An apartment complex for low-income seniors and disabled veterans has opened its doors, and it’s anticipated to welcome its first residents in January.
Community members gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony for Delmar Place Apartments on Thursday, across the parking lot from Clinton Place Apartments at 2125 Clinton Parkway. The new apartment complex is for low-income seniors and disabled veterans, and it ...
Douglas County commissioners delayed action on a challenge grant program designed to expand technical training and pre-apprenticeship opportunities for students at the Dwayne Peaslee Technical Center.
The initiative is called the “Youth Apprenticeship Challenge Grant,” and county staff presented a framework for it to commissioners on Wednesday. Although county commissioners budgeted $62,500 for 2026, ...
Incumbents Kelly Jones and Shannon Kimball are keeping their seats on the Lawrence school board, meanwhile newcomer Matt Lancaster narrowly won the third seat.
Kimball and Jones each secured about 20% of the vote in the Lawrence school board race, according to the unofficial count, while the competition for the third and final seat remained extremely close throughout Tuesday night. Kimball received 8,139 ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider an agreement for the county’s flexible housing pool program that includes a new partner in place of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center amid the organization’s staffing shortages.
On Wednesday, county commissioners will review a proposed agreement covering the rest of 2025 and all of 2026 with a new partner, Mental Health America of the Heartland — a ...
As of this year, all of Kansas' community mental health centers are operating under a model that gives them more reimbursement for their services and helps ensure people can receive care regardless of their ability to pay, and leaders spoke more about it at a town hall meeting in Lawrence on Monday.
The model is called a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, or CCBHC, and it focuses on providing ...
The opening of the Ballard Center’s new pantry comes at a critical moment — just as many Kansans may see a delay to food benefits amid a prolonged government shutdown.
Even though no kids were at the Ballard Center on Friday, several cars were in its parking lot as volunteers were seen working to move products from one building to another. The new building houses the organization’s pantry – offering an ...
