Lawrence district weighs start time change for high schools
The Lawrence school board may approve guidelines for a committee to study delaying high school start times for 2019 2020. The panel would include administrators teachers parents and community members and report in January 2019 chaired by Anna Stubblefield and Rick Henry. A budget update and a Kansas Supreme Court ruling on K 12 funding are also on the agenda with a 7 p.m. meeting at district offices.
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Lawrence
Rich Ingram
Anna Stubblefield
Rick Henry
Lawrence Boys and Girls Club
District Equity Leadership Team
DELTA
Equity Advisory Council
Special Education
Ingram
Jill Fincher
Kathy Johnson
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas
Io McDonald Drive
Visa
EnerBank USA
Brickyard Rd
Salt Lake City
DA advises steps to guard homes during summer travel
Douglas County DA Charles Branson urges vacation safety measures as Lawrence sees 12 to 34 home burglary reports monthly in 2017. Tips include social media restraint, use of light timers, stopping mail, sturdy locks, garage door security, and requesting police or sheriff property checks during extended absences.
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Lawrence
Douglas County District Attorney’s
Charles Branson
Branson
Lawrence Police Department
Lawrences.org
Police
Amy Rhoads
Community event calendar highlights across Lawrence area
A dense list of events in Lawrence and surrounding areas includes Summer Red Dog workouts at Haskell Indian Nations University stadium, library storytimes for various ages, the Raw Valley Bridge Club open pairs, a Scrabble club, Garden Party Exploratorium, TOPS meetings, and city government sessions. Also featured are train of weekly clubs and public meetings at Clinton Place, the Eudora City Commission, and Lawrence school board sessions.
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Haskell Indian Nations University
Indian Ave
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St
Raw Valley
Third St
Clinton Place
Lawrence
Brandon Woods
Smith Center
Inverness Drive
Lions Club
Conroy’s Pub
Sixth St
Lawrence Library expands effort to digitize local history
The Lawrence Public Library hosts You Are Local History on June 30 from 10 am to 3 pm inviting residents to share photos documents and keepsakes for digitization. Dana Comi will assist and items may join the Digital Douglas County History archives highlighting Lawrence stories including La Yarda and Ernst & Son Hardware records.
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Lawrence
Quantrill
University of Kansas
Lawrence Public Library
Dana Comi
Ku’s Hall Center For the Humanities
Douglas County History Archives
Watkins Museum of History
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Comi
la Yarda
East Lawrence
Ernst & Son Hardware
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Elvyn Jones
Elvynj
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Douglas County
Da’s Office
Sara Shepherd
Saramarieshep
Alzheimer Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Westside Presbyterian Church
Kasold Drive
Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority
Clinton Parkway
Ijworld.com
Pebble Lane
Signs of Life
Massachusetts St
Kansas City
Beldon
Installatio
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