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The renovated Douglas County Commission meeting room in the historic courthouse was completed just in time for new elected officials to be sworn in Monday.
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Several Douglas County elected officials — including two who will expand the county commission to five members and a new district attorney — took their oaths of office during a ceremony Monday morning at the historic county courthouse.
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Lawrence community members at a rally Saturday committed to resisting any and all upcoming efforts to suppress transgender and gender-nonconforming folks.
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An enigma, a Lawrence resident hides mugs around town every first Saturday of the month in hopes that all will be found. The Lawrence Mug Hunt draws folks of all ages and is free for everyone to participate.
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As part of the Inclusive Winter Market, nearly 100 local artists and small business owners showcased their work Saturday at the Lied Center. It opens for a second day on Sunday.
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The founders of Avalon Wellness & Recovery plan to wrap up construction this winter and launch Lawrence’s only residential treatment center for men and women.
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Many of the people who previously lived behind the Amtrak station in East Lawrence did not anticipate that they’d have to leave the property where they recently moved within two months.
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Tibetan monks completed an interfaith world peace sand mandala Saturday at the Lawrence Arts Center; then, in a demonstration of impermanence of all, cleared the mandala and carried the sands to the river.
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A group of residential staff at O’Connell Children’s Shelter who are unionizing are putting pressure on the nonprofit’s board to investigate its top leaders and hold them accountable.
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A woman was shot and killed Thursday night in a home south of Eudora, and the suspected shooter was also found dead in the home after barricading himself inside for several hours, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
