Douglas County has added another coronavirus death to its overall toll, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s latest data. The health department announced Tuesday that a man between 35 and 44 years old was the 139th COVID death in the county since the start of the pandemic. Otherwise, the county’s COVID numbers have remained relatively the same since entering the most severe level of ...
Patrick Kelly, who is currently serving as the Douglas County commissioner for District No. 1, announced Tuesday that he has filed for reelection. Kelly was elected to his current position in 2018, and that four-year term expires in January 2023. More than half of his time in office has been spent responding to the coronavirus pandemic; Kelly and the other members of the commission have been at the forefront ...
LMH Health’s blood supplier, the Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City, announced a blood emergency Monday morning. A press release from the Community Blood Center attributes an “alarming” decrease in blood donations to school breaks and increased travel, which has caused a dramatic drop in donor turnout and created extra volatility in a blood supply that has already been unstable because of the ...
The past decade has been one of change for Lawrence resident Ann Dean and her mother, Fairris. Dean originally moved to Lawrence to attend the University of Kansas, and she moved her mother here around 10 years ago. That was one of many changes for Fairris, now 86, who was born in rural Mississippi and raised in St. Louis. “She lived in that same house until I moved her up to Lawrence about 10 years ago,” ...
The City of Lawrence is seeking feedback from community members on two proposed changes to the city’s governmental structure, as city leaders consider adding a question to the November election ballot. One of those changes would see a nonpartisan mayor elected directly to a four-year term, a change from the current arrangement where the commission chooses one of its own members each year to serve a one-year ...
After being laid off from a corporate management job during the COVID pandemic, Lawrence resident Michael Travis had a lot of time on his hands — and he ended up filling it by visiting all 59 breweries in the state. It wasn't just about sampling Kansas' craft beers, though. He was doing research for a passion project: a book called “Celebrating Kansas Breweries: People, Places & Stories.” Travis' ...