Leading up to the Sunflower Showdown between the University of Kansas and K-State University, two food pantries will compete pound-for-pound to see who can collect the most food donations.
“Our (pantries) got together and thought it would be a really fun idea to get some sponsors involved and get in on this friendly competition and use that as an opportunity to hopefully fight hunger in both communities,” ...
Over the next five years, health officials in the Lawrence area want to expand access to healthy food, reduce suicides and opioid deaths, and break down barriers that might be preventing people from getting the health care they need.
Those are a few of the big goals that Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and its partners shared with the community on Thursday night at a launch event for its Community Health ...
Story updated at 5:22 p.m. Oct. 16:
Early voting has officially begun in Douglas County, providing residents with the opportunity to cast their advance ballots ahead of Election Day. Here’s how you can cast your advance ballot.
In addition to presidential and congressional races, on the ballot in Douglas County are races for district attorney, County Commission and state legislative positions. In Lawrence, ...
Over the summer and into fall, five Free State High School students have been cultivating a garden to grow and donate sustainably produced food to community members in need.
The students work at a garden located at West Middle School, which is managed by Growing Food Growing Health. The produce in the garden is entirely student-grown and is eventually donated to anyone in the community needing access to fresh, ...
The grade-school classes may be gone now, but things are still busy at the former Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary buildings, which are working on "maker spaces" for Native crafts, places for students with disabilities to practice life skills, and even a new bakery.
Since the district closed the two schools last year as a cost-saving measure, the buildings have been repurposed to provide a variety of ...
The Lawrence school district's Native American Student Services soon expects to serve more students than ever before, and Lawrence school board members say they're interested in developing a land acknowledgement to recognize Indigenous tribes that have called Kansas home.
At its meeting Tuesday, the school board heard a report from NASS about the tutoring, cultural programs and other support it provides to ...
