Two employees at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Friday news release from the organization.
On Aug. 17, the Journal-World reported a cluster of cases at the long-term care facility at 1429 Kasold Drive. At the time, one employee and three residents had tested positive. The facility then had a round of mass testing on Aug. 18, and everyone received negative results. ...
The Willow Domestic Violence Center will soon have 16 additional beds for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. The Lawrence nonprofit, which serves Douglas, Franklin and Jefferson counties, closed on a second shelter Thursday morning.
Megan Stuke, The Willow’s executive director, said the second shelter will add beds that the organization desperately needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which ...
After three rounds of mass testing, 21 employees and 29 residents at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the company that manages the facility.
Of those 50 positive cases, 32 people have recovered, said Ali Ellis, marketing director for Midwest Health. The company received the full results of the third round of mass testing on Wednesday. Eight residents and five ...
A large peace sign wood carving has cropped up on Massachusetts Street, and it’s become the subject of many selfies, car honks and conversations.
Danny Mantyla, the creator of the carving, said it’s just what it looks like: a peace sign with no between-the-lines meaning.
“To me it’s just a friendly gesture — just a nice hand gesture,” he said. “Be kind and have peace. I think that’s what the ...
A second Lawrence protest decrying recent cuts to the United States Postal Service featured brief remarks from Kansas-based author and journalist Sarah Smarsh and protest organizer Danny Caine, owner of The Raven Book Store.
The protest was held Tuesday in conjunction with hundreds of other protests across the nation organized by the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) in a movement called #SaveThePostOffice. ...
A lath wall transitions the Maletsky household from its antique, original section to its modern, bright addition.
Through the spaced wooden panels — once used as a wall’s foundation — one can view the living and dining room of a house originally built in the 1930s. There are wooden floors and arched doorways, windows letting in light from Barker Avenue. From the other side of the lath wall, a modern ...
