WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

Out-of-state owners to close Allen Press facility in October; company has existed since 1935 in Lawrence

A longtime Lawrence printing operation that gained renown across the country as a publisher of scientific journals and magazines will close by the end of October, according to the Minnesota-based company that bought it earlier this year. The business formerly known as Allen Press will cease all printing and distribution operations at its East Lawrence facility in the coming weeks, according to a memo from ...

KU's 2024 commencement will be at football stadium, despite construction; Girod and Goff offer other details about stadium overhaul

KU’s commencement ceremony in 2024 will include its traditional walk down the Hill into the football stadium — even if you might feel like you need to wear a hardhat instead of a mortarboard. University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod recently promised that construction activity at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium won’t prevent KU from having its commencement ceremonies at the stadium, even though ...

'A lot of passing the buck:' Lawrence police chief tells of area law enforcement agencies transporting homeless people to Lawrence

A woman is strolling along a highway just outside of Garnett naked. Indeed, that is a disruption in the Anderson County community of about 3,200 people approximately an hour south of Lawrence. But it’s also something else: The beginning of a journey to Lawrence. Days later, the woman had arrived at the Lawrence Public Library. Then, about 30 minutes after arrival, the local 911 call comes in. “There ...

Dale Willey drops Buick brand from local dealership; Bon Bon bistro to reopen; signs that more Dot's Pretzels are coming to Lawrence

I can’t spend a lot of time on any one topic because I have to go out every 30 minutes to hug and kiss my air conditioner to make sure it knows I love it. So, let’s do some quick news and notes from around town. — Lawrence’s Dale Willey Automotive is no longer a Buick dealership. After decades and decades of carrying that General Motors brand, Dale Willey dropped Buick at the beginning of August. ...

Scotch Fabric Care closes its downtown Lawrence dry cleaning business; Maceli's plans to use space to expand event center

For the first time in more than 115 years, Lawrence doesn’t have a dry cleaning store in its downtown. The Lawrence-based dry cleaning firm Scotch Fabric Care Services closed its lone downtown Lawrence location a couple of weeks ago to make way for an expansion of the Maceli’s Banquet Hall that is next door to the Scotch facility at 1029 New Hampshire St. Scott Shmalberg, president of Scotch Fabric Care ...

Many local governments in Douglas County increasing property tax collections by more than twice the rate of inflation

If state legislators thought a relatively new law requiring local governments to jump through extra hoops in order to raise property taxes was going to deter such tax hikes, they largely have been wrong. More precisely, in Douglas County this year, they are 85% wrong. County officials recently have compiled the annual list of proposed tax rates for every city, township, school board, fire district and other ...