Amid a blood shortage affecting hospital systems at both the state and national levels, LMH Health is not experiencing a crisis right now — but without an uptick in donors, some worst-case scenarios could be realized. According to a Jan. 18 release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, blood shortages can severely affect patient care in hospitals. That release also noted that the American Red ...
Students, staff and other community members were honored on Thursday at Lawrence Public Schools’ One Dream event, part of a week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day-related programs. The annual event recognizes students, staff and other residents for their commitment to equity and their community with the MLK Heart of Service, Character, Dreamer’s and Champion of Equity Awards. Free State High School junior Wendo ...
Douglas County has surpassed 20,000 total coronavirus cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the latest data shared by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health on Wednesday. That total, specifically, is now 20,824 cases, with 5,810 of them active. As part of that total, the county recorded 673 cases in the past two days, and two more deaths have been added this week — a woman in the ...
Story updated at 7:49 p.m. Tuesday: Douglas County Health Officer Dr. Thomas Marcellino, who has played a prominent role in the community's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to resign in the coming months, according to the leader of the county's health department. At the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board's meeting on Tuesday night, health department Director Dan Partridge said Marcellino was planning ...
The students and staff of New York Elementary continued an annual tradition Tuesday — serving a community meal the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Volunteers spent Monday and Tuesday preparing food, and they served the meals in a drive-up event on Tuesday evening. The event was sponsored by the school's PTA and staff, among a host of other sponsors, and leftover meals were slated to be delivered to the ...
Drive a little less than 10 miles north of downtown Lawrence, and with some careful navigation of rural roads you’ll arrive at a unique piece of farmland. It’s hard to tell whether you’re in the right place, until you see the line of chickens marching across the gravel drive, followed closely by a friendly dog named Moose who’s eager to greet visitors. This is Shy 38, a vegan sanctuary farm that is ...