A new approximately 1-mile, accessible day-use trail is coming to Clinton State Park along with improvements to two existing boat ramps.
The trail is a loop with minimal inclines, and Chris Orton, park manager at Clinton State Park, said the project is a part of a larger effort to revamp a day-use area in the park. The area has two picnic shelters and a children’s fishing pond, but it has received less ...
After losing in the primary election, Commissioner Gene Dorsey is launching a write-in campaign for Douglas County Commission District 4, saying the general election should give all voters a voice.
His opponent in the primary, Ethan Spurling, received 1,999 votes, while Dorsey received 1,688 votes in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary election for the District 4 seat, according to official election results. Because ...
Douglas County commissioners say they would be interested in turning some of the “tiny homes” behind the city’s homeless shelter into temporary housing for individuals following a health crisis.
The pilot – Monarch CARES, which stands for Crisis And Respite Extended Stay – would be led by the county’s Familiar Faces initiative. The initiative focuses on people with complex behavioral and medical ...
Douglas County is planning a pilot program to repurpose some "tiny homes" near the city's homeless shelter as temporary housing for people with complex behavioral and medical needs following a health crisis.
The Monarch Village was previously designed during the COVID-19 pandemic to offer private, transitional housing for families and individuals. The 12 "tiny homes" are located behind the Lawrence Community ...
The University of Kansas Health System will be acquiring full ownership of the St. Francis Campus in Topeka, with the transition expected to be completed by January 2027.
The St. Francis Campus has been under joint ownership between the KU Health System and Ardent Health since 2017. At the time, the hospital was facing significant financial challenges, as the Journal-World reported, and the goal of the joint ...
Lawrence school district officials told the school board Monday that the district has identified $73.9 million in deferred maintenance and facilities needs but lacks enough current funding to address them all.
“The issue is really the longer you delay repairing, the more costly it will be down the road,” Larry Englebrick, the district’s deputy superintendent, said.
The $73.9-million figure was ...
