LJWorld.com Headlines for June 27, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence School Board taps former member to fill vacant seat]( The Lawrence public school board has appointed Robert Byers to fill a vacant seat at its table. Byers edged out three other finalists during Monday night’s Lawrence school board meeting and will fill a seat that was vacated by Kay Emerson in ... [Lawrence School Board taps former member to fill vacant seat]( By: Matt Resnick The Lawrence public school board has appointed Robert Byers to fill a vacant seat at its table. Byers edged out three other finalists during Monday night’s Lawrence school board meeting and will fill a seat that was vacated by Kay Emerson in ... June 26, 2023 @ 10:17pm [Eudora chooses interim city manager to take over top City Hall spot in growing community]( By: Chad Lawhorn As the city of Eudora gets ready to grow outward, it has looked inward to fill its top City Hall position. The Eudora City Commission on Monday agreed to hire Kevyn Gero as the community’s next city manager. Gero, a former city of Lawrence ... June 26, 2023 @ 9:44pm [Kelly appoints tech leader, former community college president to two open seats on Kansas Board of Regents]( By: Staff report The former president of Fort Scott Community College and a Johnson County technology executive have been selected by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to fill two seats on the Kansas Board of Regents. Kelly on Monday appointed Alysia Johnston and ... June 26, 2023 @ 5:33pm [Lawrence police blotter for June 26, 2023]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity over the weekend. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each ... June 26, 2023 @ 5:35pm [Kobach says trans Kansans' IDs will be changed back to their sex assigned at birth]( By: Rose Conlon and Blaise Mesa, Kansas News Service TOPEKA — Transgender Kansans who legally changed the gender on their driver's licenses or birth certificates will soon see them changed back by the state, Attorney General Kris Kobach said. Kobach said Monday that an expansive new Kansas law ... June 26, 2023 @ 5:21pm [Lawrence man ordered to stand trial for alleged sex crimes against 7-year-old girl]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man currently serving a prison sentence for identity theft was ordered to stand trial on Monday for 13 alleged sex crimes involving a 7-year-old girl, including two rapes. George Joseph Burgess Jr., 44, is now charged in Douglas ... June 26, 2023 @ 5:14pm [Lawrence man who was out on bond in fentanyl death case arrested on suspicion of theft and interference with law enforcement]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man who is charged in a fentanyl death case was arrested on suspicion of theft and interference with law enforcement on Saturday only days before he is scheduled to possibly enter a plea in the fentanyl case. Mason Duane Robinson, ... June 26, 2023 @ 4:30pm [Drug treatment center in eastern Lawrence files plans to expand its opioid addiction services]( By: Chad Lawhorn An opioid addiction treatment center in Lawrence has filed plans to expand, and it hopes to become more convenient for people who need its help. Behavioral Health Group has filed plans at City Hall to expand the services it offers at its ... June 26, 2023 @ 2:10pm [Lawrence man charged with aiding defendant in teen homicide is taken into custody in another case, held on a $25,000 bond]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man who is charged with aiding a defendant in a teen homicide case was taken into custody on Saturday in an unrelated case. The man, Camdon Joe Collins, 20, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of ... June 26, 2023 @ 12:19pm [City Hall Riverfront closed today because of power outage]( By: Staff Report Because of a power outage affecting City Hall Riverfront, the building will be closed to the public for the remainder of Monday, according to a news release from the City of Lawrence. Planning and Development Services and Municipal Court are ... June 26, 2023 @ 9:53am [Kobach says 'bathroom law' gives schools a defense when trans students complain, does not give right to sue schools or criminally prosecute]( By: JACK DURA, JOHN HANNA and SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press Updated at 3 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2023 BISMARCK, N.D. — When North Dakota restricted which bathrooms transgender students can use in public schools and universities this year, the school district in the state's largest city promised to ... June 26, 2023 @ 9:36am 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