- Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging to hold public hearing on transportation, caregiver services
- July 13, 2011
- The Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging will host a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on July 20 at the Douglas County United Way, 2518 Ridge Ct.
- Rural Leavenworth County resident Audrie Hummelgaard celebrates 102nd birthday
- June 16, 2011
- Happy birthday to Audrie Hummelgaard. She turns 102 on Friday. After more than a century of roaming Kansas and beyond — she’s been to 46 states — she’s content to stay in her red brick home in rural Leavenworth County north of Eudora.
- Breakfast celebrates Older Americans Month
- May 10, 2011
- Trinity In-Home Care is celebrating Older Americans Month with a community breakfast Friday.
- Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging hosting annual fundraiser to benefit Guardian Angel Fund
- May 5, 2011
- The Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging will host its annual fundraiser, which benefits seniors in its Guardian Angel Fund.
- Wichita federal judge is nation’s oldest at 103
- April 11, 2011
- In a courtroom in Wichita, the day begins much as it has for the past 49 years: Court is in session, U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown presiding. But what happens next is no longer routine; it’s a testament to one man’s sheer determination.
- No excuses
- Nonagenarians maintain rigorous workout routines
- September 26, 2010
- Dorothy McGregor doesn’t like to drive much anymore. Erma Morgan is legally blind. But, those little things don’t stop the Lawrence 90-somethings from hitting their respective gyms three to five times a week.
- Older residents seek job-hunting assistance at Lawrence employment expo
- Expo features vendors, résumé reviews, workshops
- September 23, 2010
- Diane Krayenhagen has been without a job for the past year and half. Her unemployment benefits have run out and she’s living off a cashed-in CD.
- Moore touts support for Medicaid at Shawnee health care facility
- August 20, 2010
- A Shawnee senior health care facility was the 36th stop for a national petition effort to encourage federal and state governments to support Medicare funding.
- Forum to address seniors’ health care
- April 17, 2010
- Ageism in the health care debate will be the topic of a spring community forum sponsored by the Douglas County Coalition on Aging next week.
- Douglas County Senior Services, Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs to be closed for maintenance
- 11:55 a.m., March 30, 2010 Updated 05:41 p.m.
- Douglas County Senior Services and the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, 745 Vt., will be closed on Wednesday, March 31, because of water maintenance.
- Old cell phones wanted
- March 27, 2010
- Douglas County Senior Services would like to put old cell phones to new uses.
- Courses give seniors variety of new skills
- March 23, 2010
- Need to brush up on money management skills? Want to learn how to better protect yourself and home? These are some of the topics that will be offered during a series of programs for older adults called “Skillbuilders.”
- Budget shortfalls mean some senior citizens in the state are going hungry
- February 24, 2010
- Senior meal program managers across the state are being forced to make a tough decision: who goes hungry and who doesn’t.
- Consumer group releases good, bad lists of Kansas nursing homes
- Inspections reveal problems, strengths at care facilities
- January 19, 2010
- Kansas Advocates for Better Care releases it findings on how Kansas nursing homes are faring when it comes to inspections. Its findings are based on three years of inspections.
- Lawrence doesn’t have enough volunteers to help those who need their sidewalk shoveled
- Program can’t keep up with requests for sidewalk clearing
- January 11, 2010
- A program the city has been touting to match volunteers with residents who are physically unable to shovel their sidewalks has been unable to keep up with a record level of requests.
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 31 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013 · 68 comments
- Blog: Student residents forced out of KU apartment building because of drought-related damage June 19, 2013 · 5 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 122 comments
- Letter: Two is enough June 19, 2013 · 23 comments
- Senate Democratic leader asks attorney general whether Supreme Court's voter decision affects Kansas June 18, 2013 · 13 comments
- Blog: City to consider using gated, pay-as-you-leave system for new downtown parking garage June 19, 2013 · 11 comments
- Lawrence man sentenced to 52 months in prison for February bank robbery June 18, 2013 · 5 comments
- On the street: What is your favorite Shakespearean play? June 19, 2013 · 4 comments
- Editorial: Little choice June 19, 2013 · 6 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013
- Transfer Hunter Mickelson to sit out, soak it up for a year June 19, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center to host "Beach Bash" June 18, 2013
- KU dean blasts negative national report on teacher preparation programs June 18, 2013
- Report says schools underfunded $657 million in FY 2015 June 17, 2013
- Local teen recovers from massive stroke June 4, 2013
- Location of Superman's hometown sparks geographic divide June 17, 2013
- Questions for working adults going back to school include finances, time management January 5, 2013
