LJWorld.com Headlines for June 21, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [After presenting draft ordinance, dozens urge city leaders to adopt it and make Lawrence a sanctuary city for trans people]( Lawrence city leaders on Tuesday heard three hours of public comment from more than 70 residents urging them to adopt an ordinance making Lawrence a sanctuary city for transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming folks. A group of residents ... [After presenting draft ordinance, dozens urge city leaders to adopt it and make Lawrence a sanctuary city for trans people]( By: Austin Hornbostel Lawrence city leaders on Tuesday heard three hours of public comment from more than 70 residents urging them to adopt an ordinance making Lawrence a sanctuary city for transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming folks. A group of residents ... June 20, 2023 @ 10:20pm [Lawrence school board selects 4 of 8 applicants for vacant seat to advance to interviews]( By: Matt Resnick A group of eight applicants seeking to fill an empty seat on the Lawrence school board was trimmed down to four at a special meeting of the board on Tuesday. At the meeting, board members reviewed the applications for the seat that was vacated ... June 20, 2023 @ 9:48pm [Man pleads guilty to two counts of attempted 2nd-degree murder in North Lawrence shooting]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man who was charged in a shooting that injured a young woman in North Lawrence pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted second-degree murder on Tuesday as part of a plea agreement. Alejandro Martinez-Diaz, 20, was the last of the ... June 20, 2023 @ 6:12pm [Douglas County Appraiser Steven Miles to retire this week after 3 decades of service with the county]( By: Staff Report Douglas County Appraiser Steven Miles will be retiring this week after a 32-year career in the appraiser's office and more than a decade in his current role, the county announced Tuesday. Miles was appointed as county appraiser in 2009, but his ... June 20, 2023 @ 4:38pm [Study underway to determine whether Lawrence airport should expand to handle 737s and other big commercial jets]( By: Chad Lawhorn City officials can picture the day when big Boeing 737 jets are landing at the Lawrence Regional Airport in North Lawrence. Now, they want to know whether aviation experts can also picture it. The city has agreed to hire a consultant to ... June 20, 2023 @ 4:51pm [Theatre Lawrence founder accepts national award for lifetime achievement]( By: Staff Report Retired Theatre Lawrence founder Mary Doveton was nationally recognized recently for her lifetime achievement in community theater. Doveton, of Lawrence, received the Art Cole Lifetime of Leadership Award from the American Association of ... June 20, 2023 @ 3:29pm [Douglas County commissioners to resume solar talks as NextEra seeks temporary business permits]( By: Matt Resnick After multiple delays, discussion is set to resume at Wednesday's Douglas County Commission meeting on the logistics of a solar project stretching from southeastern Douglas County into Johnson County. Solar giant NextEra Energy Resources is ... June 20, 2023 @ 3:03pm [As KU discusses pay increases, it remains unclear whether a union representing faculty members will form]( By: Chad Lawhorn As University of Kansas leaders undertake a major study to determine possible pay increases, it is uncertain whether a new union representing KU faculty will emerge and be part of the process. In November, a group affiliated with the American ... June 20, 2023 @ 2:56pm [Lawrence woman gets more than 3 years in prison for DUI crash that injured man and his dog; judge denies plea for probation]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence woman was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Tuesday in Douglas County District Court for a drunk-driving crash that injured a man and his dog. Rachell Denise Redding, 32, pleaded no contest in March to one felony count ... June 20, 2023 @ 1:53pm [Lawrence's School Resource Officer program receives national award]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence Police Department’s School Resource Officer program has received a national award for its policies and standards. The Model Agency Award from the National Association of School Resource Officers is given to agencies that have ... June 20, 2023 @ 11:44am [Lawrence caregiver Tierra Teske files to run for Lawrence school board]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence caregiver Tierra Teske has filed to run for the Lawrence school board. Teske, who is originally from Wamego, moved to Lawrence about five years ago to attend the University of Kansas. She said she’s known since about then that she ... June 20, 2023 @ 10:32am [At event this week, former Lawrence educator will advocate for shift to phonics in teaching kids how to read]( By: Matt Resnick Phonics is the key to unlocking literacy skills among Lawrence K-12 students, according to educator Barbara Mullen, and the use of other methods to teach reading, especially to kids with dyslexia, is often ineffective. Mullen is bringing her ... June 20, 2023 @ 9:53am 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