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Lawrence Community Shelter board concerned about 2025 funding; city looking to limit services to locals
Lawrence Community Shelter board members shared concerns Thursday about the shelter’s funding, which could rely upon voters approving a sales tax increase. Meanwhile, the city is working on limiting homelessness services to people who have local ties.
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Sole finalist candidate for Lawrence police chief announced
A veteran of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and the current chief of Warrensburg, Missouri police is the finalist to become the next chief in Lawrence.
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Author to discuss media influence, parallels between 1918 pandemic and today (Sponsored post)
In her new book, “Constructing the Outbreak: Epidemics in Media and Collective Memory,” Dr. Katherine A. Foss uses 1918 Lawrence as a case study in the role of media and how popular narratives form around major diseases.
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Douglas County sheriff wants to adapt space at the jail to give women more time outside their cells
Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister wants to consider how to reuse space in the local jail — without adding any new beds — to help address inequities.
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Pumpkin seeds, picture book make math engaging for students of homegrown Lawrence teacher
Second graders at Schwegler Elementary learned a fun fact during their recent math unit: A pumpkin’s size doesn’t determine the number of seeds inside the fall fruit.
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Black Hills reaches deal with Kansas regulators to add $11.47 to monthly bills for five years
Kansas regulators have reached an agreement with Black Hills Energy: its residential customers will pay an additional $11.47 each month for five years.
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Lawrence City Commission approves next steps toward long-term parklet program
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday unanimously voted to move forward with an extension of the city’s temporary “parklets” while staff develops a long-term program.
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Douglas County judges highlight concerns about criminal defense proposals
Two competing proposals on the table aim to improve outcomes for defendants charged with misdemeanors in Douglas County, but they could also bring a slew of new problems.
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Para openings, teacher resignations continue upward trend in Lawrence school district
District leaders continue to grapple with midyear teaching resignations and the challenges of filling positions, including 65 paraeducator and 17 teacher openings, in Lawrence Public Schools — and workers are pushing hard for change.
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Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade is back and better than ever (Sponsored post)
After taking a year off due to COVID-19, the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade is back and looks to be bigger and better than ever. Even its route has been extended by two extra blocks.
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Lawrence school board hears concerns about safety, ‘staffing crisis’ from PAL-CWA union members, approves plan for COVID relief funds and more
The Lawrence school board on Monday heard concerns about safety, wages and a staffing crisis from members of PAL-CWA, approved a plan for COVID relief funding and more.
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Kansas Children’s Cabinet makes $582K investment in Lawrence child care
Community stakeholders are hopeful a grant of more than $500,000 for an early childhood education center in Lawrence will help meet the basic needs of families with young children and allow for improved workforce retention.
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No new judge in Carrody Buchhorn’s case, court rules
The Douglas County District Court has denied a motion for a change of judge after the defendant’s derogatory statements in private phone calls about the judge assigned to her murder case were publicized by prosecutors.
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Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 8-14, 2021
If you are a daytime person, find a sweet gum tree like this one and watch the star-shaped leaves falling to the ground this week.
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Lawrence school board to weigh pandemic relief funds proposal, leasing rate for Kennedy Early Childhood Center
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider a proposal for use of COVID-19 relief funds, an agreement to lease space at Kennedy Early Childhood Center to community partners and more.
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Juvenile hit by car and injured in Lawrence; driver flees scene, scanner indicates
A juvenile person was struck by a car and injured around 6:20 p.m. in the 1600 block of Harper Street on the east side of Lawrence, scanner traffic indicated. The driver reportedly fled the scene.