LJWorld.com Headlines for December 8, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> ['A transformational journey': newly elected Lawrence leaders take seats as part of historically diverse City Commission]( A crowd filled Lawrence City Hall Tuesday to watch a historically diverse City Commission take their seats at the dais and elect the city’s new mayor. Tuesday’s election of Mayor Courtney Shipley and the seating of newly elected ... ['A transformational journey': newly elected Lawrence leaders take seats as part of historically diverse City Commission]( By: Rochelle Valverde A crowd filled Lawrence City Hall Tuesday to watch a historically diverse City Commission take their seats at the dais and elect the city’s new mayor. Tuesday’s election of Mayor Courtney Shipley and the seating of newly elected ... December 7, 2021 @ 10:32pm [Billy Mills Middle School student allegedly makes threat against school; leaders say students were not at risk]( By: Dylan Lysen A student at Billy Mills Middle School allegedly made a threat against the school on Tuesday, but school leaders said students were not immediately at risk. In a message to families, Billy Mills Principal Andrew Taylor and Assistant Principal ... December 7, 2021 @ 5:07pm [Turkey, pie and cash donations, plus volunteers sought for Lawrence's Community Christmas Dinner]( By: Staff Report The public is invited to the annual Community Christmas Dinner on Dec. 25 at First United Methodist Church. Event organizers are seeking donations of turkeys and pies, as well as financial contributions. Volunteers are also sought for the ... December 7, 2021 @ 2:36pm [Douglas County Commission to consider increasing budget for mental health crisis center by $250,000]( By: Rochelle Valverde Douglas County officials say design adjustments and increases in material and other costs are driving up the price tag of the county’s mental health crisis center, necessitating an increase in the project’s budget. As part of its meeting ... December 7, 2021 @ 2:33pm [Lawrence police blotter for Dec. 7, 2021]( By: Staff report Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... December 7, 2021 @ 1:23pm [University of Kansas halts employee vaccine mandate after federal judge in Georgia issues injunction]( By: Chad Lawhorn Story updated at 4 p.m. Tuesday: The University of Kansas is pausing its employee vaccine mandate process, effective immediately, after a federal judge in Georgia issued an injunction halting implementation of the federal COVID-19 vaccine ... December 7, 2021 @ 11:24am [Lawrence school district finally releases secret settlement: It had kept from public that it agreed to 27% discount for natural gas bill]( By: Dylan Lysen Story updated at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday: The Lawrence school district received a 27% discount through a settlement agreement with its natural gas provider over a dispute for its energy bill during a major freeze in Kansas last winter. But that ... December 7, 2021 @ 9:36am [Which fans are the most generous, KU's or Mizzou's? Salvation Army Red Kettle results on game weekend will tell]( By: Staff report As the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri prepare to meet Saturday on the court for the first regular-season matchup between the two schools in nearly a decade, The Salvation Army locations in Lawrence and Columbia, Missouri, ... December 7, 2021 @ 9:20am You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044