Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health on Wednesday announced that it’s updating its guidance around respiratory viruses to align with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released earlier this month.
On March 1, the CDC updated its guidance for respiratory viruses like COVID-19, influenza and RSV. Previously, the CDC recommended that individuals who test positive for COVID isolate ...
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a $1,256,000 construction contract for a remodel of the Douglas County Treasurer’s Satellite Office, along with a $1.6 million overall project budget.
Commissioners approved the contract with Icon Structures Inc. at their regular weekly business meeting. As the Journal-World has reported, the current satellite office in south Lawrence, ...
A large group of Lawrence Community Shelter workers came to Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting to demand additional city funding to support wage increases.
As the Journal-World has reported, the shelter’s workers unionized in October 2023 and a couple of months later publicly announced their bargaining demands, including that they be paid $30 an hour — about an 85% pay raise over the current ...
A $1.6 million remodeling project for the Douglas County Treasurer’s Satellite Office could move forward this week.
At Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, county leaders will consider authorizing Douglas County Administrator Sarah Plinsky to enter into a $1,256,000 construction contract with Icon Structures Inc. for the project. They’ll also consider approving a total project budget of just ...
All eight of the rezoning requests for a sprawling development project located partially in the Wakarusa River floodplain along the South Lawrence Trafficway earned a stamp of approval from Lawrence city leaders Tuesday night — including six that needed a supermajority to advance.
At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, commissioners approved those six requests for the New Boston Crossing project all ...
Eight rezoning requests for a sprawling development project along the South Lawrence Trafficway are up for consideration at this week’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, but they'll need more affirmative votes than usual to earn approval.
On Tuesday, Lawrence leaders will consider the requests, which are all related to the New Boston Crossing project looking to add hundreds of homes and tens of thousands of ...
