The infant formula shortage affecting America is making a local impact, and Douglas County parents are scrambling to find alternatives.
The problem began in mid-February when the largest infant formula manufacturer in the country, Abbott Nutrition, initiated a voluntary recall of certain batches of powdered formula — Similac, Alimentum and EleCare — following concerns of a bacterial contamination at an ...
Black and Indigenous people in Douglas County experience homelessness at a much higher rate than the general population, and the county doesn't currently have the right kinds of housing options to address its homelessness issues, according to a report commissioned by Douglas County leaders.
The report, called a "homelessness needs assessment," was discussed at the Douglas County Commission’s meeting this past ...
Douglas County, in collaboration with a number of local and statewide partners, is set to host an event next week for people of color interested in entrepreneurship.
The event, called “Networking for Business Resources,” is slated for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Peaslee Tech, 2920 Haskell Ave. The event is free, and guests can register here.
Local sponsors besides Douglas County include the United Way of ...
In the wake of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to expand eligibility for coronavirus vaccine booster doses to children ages 5 to 11 earlier this week, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced Friday that it will host a pair of vaccine clinics for that age group this weekend.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended the booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech ...
Despite a seemingly broad swath of safety nets designed to catch folks struggling with housing insecurity in Lawrence and Douglas County, Lawrence resident Robert Williams is — for the time being — essentially homeless.
Williams had been crashing on a friend’s couch since the start of May, in the week or so after moving out of his last apartment. But more recently, he’s been checked in at LMH Health for ...
In the wake of the Kansas Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the congressional redistricting maps passed by the Legislature earlier this year, the Douglas County Clerk’s Office announced Wednesday that it is in the process of building those changes into its internal systems ahead of this year’s elections.
According to information released on Douglas County government’s social media channels, the ...
