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New executive director of Family Promise of Lawrence resigns
Monique Wahba, recently named director of Family Promise of Lawrence, has resigned from her position because the role does not “align as well with (her) career goals” as she had anticipated, the organization announced Friday.
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Lawrence hospital opens COVID-19 unit amid uptick in cases
Lawrence Memorial Hospital has opened a COVID-19 unit because of its recent uptick in COVID inpatients, the hospital said in a community update Thursday afternoon.
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Lawrence creators to host interactive multimedia art shows, holiday concert
Whether you’re hoping to catch a holiday music performance or looking to explore the connection among art, music and community, a hometown artist and his collaborators have you covered in three upcoming shows.
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Kansas classroom safety panel grows increasingly concerned as students’ mental health issues rise
A rise in youth suicide rates and increased reports of anxiety and depression among school-age kids has a Kansas panel focused on COVID-19 safety in the classroom concerned as the pandemic drags on.
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Here’s the offer that Lawrence’s next police chief accepted
Incoming Lawrence Chief of Police Rich Lockhart will start his job with an annual salary of $156,035, expenses for moving, and a vacation perk on par with city staff employed 6-10 years.
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Photos: Lawrence students hold protests against district proposal to nix gymnastics
Students at Free State High School held a walkout Wednesday in protest of district administrators’ tentative plan to end the high school gymnastics program.
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Bart Littlejohn, Amber Sellers sworn in as newest Lawrence city commissioners
New Lawrence City Commissioners Bart Littlejohn and Amber Sellers were sworn into office Tuesday night, joined by recently re-elected incumbent Lisa Larsen.
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Lawrence City Commissioners Jennifer Ananda, Stuart Boley say goodbyes as terms end
Coming from a childhood of poverty and trauma, Jennifer Ananda said that by the numbers, she should not be sitting on the Lawrence City Commission dais Tuesday night.
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Should the Douglas County Commission have 5 members? Your chance to sound off
Douglas County on Thursday will host a community listening session on the possibility of moving from three county commissioners to five.
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KU to ‘pause vaccine mandate’ following federal ruling
The University of Kansas is immediately pausing its employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate process, the chancellor’s office announced Tuesday morning.
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Clint Smith explains ‘critical race theory boogeyman’ in Lawrence talk
Vocal opponents of critical race theory aim to perpetuate the myth of meritocracy and the single story of American exceptionalism, author Clint Smith told the crowd at Liberty Hall Monday night.
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Kaw Valley Almanac for Dec. 6-12, 2021
This heron is hanging out on a cottonwood branch at the Baker Wetlands near the Wakarusa River in the fading twilight. The sun sets at 4:59 p.m. all this week, the earliest sunsets of the year.
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Lawrence school district proposes nixing high school gymnastics; school board to vote on program’s future
The Lawrence school district has moved to cut high school gymnastics, but the coach, parents and athletes say they’ll fight to keep the program and its “unmatchable” team spirit around.
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Woman seriously injured in crash on I-70 in Douglas County
A Topeka woman was seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 70 in Douglas County Saturday night, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
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Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade returns
The Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, returning after a year off, drew a crowd to Massachusetts Street Saturday morning.
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Man injured in rollover crash near Clinton Lake
A 39-year-old man was injured in a rollover crash late Friday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.