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Photos: Lawrence community menorot lighting
Members of the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation gathered Saturday evening to celebrate Hanukkah with menorot lighting, a potluck, and fellowship.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Photos: Lawrence community menorot lighting
Members of the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation gathered Saturday evening to celebrate Hanukkah with menorot lighting, a potluck, and fellowship.
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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Tribal leaders and scholars to convene at KU for LandBack summit
Tribal leaders and scholars across the Great Plains will exchange research and strategies for land reclamation and stewardship at a University of Kansas summit.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Just Food facing major cut in food, seeking community support
Because of federal cuts to food assistance, Just Food, the Douglas County food bank, will receive about 30% less food over the next few months for a program that feeds more than 5,500 local people.
Kansas’ federal delegation, public invited to virtual town hall
Kansans and the Congressional delegation representing them in Washington, D.C., are invited to a town hall webinar Monday on how federal policy changes are impacting Kansans.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Free State journalism teacher wins KSPA award for excellent new adviser
Free State High School journalism adviser Jared Shuff has been recognized by the Kansas Scholastic Press Association for his zeal for building a strong program.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence seeking feedback for next bike plan
The City of Lawrence is asking the community for input on ways to make the town more bicycle-friendly.
Search continues for Lawrence woman, 74, missing almost 2 weeks
Wanda Dyer, 74, has been missing for almost two weeks. Her husband of 46 years has a couple of requests for the community, and folks are organizing a search coming up this weekend.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
KU students march against removal of gender-inclusive housing, firing of student worker
KU students, propelled by the firing of a student employee who had spoken out, marched Wednesday to the housing offices in protest of the university’s decision to end gender-inclusive housing at Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall next year.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Avalon Wellness & Recovery to host open house at 60-bed detox and treatment center
Community members will have an opportunity Thursday to tour a new Lawrence residential treatment facility before it opens its doors to clients seeking recovery from substance use disorders.
Lawrence man injured in crash; phone alerted first responders
A 20-year-old Lawrence man suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening in a one-car crash. His iPhone alerted dispatch.
Lawrence city commissioners generally agree with staff plans for budget cuts
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday gave city staff members largely positive feedback on their preliminary plans to correct a projected $6.6 million deficit in the 2026 budget.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for April 1, 2025
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Lawrence community member earns Native Advocacy Award named for KU staff member
Elwood Ott, a Lawrence advocate for suicide prevention and mental health, has earned an inaugural award celebrating support of Native American students.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
Labor board denies union election for O’Connell Children’s Shelter residential staff
Citing “overt supervisory taint,” the National Labor Relations Board has sided with executives and dismissed O’Connell Children’s Shelter employees’ petition to unionize.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Kansas Supreme Court questions First Amendment rights in disciplinary case against ex-Douglas County DA
Former Douglas County DA Suzanne Valdez told the Kansas Supreme Court Tuesday that never in her “craziest of nightmares” did she believe she’d be standing before them for a disciplinary hearing. The court will soon decide whether she will face any discipline.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission to hear budget update as city looks to cut $6.6M
Homelessness solutions, parks and recreation, and economic development initiatives are among the areas that could see the biggest cuts toward patching a $6.6 million deficit in the City of Lawrence’s 2026 budget.
