Although Douglas County has seen a rise in the amount of COVID-19 detected in wastewater since mid-July, an analyst with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health says it isn't a cause for concern for now.
Veronica White, the health department’s preparedness and epidemiology coordinator, told the Journal-World Wednesday that the rise in detection — and a smaller upward trend in hospital emergency department ...
Lawrence has more than $300,000 in dedicated funding budgeted for new pavement markings improving safety at bicycle and pedestrian crossings, and this week the city’s Multi-modal Transportation Commission decided on some recommendations for where that money should be spent.
Specifically, members of that board decided at its meeting on Wednesday that they first want to prioritize $273,250 in bike lane pavement ...
Updated at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6
The City of Lawrence, Douglas County and the Lawrence Community Shelter are moving to a shared governance model, the city announced Wednesday, and a city official confirmed to the Journal-World that the shelter will be receiving more funding from the city as part of the deal.
According to a news release, the city and county are working closely with the LCS board of ...
Local law enforcement and behavioral health agencies for the next year will have the chance to improve and expand on efforts to provide alternative responses to 911 calls thanks to a new partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab.
The Government Performance Lab is an applied research and technical assistance organization based at Harvard University’s school of public policy and ...
When Lawrence drivers get pulled over for equipment violations like broken headlights or defective turn signals, they may now end up with a voucher to help them pay for repairs instead of a ticket thanks to a new Lawrence Police Department program.
The police department has partnered with the “Lights On!” program, a nationwide effort by the nonprofit organization MicroGrants, and it's also using funding ...
Lawrence developer Tony Krsnich’s proposed affordable housing project for seniors slated for the southern end of downtown Lawrence has already been granted numerous development incentives, and on Tuesday it was set on the path to be granted even more.
The Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve Krsnich’s requests to establish a Neighborhood Revitalization Area at 1000 New Hampshire St. and use ...
