A nonprofit honoring fallen veterans and first responders rolled through Lawrence as part of a 20,000-mile national relay Thursday, just a few days before Memorial Day.
That nonprofit, Carry The Load, kicked off its 10th annual national relay in late April as a way to emphasize the meaning of Memorial Day. The 32-day relay spans five routes crossing 48 states and culminates at the Dallas Memorial March on ...
Friends of Lawrence Area Trails has released an accessible route map for the still-in-progress Lawrence Loop, which aims to highlight five sections of the trail that may be best suited for those using a wheelchair or another assistive device or for trail users generally looking to avoid steeper terrain.
Along with “easy,” “moderate” and “hard” ratings based on physical observations of the terrain in ...
The filing deadline for Kansas elections is approaching, and Douglas County voters will see a number of changes as a result of the state’s newly redrawn electoral maps.
Maps setting new district boundaries for both congressional representatives and Kansas’ state House and Senate were approved during this year’s legislative session. Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew told the Journal-World Thursday afternoon ...
Amid a blood shortage currently affecting its supplier, LMH Health told the Journal-World Wednesday that its recent blood drives have seen near record-breaking turnout.
Autumn Bishop, a spokesperson for LMH Health, told the Journal-World in an email that the hospital’s two recent blood drives on May 12 and May 13 resulted in a combined 170 units of blood.
The hospital’s blood supplier, the Community Blood ...
The Raven Book Store, already a fixture of downtown Lawrence, has added a nationwide honor to its resume — the locally owned bookseller was recognized Tuesday by Publishers Weekly as its "Bookstore of the Year."
In receiving the recognition, the Raven beat out four stores located across the country: Books Are Magic, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mitchell’s Book Corner, of Nantucket, Mass.; Two Birds Books, of Santa ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s latest coronavirus data released Wednesday adds another two deaths to Douglas County’s tally.
The two deaths were a woman between 75 and 84 years old and a man in the 85-and-older category. Along with another death reported in the health department’s last update May 19, a woman in the 85-and-older category, the county has now seen 143 COVID deaths since the start ...
