LJWorld.com Headlines for August 17, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence city leaders to move forward with survey to ask residents how to handle and pay for sidewalk repairs]( City leaders will soon ask residents their opinion about a policy that generally requires property owners to help pay for repairs to sidewalks bordering their homes and businesses unless their income qualifies them for city assistance. As part ... [Lawrence city leaders to move forward with survey to ask residents how to handle and pay for sidewalk repairs]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders will soon ask residents their opinion about a policy that generally requires property owners to help pay for repairs to sidewalks bordering their homes and businesses unless their income qualifies them for city assistance. As part ... August 16, 2022 @ 10:26pm [Lawrence man charged with 2 crimes after allegedly firing gun at residence]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a weapon after allegedly firing a gun at a residence. The man, Onyema Lawrence Anyanwu, 34, is facing one felony count of ... August 16, 2022 @ 5:02pm [Director of KU's Hall Center for Humanities retires; leader of science fiction center appointed interim director]( By: Staff report The director of KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities has retired from the university, and the leader of KU’s science fiction center has been appointed as the interim director of the humanities center. Richard Godbeer has retired from the ... August 16, 2022 @ 4:22pm [Governor appoints three to serve on Kansas Board of Regents, including member of KU Endowment board]( By: Staff report A University of Kansas alumnus and trustee of the KU Endowment Association is one of three new members appointed to the Kansas Board of Regents by Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday. John B. Dicus — chairman, CEO and president of Topeka-based ... August 16, 2022 @ 3:21pm [County funding could help pave way for improved internet access in rural townships]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County leaders will decide this week whether to contribute toward a local internet provider’s bid at improving broadband internet access in two rural areas of the county. Internet provider Midco is asking the Douglas County Commission ... August 16, 2022 @ 2:57pm [City of Lawrence joins nationwide initiative monitoring wastewater for infectious diseases like COVID-19 and monkeypox]( By: Austin Hornbostel The City of Lawrence will participate in a nationwide initiative to monitor infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and monkeypox in wastewater, the city announced this week. The study will measure viral genetic material in wastewater at the ... August 16, 2022 @ 10:27am [KU foreign language centers win $8 million in federal grants, plan to hire more faculty, increase study abroad]( By: Staff report Four University of Kansas centers that teach foreign languages have won a combined $8 million through a competitive federal grant program, KU announced on Tuesday. The Kansas African Studies Center, the Center for East Asian Studies, the ... August 16, 2022 @ 10:05am 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