Douglas County Commission approves new contract with county administrator
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved a new contract with the county administrator that includes a salary nearly 40% higher than her initial contract in 2019.
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved a new contract with the county administrator that includes a salary nearly 40% higher than her initial contract in 2019.
“We definitely switched over to a Christmas gift-heavy bestseller list pretty much as soon as middle of November and Thanksgiving week hit,” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Lawrence Times is launching a community network to help us better cover all things newsworthy within Lawrence Public Schools.
The Kansas Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a nursing student’s lawsuit challenging on religious grounds a mandate she get a COVID-19 vaccination or be excluded from required clinical coursework at an Emporia hospital.
Tibetan monks are working to create an Interfaith World Peace Mandala at the Lawrence Arts Center. Many of the world’s major religions will be represented in the 5-foot mandala.
In keeping with tradition, Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday chose their next mayor and vice mayor.
Bart Littlejohn reflected Tuesday on the city’s progress over the past year during his term as mayor and looked ahead to “a bigger and brighter future.”
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
The Lawrence school district is telling students and staff to bundle up as several school buildings or classrooms are having heat problems, up against outdoor temperatures as low as the teens and only as high as the 30s.
Tyson Foods in February will permanently close a meat plant in Emporia employing more than 800 people.
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