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Here is a working dung beetle, pushing a large marble sized globe of dung with its hind legs to a patch of dirt, where it dug a hole and buried it.
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Lawrence school board approves contract with consultant to create enrollment analysis
Lawrence school board members voted 6-1 Monday to approve an $80K contract with the same outside consultant the district has used for years to create an enrollment analysis.
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Lawrence Community Shelter staff members are unionizing, they announce
Staff members of the Lawrence Community Shelter are unionizing with CWA Local 6400 and have asked management to voluntarily recognize the union.
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New draft of Lawrence-Douglas County wind regulations published; committee seeks feedback
Members of a committee have completed a new draft of wind energy regulations for Lawrence and Douglas County, and now they’re seeking public feedback to help guide further revisions.
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Lawrence Transit, library to hold ‘Books and Buses’ story time
Lawrence Transit and the Lawrence Public Library are teaming up for special “Books and Buses” story times this week.
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Lawrence Public Library, local artist challenge book bans through art installation
The Lawrence library has partnered with a local artist to stand against books being banned for content, such as diversity, equity, inclusion and LGBTQ+ stories.
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Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade names 2024 beneficiaries; Irish Road Bowling coming up soon
The Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has selected five local organizations serving kids that will receive donations from the 2024 parade and the events leading up to it.
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Kaw Valley Almanac for Oct. 9-15, 2023
Asters such as this silver aster continue to bloom white, lavender and purple as the primary remaining fall flower. The prairie grasses will continue to get richer in color.
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Lawrence school board to consider consultant contract, hear special education update
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear an update on the district’s special education work as well as consider approving a consultant contract for enrollment projections.
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Lawrence school board candidates speak on their top priorities during NAACP forum
Lawrence school board candidates on Saturday afternoon discussed issues they feel are most pressing to the school district and how they’d like to address them.
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Lawrence City Commission candidates talk about community engagement, police oversight at NAACP forum
Candidates running for Lawrence City Commission on Saturday shared their views on community oversight of police, how to engage marginalized people and more during the final forum of this election cycle.
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Upcoming workshop to offer guidance on protecting LGBTQIA+ students’ rights at school
Rainbow Kids & Families has partnered with the ACLU of Kansas to host a workshop Tuesday on the protection of LGBTQIA+ students within the K-12 educational setting.
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Renewed hope: Douglas County drug court graduate has created a new path for herself
Over the past couple of years, Hope Thommen and Jason Hall have been the only constants in each other’s lives. Everything has changed for the better in sobriety, and they’re putting broken pieces back together.
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Photos: Late Night in the Phog gets KU fans hyped
Fans packed Allen Fieldhouse Friday night for Late Night in the Phog, the massive pep rally that celebrates the beginning of each season of Jayhawk basketball.
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Deerfield Elementary principal announces plans to retire
Joni Appleman, principal of Deerfield Elementary, has announced that she plans to retire at the end of June.
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Judge tentatively dismisses Rontarus Washington Jr.’s wrongful incarceration case
A federal judge has granted motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a man who was in custody of the Douglas County jail for more than five years while his case was still pending.