LJWorld.com Headlines for November 15, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence school district expects to see millions more in funding as 1,200 more students qualify for free lunch]( Though a sharp rise in the number of students qualifying for free school meals will mean a few million dollars more in funding for the Lawrence school district, district leaders expressed concern about seeing such a significant rise in ... [Lawrence school district expects to see millions more in funding as 1,200 more students qualify for free lunch]( By: Rochelle Valverde Though a sharp rise in the number of students qualifying for free school meals will mean a few million dollars more in funding for the Lawrence school district, district leaders expressed concern about seeing such a significant rise in ... November 14, 2022 @ 10:37pm [Lawrence City Commission to consider increases to trash collection rates, finalization of water and sewer increase]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders will soon consider approving increases to city solid waste collection rates, including a 3% increase for residential customers, a 6% increase for dumpster rentals, and a 10% increase for downtown trash collection. As part of its ... November 14, 2022 @ 9:20pm [Group forms to create 1,500-member union to represent KU faculty members; vote expected in coming months]( By: Chad Lawhorn Professors and other academics at the University of Kansas are taking public steps to form a union that would represent more than 1,500 KU faculty members. Several KU faculty members have banded together to form United Academics of the ... November 14, 2022 @ 2:40pm [Woman accused of killing baby at day care asks appeals court to order her release, dismiss murder case]( By: Staff Report Attorneys for a woman accused of killing a baby at a Eudora day care more than six years ago are asking the Kansas Court of Appeals to order the release of their client and to dismiss the murder case against her. Attorneys for Carrody Buchhorn ... November 14, 2022 @ 2:02pm [23-year-old woman killed in head-on collision was an airman with the Kansas National Guard]( By: Staff Report The 23-year-old woman killed in a head-on collision over the weekend in Jefferson County was a staff sergeant with the 190th Air Refueling Wing of the Kansas Air National Guard. Staff Sgt. Cheyanne Branson died in the collision Saturday on U.S. ... November 14, 2022 @ 1:38pm [City of Lawrence crews are preparing for anticipated winter weather tonight]( By: Staff Report Crews are pretreating bridges and elevated surfaces across town in advance of anticipated winter weather tonight, the City of Lawrence announced Monday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches is ... November 14, 2022 @ 1:24pm [Partnership aims to bolster Lawrence's housing capacity with prefabricated, affordable homes]( By: Austin Hornbostel On Monday morning in North Lawrence, the beginnings of a 500-square-foot home went up in less than three hours. The prefabricated building process was a partnership between housing nonprofit Tenants to Homeowners and Build SMART, a ... November 14, 2022 @ 10:55am [2 dogs die in fire at encampment near Kansas River]( By: Staff report Two dogs died in a fire Saturday afternoon at an encampment near Burcham Park, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. Around 1 p.m., fire crews responded to a fire that was caused by stoves used for cooking and warmth that were too ... November 14, 2022 @ 10:22am [Paper Plains Literary Festival dissolves, transfers assets to Kansas Book Festival]( By: Staff report Paper Plains Literary Festival Inc., a nonprofit that highlighted the literary landscape of the Midwest through a variety of free programs in Lawrence, has officially dissolved, according to a news release Sunday from its board. The group has ... November 14, 2022 @ 9:58am [Bed Bath & Beyond to close its lone Lawrence store, creating opening for new retailer in Pine Ridge Plaza]( By: Chad Lawhorn Shoppers will soon have to look beyond Lawrence to find a Bed Bath & Beyond. The chain retailer has announced that it is closing its lone Lawrence location. The store in the Pine Ridge Plaza shopping center near 33rd and Iowa streets has ... November 14, 2022 @ 9:30am 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