The Douglas County Health Board on Monday night approved the purchase of 10,000 masks to be distributed to the community and to issue a statement that racism is a public health crisis.
The masks, which will cost a little under $40,000, will be distributed to those in need and will help support school districts and places with congregate living, such as the Lawrence Community Shelter, Lawrence-Douglas County ...
The Lawrence Public Library has launched a free online streaming platform featuring the music of northeast Kansas artists, both past and present, called the Kaw Valley Jukebox.
It’s meant to be an archive of music history in Lawrence, project manager Kevin Corcoran said, but it’s also meant to be an active site where new music is added twice a year.
“Archives: They don’t feel living,” Corcoran said. ...
Businesses at which an employee has tested positive for COVID-19 are not required to notify customers or temporarily close shop, the public health department confirmed this week.
Dan Partridge, director of Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, said in an email to the Journal-World that a business has the right to choose whether to notify customers. It is up to the health department to attempt to reach ...
As of Thursday, the Lawrence-Douglas County health department had received 89 complaints related to people or businesses not complying with the local mask mandate since it took effect July 1.
The mandate by the county health officer, Dr. Thomas Marcellino, requires that masks be worn in all public places such as retail or grocery stores, workplaces and public facilities. Masks must also be worn in all public ...
Rainfall Wednesday morning brought .87 inches of rain to Lawrence, according to records taken at the Lawrence Municipal Airport.
Brandon Drake, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Topeka, said that meanwhile, in northwest Missouri, some areas near Maryville saw up to eight or nine inches of rain.
The remainder of Wednesday in Lawrence is expected to be partly sunny, with a high near 81 degrees, ...
It's taking longer for outpatients to receive results from COVID-19 tests taken at Lawrence's hospital, LMH Health said Wednesday, and access to testing will likely only get more difficult over the next several weeks.
Locals who get a COVID-19 test taken at Lawrence's hospital will likely not find out their results for five to seven days, the hospital said in its COVID-19 update. This increase in turnover time ...
