Just Food has experienced a twofold increase in demand in the past three weeks as newly unemployed Lawrence and Douglas County residents seek the help of the food pantry for the first time, the agency’s leader said. Just Food executive director Elizabeth Keever said the Lawrence food bank has distributed more than 40,000 pounds of food in the past three weeks. That’s double the amount Just Food normally ...
Stay-at-home orders issued to slow the spread of COVID-19 haven’t delayed or stopped work on two big Baldwin City municipal projects, one of which is nearing completion. Baldwin City Administrator Glenn Rodden said work on the new police station at 203 First St. off U.S. Highway 56 didn’t stop when Douglas County issued a March 24 countywide stay-at-home order to check the pandemic. Likewise, contractor ...
As many people face economic hardship because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Eudora City Commission has agreed not to collect late fees added to delinquent city utility payments during the pandemic. The measure, which was approved on Monday, builds on a statewide order issued by Gov. Laura Kelly on March 17, which prohibited utilities from discontinuing service for nonpayment until a statewide disaster ...
UPDATED STORY: The Lawrence-Douglas County health department on Sunday night announced a “stay at home” order that will go into effect early Tuesday morning to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for new story • • • • • • • • • • ORIGINAL STORY: Larry Franklin Jr., owner of Larry’s Barber Shop at 924 Massachusetts St., had plenty of time Saturday morning to ...
The skills Dylan Kort acquired during six years working at Waffle House were on display Thursday evening at Late Nite, an after-hours restaurant operating out of a bakery and sandwich shop in downtown Baldwin City. The Baker University junior cranked out order after order of pancakes, waffles, French toast, bacon and sausage, racing between the grill and storeroom before filling another plate to deliver to a ...
A week ago, bartender Joey Pauda was expecting mid-March to be one of the busiest times of the year for The Burger Stand at The Casbah, with University of Kansas basketball fans flocking to watch their team play in the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. But all that changed in an instant on Thursday, when March Madness was called off because of the widening coronavirus pandemic. “It’s like a really bad ...