Maybe you have already heard this one, but it seems worth repeating: It has been quite a year this week. We already can say with certainty that 2020 will go down as a crazy year, but how crazy is yet to be seen. One item worth watching is the economic reports to come. They’ll give some sense of how big of a hit the Lawrence economy takes from virus-related disruptions. I don’t have any of those numbers ...
Leaders of LMH Health on Wednesday said they were making long-term preparations for dealing with the spread of COVID-19, which they expect to grow much wider in the coming weeks. “We need to be prepared for not only the next six weeks but the next six months,” LMH President and CEO Russ Johnson told the hospital’s board of trustees at a Wednesday meeting that was conducted by conference call. Johnson ...
When it comes to rankings, KU basketball fans already may be a bit testy. (To review, March has brought the following: A No. 1 national ranking, NCAA heartbreak, and a large supply of giant No. 1 foam fingers that almost certainly are going to get misused.) Well, there is another ranking that applies to the entire state of Kansas, and it may not improve moods. The state recently was ranked as having the ...
UPDATED STORY: Douglas County health department prohibits large gatherings, orders 2-week closure of schools, rec centers, libraries A pair of area school districts are contemplating how to hold classes as coronavirus fears mount, and one of them is telling parents to begin thinking now about how they would handle a prolonged closing of school. “It is important that families and staff prepare for schools ...
The Lawrence Public Library is canceling all events through the end of the month as a result of the spreading coronavirus, but it otherwise plans to stay open to the public, the library’s leader said Thursday. Beginning Friday, all events at the library will be canceled. The earliest any events would resume would be April 1, the library said in a social media post. Library director Brad Allen told the ...
Baldwin City-based Baker University is now among the universities changing class schedules in response to coronavirus concerns. Baker already was scheduled to be on spring break from March 16 to March 20. But instead of resuming normal classes after spring break, the university will teach classes online from March 23 to April 3. On-campus housing will be closed during that period. Baker spokeswoman Dolores ...