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming students and staff in the district, following the Kansas Legislature’s approval of several bills diminishing transgender people’s rights.
Moped driver critically injured in Lawrence crash
A moped driver was critically injured in a crash Tuesday morning in Lawrence, according to police.
Motorcyclist killed in Lawrence crash was 36-year-old man, police say
The motorcyclist killed in a crash Monday in Lawrence was 36-year-old Donavan Edmonds, according to Lawrence police.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Flag display aims to raise awareness of sexual violence on KU’s campus
More than 3,300 flags cover the Watson Lawn on the University of Kansas campus this week — one for each survivor of sexual violence at KU.
