Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday that it is relaxing its testing protocols. The health department can now offer tests to anyone experiencing just one COVID-19 symptom, and the availability of a test does not rely on an exposure to a positive case. If someone has been deemed a close contact of a positive case but is not experiencing symptoms, they may also get tested. George ...
Erin Spurlock power washed her garage earlier this month with the intent of eliminating dirt and grime. Instead, she uncovered a piece of history in the shape of a milkshake. There, on the white brick on the side of her eastern Lawrence garage, a faint black outline traced the shape of a cup, lid and straw. Black and red lettering inside the cup spelled out “For the drink that tastes best, drink ...
In an effort to get children involved in non-virtual activities, the Watkins Museum of History created a Halloween History Hunt throughout downtown Lawrence and is offering prizes to those who complete it. The hunt is geared toward families with children aged 5 through 13, but it’s really for anyone, said Emily Wellborn, an education and outreach assistant at the museum who created the program. “I think ...
The Willow Domestic Violence Center is expanding its 5K fundraiser this year and attempting to get participants from all 50 states. So far, it has only half. The “Stronger Today 5K” is one of The Willow’s virtual events during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Participants can “run, walk, roll or stroll” their way to a 5K during the month of October; it doesn’t all have to be completed in one day. ...
A local family will appear on the "Today Show" Tuesday morning dressed as "Game of Thrones" characters and sitting on an iron throne, hoping to win votes in the program’s group Halloween contest. Parents Angela and Scott Solomon and their sons, Jack and Andrew Solomon, are one of 16 groups chosen to participate in #MyToday Plazaween contest. The Solomon family, who live in Berryton and run Solomon & ...
The editor in chief of the student newspaper at Haskell Indian Nations University says the university president is threatening his First Amendment rights and teaching Native American scholars that they don’t have voices. Jared Nally, a Haskell junior and editor of The Indian Leader student newspaper, received a “directive” from Haskell President Ronald Graham on Oct. 16 with specific instructions about ...