The Lawrence City Commission returned to meeting virtually this week, with only a few staff members present at City Hall. The commission met in a largely virtual format throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and only recently had returned to meeting in person. Under the largely virtual format, ...
The City of Lawrence and Douglas County both announced Friday that they would begin requiring face coverings in their buildings regardless of vaccination status beginning on Monday. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that all individuals — regardless of ...
Dozens of guests and staff members at the Lawrence Community Shelter are being put in quarantine after a guest at the shelter tested positive for COVID-19, causing an up to two-week closure of the shelter. A guest who had been staying at the shelter for about the past week tested positive for ...
Douglas County’s public health order that included mask requirements and capacity restrictions has been allowed to expire. As part of the County Commission's meeting Wednesday, public health officers discussed their proposal to allow the expiration of the health order. They also discussed ...
Douglas County leaders took no action Wednesday on the county’s standing health order that includes a mask requirement, saying they needed to consider the age groups who could not yet be vaccinated. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission considered a recommendation ...
With large portions of Douglas County residents over 65 vaccinated but middling interest in vaccines from some younger folks, local health leaders are keeping a watchful eye on trends that indicate COVID-19 is beginning to find younger targets. At the peak of the pandemic, those over 65 led ...