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Check two boxes off your list this holiday season by shopping local and getting some one-of-a-kind gifts for your loved ones with this guide to 20 upcoming vendor fairs and art markets, starting this weekend in Lawrence.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and 19 other Kansas law enforcement agencies have signed formal agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Members of Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board are recommending that $500,000 in city funding go toward a 121-unit project on the western edge of town.
As the Community Building is set to close to the general public in January, city staff members have estimated that it would cost $18,000 to open the building for kids up to age 17 to use for about 12 hours per week.
Community members can review and provide input on Douglas County’s developing Wakarusa Vision Plan at an upcoming open house.
KU on Wednesday opened its state-of-the-art convention center, which is equipped with amenities meant to draw thousands of annual visitors and generate revenue to pay off the university’s large-scale development project.
The Legislature’s auditors reported that 3 Kansas counties spent $28.8 million to provide state-mandated government services last year but received one-third of that total in funding to cover administrative costs.
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Members of the KU faculty and staff union rallied on campus Wednesday, restless after well more than a year of bargaining had yet to produce a contract.
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The city is urging residents, business owners and visitors to “dream big” at a community visioning workshop to brainstorm the future of infrastructure, placemaking and economic revitalization in North Lawrence.
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The Lawrence Public Library’s fifth annual resource fair will provide free services to community members while connecting them with over a dozen support organizations.
