The Douglas County Commission won’t be meeting as normal this Wednesday. Typically, the commission meets each week for a 5:30 p.m. business meeting, but it’ll take this week off. Douglas County Administrator Sarah Plinsky has previously said the commission routinely takes a week off from meeting during any month with five Wednesdays. That means commissioners will next meet Wednesday, March 22. The agenda ...
Members of Douglas County’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council signaled Tuesday that they’re interested in trying to get a night court session implemented at Lawrence’s municipal court. Lawrence City Commissioner Brad Finkeldei, a nonvoting member of the council, brought up the idea during the CJCC’s meeting Tuesday, which was focused on the group’s work plan for the next year. The council didn’t ...
A new artist collective in Lawrence is aiming to become a creative hub for its members and remove some of the barriers that stand in the way of their success along the way. The Art Love Collective, led by co-founders Hollie Blakeney and Morgan Long, is set to host its opening day next Friday, March 17 at 11 a.m. at 646 Vermont St. The pair spoke with the Journal-World about the collective a week ahead of the ...
Starting today, wearing a face mask will be optional in most LMH Health facilities. The hospital announced the change in masking guidelines Monday morning via a press release. The release does note, however, that though the shift may be a welcome change for many, it doesn’t mean all masking will go away entirely. For example, areas with certain immunosuppressed patients and other specified clinical areas ...
In a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in January, Haskell Indian Nations University students claim that a lengthy investigation into allegations of misconduct on campus wrapped up months ago but has yet to be made public. The letter, which the Journal-World has obtained a copy of, claims a Bureau of Indian Education investigation took place at Haskell during a span of more than six ...
As Kansas prepares for the arrival of Panasonic's $4 billion battery plant in De Soto, a top state official says a similar operation in another state could provide valuable lessons on the possible pitfalls of such megaprojects. Lt. Gov. David Toland was at Lawrence's Peaslee Tech on Friday to address about a dozen people involved with Douglas County’s manufacturing sector, and he spoke about how the state ...