Three restaurants and one bar in Lawrence failed state health code inspections in November. Each month, I take a look at inspection results and list every place either listed out of compliance or with 10 or more code violations. Full reports are available online at agriculture.ks.gov. There you can find details about specific violations, which can vary. Noncritical citations include unlabeled products, ...
Updated at 4:17 p.m. Wednesday NCAA sanctions on basketball programs caught up in the Adidas fraud trial won’t be resolved until after the Final Four this spring, NCAA president Mark Emmert said, according to a Yahoo Sports report on Wednesday. Emmert, who was speaking at the Learfield Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in New York City, said investigations into schools have already ...
The University of Kansas will be shedding more than 150 positions to deal with a $20 million budget hole, and about 30 people will be laid off as part of that process, a university leader said Wednesday at a town hall meeting. Interim Provost Carl Lejuez said the university would eliminate about 55 faculty positions and 100 staff positions in the next two school years. On the faculty side, the reductions will ...
Most residential mail will not be delivered in Lawrence on Wednesday. The U.S. Postal Service announced its nationwide service will be suspended that day for the National Day of Mourning. President Donald Trump designated the day to honor former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday at the age of 94. The Postal Service said regular mail would be halted for the day but “limited package delivery” ...
Story updated at 6:55 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018: A familiar face will soon take over the leadership of the Lawrence chamber of commerce. Bonnie Lowe, who currently serves as the organization’s chief operations officer, will serve as the organization’s next president and CEO, the chamber announced in a news release Monday morning. Lowe will replace current president and CEO Larry McElwain. McElwain ...
People keep asking when Donna Osness and her husband are going to sell the house. But for her five children, nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, the Osness home on University Drive is the heart of the holiday season. “Of our grandchildren, I don’t think any of them have spent Christmas Eve anywhere but this house,” Donna said. “They are all very protective of it. This is home.” About this ...