LJWorld.com Headlines for October 1, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> Special Offer - All-Access to LJWorld.com $30 for 6 months - Just 17¢ per day! If you haven’t already, please consider supporting local journalism through a digital subscription to LJWorld.com. Subscribers are the No. 1 source of revenue that supports our local journalists. [Subscribe Today]( [DA candidates try to make the case that their type of experience is what the office needs most]( The topic of experience dominated Monday’s district attorney candidate forum, with Republican Mike Warner touting his three decades as a prosecutor and Democrat Dakota Loomis emphasizing his longtime familiarity with and connections to the ... [DA candidates try to make the case that their type of experience is what the office needs most]( By: Kim Callahan The topic of experience dominated Monday’s district attorney candidate forum, with Republican Mike Warner touting his three decades as a prosecutor and Democrat Dakota Loomis emphasizing his longtime familiarity with and connections to the ... September 30, 2024 @ 10:12pm [Lawrence sales tax collections post strong growth in September, but still must grow more to meet budget]( By: We’re entering the fourth quarter. The game is on the line. We now know what we need to gain to grasp victory. One, long . . . percentage point. (No, not a yard. This is not football. Why do you have a mouthpiece in?) We are talking about ... September 30, 2024 @ 5:31pm [City Commission could give final approval for construction of new public safety building]( By: Bremen Keasey City commissioners have a chance to give the final OK Tuesday night for the start of construction for a new 26,275-square-foot public safety building near the Douglas County Jail. Plans for the new building — which would serve as a ... September 30, 2024 @ 4:28pm [Perry-Lecompton school district unveils $17.8 million plan for new athletic and fine arts facilities, enhanced day care options]( By: Josie Heimsoth Several facility construction projects will begin in the Perry-Lecompton school district to support athletics and fine arts students along with parents looking for better day care options nearby. Last fall, the Perry-Lecompton school district ... September 30, 2024 @ 3:38pm [Journalist to give Lawrence talk about new book that explores unanswered questions of Emmett Till murder]( By: Staff Report Journalist Wright Thompson grew up 23 miles from the site where Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi in 1955, yet Thompson never learned much of the crime until he left to attend college out of state. Now, Thompson has written a book about ... September 30, 2024 @ 1:18pm 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