I’m not a presidential candidate, so I don’t know much about tax shelters. I can only assume that you put your head between your knees and cover it tightly much like you do in a tornado shelter. No? Regardless, a new report shows Kansans may be inclined to that reaction when they get their property tax bills. Kansas again has one of the highest property taxes in the country for vehicles, according to a new ...
A construction project at Clinton State Park veered off track when wastewater from a sewage lagoon was pumped onto the ground at a site near an open camping area, state officials now acknowledge. The Journal-World recently received tips from members of the public who became concerned that park employees this fall were using a pump and hose to dewater a sewage lagoon that serves Campground No. 3 at the state ...
The final batch of financial numbers for 2019 didn’t change the diagnosis for Lawrence’s nonprofit hospital: It was a rough year for LMH Health. The hospital posted a $15.8 million operating loss for 2019, its first losing year in more than a decade. To make matters worse, the hospital had budgeted to make an approximately $11 million operating profit in 2019. Add it all up and LMH had a nearly $27 million ...
There was a time when the only skyscraper in Lawrence was a windmill. (Don’t rent the penthouse suite in that one, unless you like to be dizzy.) The windmill was 64 feet tall with blades that measured nearly 35 feet. It dominated Mount Oread in the days before Fraser Hall. Now, the old windmill is largely forgotten, unless you are a local history buff. A new restaurant is aiming to change that. The Big ...
Power tools and health care aren’t commonly paired together, unless doctors are trying to explain what they'll do to my arteries if I don’t cut down on the sweets. But I’ve got a story that legitimately pairs them today. One of Lawrence’s largest tool and equipment rental companies is leaving its longtime home to make way for a major expansion of a nonprofit health care provider. Heartland Community ...
A new year has ended an old trend at Lawrence City Hall. The city released its first sales tax report of 2020, and it shows not only did sales tax collections fall for the month, but so too did the amount of special sales taxes the city collects from online sales. That online decline was the first in more than a year for Lawrence. The report detailed the amount of sales taxes the city received from the state ...