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Chad Lawhorn (City and neighborhoods reporter)

Chad Lawhorn has been reporting news in Lawrence since 1992. Before joining the NewsCenter, Lawhorn was editor and publisher of the Lawrence Business Ledger and the Baldwin Ledger newspapers. He's been with The World Company since 2001, when he sold his weekly newspaper business to the company.

Lawhorn mainly covers city government and neighborhoods, but also has served as business editor and has undertaken a variety of first-person journalism projects. He has a degree in journalism from Kansas University, and also did undergraduate work at Emporia State University. He is a native of Kansas.

He lives with his wife and their two children. In his spare time, Lawhorn enjoys writing fiction, playing pool, and boating.

Recent stories

Lawrence residents could face new fees: By Chad Lawhorn; July 3, 2009; Lawrence City Manager David Corliss’ recommended 2010 budget — released on Thursday — holds the line on property taxes, but doesn’t leave many other stones unturned in its search to generate revenue.
Retail uses in play for Farmland location: Investors think city should consider commercial plans; By Chad Lawhorn; July 3, 2009; An Overland Park investment group that at least partially controls the future of the former Farmland Industries site gave more details Thursday about what it hopes to do with the land.
KU Endowment’s losses for fiscal year estimated at 20 percent: By Chad Lawhorn; June 30, 2009; A wicked year on Wall Street has caused the Kansas University Endowment Association to post it largest investment losses in recent memory.
KU at center of computer universe: School is host to international programming competition; By Chad Lawhorn; June 30, 2009; For the last 72 hours, Kansas University assistant professor Andy Gill has been a master of the universe, ordering dozens of satellites to move around the galaxy.
City, railroad work together to spruce up train depot: Moore tours facility in support of project; By Chad Lawhorn; June 30, 2009; The city hopes to strike a deal for a low-cost purchase of the former Santa Fe depot in east Lawrence by November, Lawrence leaders said Monday.
KU playing host to prestigious computer competition: By Chad Lawhorn; June 29, 2009; For the last 72 hours, Kansas University assistant professor Andy Gill has been a master of the universe, ordering dozens of satellites moved around the galaxy. All right, it is all part of a game, and the moving of satellites is happening just in the virtual world. But what is real is that, for a weekend, Kansas University has been the center of the computer programing universe.
Cycling event rides into town on July 4 weekend: Inaugural Tour of Lawrence features 3 days of races; By Chad Lawhorn; June 28, 2009; Downtown Lawrence, buckle up and tighten that chin strap. A weekend of fireworks and fury is heading your way.
KU plans to be first public university library to allow free online access to researchers’ work: No other public university has created such access; By Chad Lawhorn; June 26, 2009; Kansas University has become the first public university in the country to create a system that allows anyone to access the work of campus researchers for free online.
State leaders take refresher course on open meetings law: By Chad Lawhorn; June 26, 2009; There are more than 4,000 governmental councils and boards in Kansas that are required to follow the state’s laws regarding open meetings and transparent government.
Downtown Christmas parade looking for sponsor, volunteers: Event loses funding, volunteers after CornerBank ends sponsorship; By Chad Lawhorn; June 24, 2009; Area residents are being asked to think of the Downtown Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade — and not just because the thought of it may cool you down during these 100-degree days.

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Recent photos

A student walks on the campus of the University of North Carolina. Kansas University’s incoming chancellor, Bernadette Gray-Little, has spent 38 years at the school in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Several area legislators say they were surprised to learn that a bill they voted for in 2007 loosened the restrictions on concealed-carry holders bringing loaded weapons into bars.

A .22 caliber Jimenez pistol cost $139 to buy at a local pawn shop. The pistol is about the size of a cell phone.

For concealed carry Web package

Finding places that allow you to carry a concealed weapon in Lawrence is not hard, Journal-World reporter Chad Lawhorn found. Lawhorn carried a concealed weapon around the city during the last week as part of project to document the process of receiving a concealed carry permit in the state.

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