Offices closed for holiday

Government and public service offices in Lawrence and surrounding towns will be closed today and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

All Lawrence-area city halls, county, state and district court offices will be closed today and Friday. Federal offices and courts will be closed today but reopen Friday.

Banks will be closed today but reopen Friday.

There are no classes at Kansas University today or Friday, and KU offices will be closed both days.

Residential trash collections scheduled for today in Lawrence will be made Friday. Friday and Saturday commercial trash collection will be completed on the usual schedule.

The Lawrence Transit System and T-Lift will not run today. Both systems will return to their usual schedules Friday. Lawrence Bus Co. buses will not operate today or Friday.

Downtown parking will be free today.

All Lawrence city recreation centers will close at 5 p.m. today, and adult basketball and volleyball games scheduled for today have been postponed. Carl Knox Natatorium and Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center are closed today.

Eagle Bend Golf Course will offer a 9 a.m. public shotgun start today.

There will be no mail delivery today, and post offices will be closed.

All UPS operations will stop today, and there will be air shipments only Friday. Normal pickup and delivery will resume Saturday.

The state mandates that liquor stores close on Thanksgiving.

To report a water line break in Lawrence on the holiday or over the weekend, call 843-2685.

USA Today will not be published today but will resume publication Friday.