WRITER: Bremen Keasey

Cancellation of federal program means Just Food will lose 2,400 pounds of food each month

Douglas County food pantry Just Food announced it will receive 30% less food from one of its partners in the coming months after a federal program was canceled — meaning a loss of 2,400 pounds each month. In a news release Thursday, the food pantry said Harvesters, its regional Feeding America distributor, was notified that orders through The Emergency Food Assistance Program — a federal nutrition program ...

Stormwater project to entirely close portion of Tennessee Street near Old West Lawrence; future work will impact Ninth Street

Roadwork along Tennessee Street near Old West Lawrence will close portions of the one-way artery to through traffic in mid-April as part of a large-scale stormwater project. Tennessee Street already has one lane closed between Sixth Street and Ninth Street because of work on a water main in the parking lane of the street, Nick Hoyt, Lawrence’s lead program manager on this project, told the Journal-World. Hoyt ...

Leaders with Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence confident operations will continue as normal despite reduction in staffing

Leaders with Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence haven't provided specifics about how much its workforce was impacted by a recent “reduction in force,” but they say they're confident their 12 locations will remain open in the meantime. As the Journal-World reported, the BGCLK said in a news release on Monday that it implemented a “necessary reduction in force” on Friday, leading to “the elimination of ...

Lawrence city leaders largely agree on 2026 budget update, including reductions in staff, where cuts come from

Lawrence city commissioners largely agreed on Tuesday with the latest update of the city's 2026 budget, which included proposed staffing reductions across departments, adding back money to the city’s reserve fund and keeping market rate pay increases for employees as the city needs to cut $6.6 million. On Tuesday night, staff presented commissioners with a summary of what the reductions would look like across ...

City of Lawrence to present City Commission with $6.6 million in cuts targeting 8 departments as part of 2026 budget discussion

UPDATED 2 P.M. MARCH 31 Lawrence city commissioners will receive a presentation Tuesday outlining possible cuts to a wide range of city departments — some of which may face employee reductions — to balance a projected $6.6 million hole the city's 2026 budget is facing. Eight departments would face cuts as part of this preliminary budget prepared by the city manager's office, according to a presentation ...

Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence announces reduction in force affecting dozens of employees

Citing expected government cuts, the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence has announced a "reduction in force" that will affect dozens of employees. The Boys and Girls Club, in a Monday news release, said that on Friday it announced “a necessary reduction in force,” resulting in “the elimination of seven positions and impacting more than 20 staff members.” The release notes the the club historically relied ...