When Katie Nelson was debating whether to move on from Lawrence, one factor played a key part in her decision to stay put: an apartment availability at Poehler Lofts, 619 E. Eighth St.
“I’ve been wanting to live at Poehler since I moved to Lawrence last year, so it’s kind of like a dream come true finally getting in here,” Nelson told the Journal-World Wednesday.
Nelson, now a leasing agent at Poehler, ...
At a town hall meeting on Thursday about a proposal to extend Wakarusa Drive south of Lawrence, area residents shared comments and concerns about the effects on fire and ambulance services, prime farmland, the Indigenous community and more.
The town hall at Greenbush Resource Center, 1104 East 1000 Road, was an early opportunity for members of the public to provide feedback and ask questions about the proposed ...
To mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month and shed light on how violence affects the community, the group #BeMoreLikeClaire is organizing a candlelight vigil next month.
The event is slated for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 6 on the east side of South Park in downtown Lawrence. According to a release from the nonprofit, the vigil will provide an opportunity for the community to remember victims, honor survivors and ...
Douglas County leaders have been hearing questions about why the county's new behavioral health crisis center isn't operating yet, and they will have to wait two more weeks to hear an update on the center at a County Commission meeting.
An update on the status of the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County was on the agenda for Wednesday’s County Commission meeting, but Douglas County Administrator ...
The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center’s executive director, Chrissy Heikkila, is set to depart after 13 years of working for the center, the crisis center’s board of directors announced in a press release Monday evening.
Heikkila’s last day is Nov. 18, and the board of directors has already begun a search for her replacement. She’ll be moving on to Heartland Community Health Center, where she’ll ...
The only item on the agenda for Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting is a status update on the Douglas County Treatment and Recovery Center.
According to the meeting agenda as of Tuesday, that item will be an informational update only; commissioners won’t take any action at this time. The newly constructed building was dedicated in June but has yet to begin operating. Once it does, it’ll offer ...
