Lawrence City Commission rejects Alvamar apartment complex plan
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday voted 4-1 to reject a preliminary plan for a 200-unit apartment complex in west Lawrence’s Alvamar neighborhood.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners approve high-density zoning in Oread neighborhood
Lawrence city commissioners have approved a request to rezone property near KU’s campus for developers to build the densest housing allowed in the city.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Lawrence community events to celebrate Hanukkah
Upcoming local celebrations of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah will welcome all ages of the public.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district to add preschool classrooms at two more neighborhood schools
Classrooms for 3- and 4-year-olds will open at two Lawrence neighborhood schools in fall 2026, increasing preschool availability in the district to six buildings.
Lawrence school district reports student entries and exits in 2024-25, class sizes
The Lawrence school district reported that it gained more new students than it lost in 2024-25 from other countries, private schools and other public schools in Kansas, but it lost more students than it gained to public schools outside of Kansas and homeschooling.
CoreCivic changes course and will ask Leavenworth for permit to house ICE detainees
Private prison company CoreCivic has applied for a permit to hold immigration detainees at its dormant Leavenworth facility, the city said on Monday.
Lawrence City Commission to consider plan for 200-unit complex in Alvamar neighborhood
City commissioners on Tuesday will consider plans for a 200-unit apartment complex in west Lawrence’s Alvamar neighborhood that another city board already voted against.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City staff to recommend closing parts of 9th Street through summer; commission to consider
City staff members are recommending portions of Ninth Street stay closed for construction through the summer without opening for the World Cup. City commissioners on Tuesday will consider an extra $4.8M expense related to the project.
Kansas legislative leadership wobbly on redistricting as January session draws near
Kansas legislators’ messaging has teetered between confident and uncertain as they approach a possible attempt at drawing new Congressional lines in January.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Dec. 8-14, 2025
There’s a certain beauty to the patterns and colors of prairie grasses this time of year. Look carefully and you’ll see red, yellow and orange seeds and green rosettes of next year’s growth.
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