Before HR1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” was passed in July 2025, Douglas County advocates warned cuts could have harmful effects to healthcare costs and assistance programs for Kansans.
A year later, advocacy organizations reflected on the impacts in a press conference Tuesday morning. All the advocates said some of their worst fears have become a reality, impacting thousands of Kansans and ...
A new healthcare facility on Haskell Indian Nations University’s campus is expected to be built in the next “three to five years,” the CEO of the Haskell Indian Health Center told the Journal-World.
The university and the Indian Health Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced in June an agreement that would support the construction of a new clinic on 4.4 acres of ...
Rural Douglas County grows more than just corn and wheat — it also is dotted with vineyards, and each has its own story.
One of them, Davenport Orchards and Winery, can be found just outside of Eudora. Greg Shipe and his wife Charlee Glinka have grown their own grapes since 1990 after Glinka suggested growing some “since they looked pretty,” according to Shipe. What started with 82 grapevines grew to, at ...
Monique Mercurio has a knack for creating things, whether it is Indigenous jewelry or communities.
When Mercurio, who uses they/them pronouns, first moved with their wife to Lawrence in 2020, they were able to “pick up momentum” with their art business by selling at local shows. But Mercurio said they realized they did not see as many people of color or queer people in the crowds and wanted to do something ...
The Watkins Museum of History will host a presentation of traditional beadwork that highlights the art form’s key role in preserving Potawatomi culture and capturing Indigenous persistence.
The museum, in partnership with the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, will feature a free live beading demonstration Friday night from Tara Mitchell, a ...
As different organizations around Lawrence found ways to celebrate America 250, Lawrence Public Library leaders were hoping to find an angle to commemorate the anniversary that was a little bit different.
Terese Winters, an information services librarian, said the staff was hoping to find a connection to the celebration with nature since there is “nothing awe-inspiring like nature.” Ken Lassman, a local ...
