The Lawrence Times – Lawrence, Kansas community news

The long-dormant former Borders bookstore building at 700 New Hampshire St. is one step closer to being developed as a self-storage facility.

Douglas County Commissioners approved funding for multiple items, including continuing a program that employs people with lived experience with homelessness and substance use disorder at organizations across the county. 

Sunflower Elementary School librarian Amanda McCoy was named Kansas School Librarian of the Year for her work to make the school library a hub of teaching, learning and reading.

Volunteers and shelter staff say that Pet of the Week Smokey, a 3-year-old pit bull mix, is a sweet and gentle social butterfly.

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Douglas County staff members will host a drop-in session for the community to come share input on battery energy storage systems (BESS) and regulations that are in development.