When he and his wife bought their house 30 years ago, Nick Schmeidler said there was a “craftsman vibe” to the house. His “full-time hobby” of creating folk art sculptures made of salvaged parts certainly adds to that vibe. Although the sculptures in his front yard are always on display — Schmeidler said that he and his wife sometimes gets knocks on their door asking to “check out” the work — ...
Dozens of law enforcement, Douglas County officials and mental health care providers celebrated Thursday a simple and tangible intervention that aims to prevent suicides in area parks. That simple intervention was the unveiling of a sign at Wells Overlook Park, 1373 North 1000 Road, that featured information about how to contact the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, which provides quick and easy access to ...
While poor financial performance from LMH Health’s clinics has the hospital operating at a loss, its CFO said Wednesday the staff is taking steps to address those financial difficulties for the long-term. LMH Health is currently operating at around a $3.1 million loss, according to its report for the first quarter of 2026. Although the hospital had budgeted to be operating at a loss for the first quarter, it ...
After a storm caused a tree to fall onto the roof of the Homeless Resource Center near downtown Lawrence, the center's executive director said Tuesday that the building was not damaged. The storm brought heavy rain — up to 3 inches in the span of six hours — and strong winds across Douglas County on Monday morning. It flooded rural roads, caused a power outage at the University of Kansas and knocked down ...
UPDATED 12:45 P.M. APRIL 27 With strong thunderstorms over the weekend and early Monday morning, Lawrence and surrounding areas received somewhere between 4 and 5 inches of rain within the last week — well above the average monthly totals. Matt Flanagan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Topeka, said Lawrence saw 0.72 inches of rain on Thursday and 0.57 inches Sunday night. Then ...
With Kansas City, Missouri, becoming a hub of architecture and design, leaders with KU’s School of Architecture and Design wanted to tap into that energy. Dan Rolf, the director of the Hatch Resource Center and communications with the school, said he and Jae D. Chang, a professor of architecture and associate dean for research, innovation and entrepreneurship, wanted to figure out a way to “convey the ...