Douglas County, KS

Lawrence, KS

Post last updated at 11:46 p.m. Tuesday, March 21:. The Lawrence City Commission has approved the purchase of land on North Michigan Street and a contract for temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness. The former location of Veritas Christian School, 256 N. Michigan St., will be the site of the...

Lawrence City Commission approves plans for Pallet Shelter Village on former Veritas property

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The Lawrence school district on Thursday released a map showing how elementary boundaries could change if the school board chooses to move forward with closing two elementary schools. Public hearings for the potential closures of Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary schools are scheduled for this Saturday, and a community group...

Lawrence school district releases new proposed boundary map ahead of closure hearings

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Last night, the body of a young woman was discovered in her tent at the North Lawrence Shelter Site. She had been dead for days. Residents thought she might have been elsewhere, and no one checked on her. I became aware of this from a phone call I received from...

Letter to the Times: We can prevent more deaths of unhoused community members

The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday approved annexing and rezoning land north of city limits, where a developer plans to build 300 or more market-rate homes. Garber Enterprises Inc. owns 85 acres of land directly north of Rock Chalk Park on the northwestern edge of Lawrence, just east of Kansas Highway 10 near the Interstate 70 interchange.

Lawrence City Commission approves developer’s request to annex land north of Rock Chalk Park to build 300-plus homes

Note from the Times: This bestseller list comes to us straight from The Raven Book Store in Lawrence. See other editions of the list here. It’s always fun for the booksellers when customers enjoy our monthly staff picks. With more than 15 booksellers on staff, we always have an eclectic mix of titles on our staff picks table and this month, we’ve shared our love for everything from middle-grade graphic novels to “smotherly” horror (and yes, smother + motherly = smotherly).

The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for March 21, 2023 (Sponsored post)

Scholar, educator and author Celene Ibrahim is set to visit with local faith-based institutions and both universities in Lawrence and discuss her research about dialogue among religions. The Visiting Scholar in Religion program of Lawrence — a program in which the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences...

Interfaith dialogue scholar to speak at several events in Lawrence

Sandra was born on Oct. 5th 1958 in Lawrence KS and passed away March 17th 2023 in Merriam KS. She was the daughter of Elvin C Herschell Jr. (of Perry KS) and Juanita Basinger (of Lyndon KS). Sandra graduated from Lawrence High School in 1976, married Robert E. Skaggs II (of Scranton KS), and was the mother of 4 sons, Robert “Robbie” Skaggs III (of Menifee CA), Rodney Skaggs (of Shawnee KS), Broc Skaggs (of Denver CO), and John Skaggs (of Wichita KS). She was very proud of her sons and their accomplishments. She loved her 5 grandchildren, Alexandria, Braden, Zaylinn, Ruth, and Arya. Sandra also leaves behind a sister, Susan Herschell (of Osage City KS) and a brother Steve Herschell (of Great Bend KS).

Obituary: Sandra Kay (Herschell) Adams

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Douglas County rent assistance program to switch to lottery system, lower per-household cap

The Douglas County Housing Stabilization Collaborative is moving away from a first-come, first-served model to distribute funding for residents in need of rent and utility assistance....

Douglas County rent assistance program to switch to lottery system, lower per-household cap

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