Two years ago, Matt J. desperately wanted to stop drinking alcohol. His wife had had enough of his behavior; his kids couldn’t trust him to show up when they needed him; and Matt knew he wasn’t being a productive member of the family. “I was not contributing to anything. I was a disappointment to myself,” the 56-year-old said during a Wednesday Zoom call with the Journal-World. Matt had been to ...
Newspapers in one Lawrence neighborhood always land right outside subscribers’ front doors. That’s because of 91-year-old Allen Meyer, who delivers his neighbors’ newspapers from the top of their driveway right up to their front door as part of his morning walk. “I was walking by them and I thought, ‘Why am I walking by these? Why don’t I just take them up to the door?’” he explained. On ...
This story was updated at 4:20 p.m., Dec. 31. Expect wintry weather in Lawrence on Friday, and for those who may be on the road after midnight, expect snow to start falling around 3 a.m. Bill Gargan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said the official forecast for Lawrence is 5.5 inches of snow, but that depending on how the storm moves, the city could only see a couple ...
Last month, roofing and concrete patching repairs were made to Haskell Indian Nations University’s historic stadium archway entrance, but more work will be needed to keep the structure up for generations to come. Aaron Hove, executive director of the Haskell Foundation, spoke to the Journal-World on recently about the renovation efforts, which were made possible through two grants from the Heritage ...
Since its release in October, Meg Heriford’s book “Ladybird, Collected” has been purchased more than 3,000 times, and it was this year’s top-selling book at a local bookstore. Heriford, the owner of Ladybird Diner, said the sales from the book would help the diner continue its free meal program — which the diner started at the beginning of the pandemic — through February and possibly into March. ...
Staff members and residents at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab were given the option to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, according to the skilled nursing facility. Walgreens administered the Pfizer vaccine at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab, 4851 Harvard Road, to staff and residents of the facility’s skilled nursing and rapid recovery units, a news release from the organization said. “We feel so ...