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Raven Book Store opens free book collection for queer youths
With a new free book collection now available, the Raven Book Store is aiming to support local youths who are “perfectly queer.”
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LMH dismisses CFO for allegedly lying about identity as convicted felon
Post updated at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9: Mike Rogers, recently appointed as chief financial […]
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Lawrence Community Shelter director position now posted, offering $90K-$120K salary
The Lawrence Community Shelter board of directors has posted the executive director position, launching a search for a permanent leader for the organization.
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KU pharmacy student, Free State High graduate selected as finalist for Rhodes Scholarship
Sivani Badrivenkata, a KU senior from Lawrence, has been nominated for a prestigious scholarship that would pay for her to study abroad at the University of Oxford in England.
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City, union asking Lawrence City Commission to settle contract dispute
The city and the union representing city staff members working in the municipal services and parks and recreation departments are asking the Lawrence City Commission to settle disagreements on their first labor contract.
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Flyovers planned ahead of KU football’s Salute to Service game
There will be flyovers in Lawrence Friday and Saturday ahead of the KU football team’s Salute to Service game against Texas Tech University.
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Veterans Day event to honor women who have served; local veterans to share stories
Two local veterans will speak at a community event Saturday in honor of women who have served in the United States military.
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KU professors create website documenting the return of land to Indigenous owners
Two KU professors have teamed up to create an interactive online storymap that documents instances when stolen land has been returned to Indigenous people, and a collection of “#landback” resources.
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Kansas issues grants of $10.2 million to expand child care in Lawrence, Hays and Emporia
Gov. Laura Kelly said the state committed $10.2 million to build or renovate community multipurpose facilities in Lawrence, Hays and Emporia to add at least 310 licensed child care slots.
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Lawrence library’s Community Resource Fair to offer connections, books, vaccines and more
The Lawrence Public Library’s Community Resource Fair returns this weekend, and it will bring folks from 17 social service agencies and free coffee, haircuts and more to the library.
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Community members urge Lawrence City Commission to call for ceasefire in Gaza
Dozens of community members packed into Lawrence City Hall Tuesday evening, with several asking city commissioners to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and for the city to express solidarity with the Palestinian people.
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Lawrence school board election results: Incumbents reelected to school board along with newcomers Costello, Franklin
Lawrence residents split their votes on Tuesday between school board candidates who opposed the decision to close three schools earlier this year and two incumbents who had voted for the closings.
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Lawrence City Commission election results: Dever wins big; Finkeldei, Sellers reelected
Lawrence voters returned Mike Dever to the Lawrence City Commission after an eight-year absence Tuesday, voting for him overwhelmingly and pushing incumbent Courtney Shipley off the commission. Incumbents Brad Finkeldei and Amber Sellers were reelected.
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Douglas County Sustainability Office seeks feedback on climate action plan
The Douglas County Sustainability Office will hold open house meetings this week and next to hear from the public about a draft climate action plan.
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Teal, kindness highlight lessons left behind by Lawrence High alum James Lynch
Amid the red and black adorning Lawrence High homecoming festivities this fall, a pop of teal ushered in a campaign promoting kindness at the school. Here’s the story behind the movement and James Lynch, the 2017 alum who inspired it.
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Lawrence voters hit the polls; school board and city commission races on the ballot
Lawrence voters were heading to the polls Tuesday to determine the future members of the city commission and the Lawrence school board.