LJWorld.com Headlines for June 23, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County Commission sets aside $7.8 million of ARPA funding for internal county projects]( Douglas County leaders decided Wednesday to set aside about $7.8 million of the county's remaining American Rescue Plan Act funding for a list of internal projects recommended by county staff. That amounts to about 33% of the roughly $21 ... [Douglas County Commission sets aside $7.8 million of ARPA funding for internal county projects]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County leaders decided Wednesday to set aside about $7.8 million of the county's remaining American Rescue Plan Act funding for a list of internal projects recommended by county staff. That amounts to about 33% of the roughly $21 ... June 22, 2022 @ 8:36pm [Lawrence police blotter for June 22, 2022]( By: 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 ... June 22, 2022 @ 6:47pm [City leaders begin debate on $100M in capital projects, including affordable housing, fire stations, Wakarusa Drive extension]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders discussed more than $100 million in proposed capital projects for next year, expressing support for spending more money on affordable housing development and queuing up a debate about when the city should build additional ... June 22, 2022 @ 5:26pm [An air race full of female pilots comes to Lawrence to crown a winner and urge others to aim high]( By: Chad Lawhorn There are a multitude of reasons that more than 100 women planned to land their aircraft at Lawrence Regional Airport on Wednesday and Thursday. There is the sightseeing that goes with traveling to a new part of the country. There’s the ... June 22, 2022 @ 4:48pm [Fifty years after Title IX, Marlene Mawson recalls changes at Kansas]( By: Zac Boyer In the summer of 2014, when Marlene Mawson was touring Kansas’ new athletic facilities at Rock Chalk Park, she was awestruck at how far the university’s women’s sports programs had come. Mawson, a longtime professor and administrator who ... June 22, 2022 @ 3:58pm [Lawrence man charged with attempted murder is deemed unfit to stand trial]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 4 p.m. Wednesday A Lawrence man facing a charge of attempted murder was found unfit to stand trial on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court. Shane Jamarr White, 44, faces one count of attempted first-degree murder, one count ... June 22, 2022 @ 2:15pm [Lawrence Police Department's first-ever leader of diversity and community engagement wants to turn words into actions]( By: Chris Conde Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart has created the first-ever position in his department focused on diversity and community relationships, and he did it with the intention of minimizing "blind spots." The new job — titled executive officer ... June 22, 2022 @ 12:33pm [City honors Lawrence resident who rendered aid after fatal double shooting in store parking lot]( By: Chris Conde The Lawrence Police Department on Tuesday bestowed the Citizen Distinguished Service Award on a resident for rendering aid to two men who had shot each other in the Hy-Vee parking lot following a road-rage incident. The award came during the ... June 22, 2022 @ 11:40am [Health department announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children ages 6 months to 4 years old]( By: Austin Hornbostel Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has announced more than a dozen COVID-19 vaccination clinics for children ages 6 months to 4 years old. The age group was deemed eligible for vaccination following recent Food and Drug Administration ... June 22, 2022 @ 10:27am [Lawrence man to stand trial for allegedly smashing windows, battering officer and throwing bricks at passing cars]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man was ordered to stand trial Tuesday in Douglas County District Court on multiple counts of criminal damage and battery against a law enforcement officer — after previously having been ordered to stand trial in a separate case ... June 22, 2022 @ 10:14am 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