LJWorld.com Headlines for September 23, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Crews battling fire at mobile home park near Douglas County Fairgrounds; reports of multiple homes damaged]( Lawrence fire crews shortly before midnight were battling a blaze in a mobile home park near the Douglas County Fairgrounds that had spread to at least three homes there, according to emergency dispatch traffic. Journal-World partner Operation ... [Crews battling fire at mobile home park near Douglas County Fairgrounds; reports of multiple homes damaged]( By: Staff reports Lawrence fire crews shortly before midnight were battling a blaze in a mobile home park near the Douglas County Fairgrounds that had spread to at least three homes there, according to emergency dispatch traffic. Journal-World partner Operation ... September 23, 2022 @ 12:17am [Classified staff union says 'staffing crisis,' including 50 paraeducator vacancies, is affecting Lawrence students]( By: Rochelle Valverde The Lawrence school district currently has 85 classified staff vacancies, and the union representing classified employees says the district needs to take immediate action to address understaffing that is directly affecting students. A couple ... September 22, 2022 @ 5:46pm [Theatre Lawrence kicks off new season with jukebox musical 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert']( By: Kim Callahan Jared Martin has learned a number of things while playing the lead role in Theatre Lawrence's "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert." One of them, he says, is that "wearing 4-inch stilettos and running around is hard." (Or, as RuPaul has more ... September 22, 2022 @ 5:27pm [Art in the Park, St. John's Oktoberfest and more Lawrence events this weekend]( By: Sarah Parsons It's an event-packed weekend in Lawrence, with book launches, historical remembrances, live theater, free music lessons, two days of Art in the Park, St. John's Oktoberfest, Haskell's fall powwow and more: Sept. 22 • The Raven Book Store’s ... September 22, 2022 @ 4:45pm [Kansas Supreme Court justices to speak at KU on Tuesday]( By: Staff Report Two members of the Kansas Supreme Court will be making public presentations at the University of Kansas on Tuesday. Justices Melissa Standridge and Keynen “KJ” Wall will talk about how judges are selected and retained in Kansas at a 12:30 ... September 22, 2022 @ 2:55pm [Federal grant will help KU create new national education center to improve schools for students with disabilities]( By: Staff report The University of Kansas has received a $10 million federal grant to create a new national education center that focuses on improving conditions for students with disabilities. KU will use the five-year grant from the U.S. Department of ... September 22, 2022 @ 2:08pm [KU interim leader for diversity and equity one of four finalists for vice provost position]( By: Staff report The University of Kansas’ interim leader on diversity and equity issues will be the second candidate to interview for KU’s vice provost position that oversees equity issues. Nicole Hodges Persley, interim vice provost for diversity, ... September 22, 2022 @ 2:05pm [Free downtown Lawrence country music concert, pep rally to highlight Homecoming Week activities at KU]( By: Staff report A concert and pep rally in downtown Lawrence will be among the largest celebrations during the University of Kansas' Homecoming festivities next week. KU has announced that it and partners are hosting the “Rock Chalk Block Party” at 5:30 ... September 22, 2022 @ 1:56pm [{NAME} City to ask voters for additional half-cent sales tax to rehab brick streets]( By: Elvyn Jones The {NAME} City government will ask city residents to approve on the November ballot an additional half cent of sales tax authority to be used to rehabilitate brick streets in its historic district. {NAME} City Mayor Casey Simoneau said that ... September 22, 2022 @ 11:59am [2 Lawrence men charged with distributing drugs that caused one death and injured others]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 5:50 p.m. Thursday Two Lawrence men have been charged in Douglas County District Court with distributing a drug that caused a death by fentanyl overdose and that injured multiple other people. Logan Hastie Morgan, 22, faces one ... September 22, 2022 @ 9:58am 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