Health care providers in Sedgwick County are preparing for the potential return of measles to the area for the first time in nearly a decade. An outbreak of the highly contagious respiratory virus in Kansas has grown to 37 confirmed cases, prompting pleas from Gov. Laura Kelly for residents to ...
LMH Health has received five stars for hospital quality in rankings released last week from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. More than 2,200 hospitals nationwide were evaluated on five quality metrics with 234 receiving five stars, the highest rating available. “There are ...
TOPEKA — With three dozen confirmed cases of measles in southwest Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday that it's important for children and adults to be vaccinated and for people with symptoms to stay away from public places. On March 13, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...
TOPEKA — More than 70% of abortions performed in 2024 in Kansas were for out-of-state residents, according to monthly estimates of clinician-provided abortions in states without total bans. Overall, Kansas was among the top five states in the country with the most substantial increases in ...
Buying or selling a home is a significant financial and emotional undertaking, and a real estate agent can be an invaluable partner in the process. A skilled professional can help navigate the complexities of the market, negotiate on your behalf and ensure a smooth transaction. Understanding ...
For homebuyers looking to make their new homes more energy-efficient, specialized financing options can help cover the costs of improvements while potentially lowering long-term utility expenses. Energy-efficient mortgages, or EEMs, provide buyers with additional borrowing power to finance ...
Climate change is reshaping the real estate landscape as extreme weather events become more frequent and severe. Rising temperatures, increasing wildfires and intensifying hurricanes are affecting home values and making insurance coverage more costly and, in some cases, difficult to ...
Co-living spaces have emerged as an answer to rising housing costs and more densely populated urban areas. An alternative to traditional renting, this shared-living model is gaining traction among young professionals, digital nomads and even retirees looking for community-oriented housing ...
A local restaurant owner who has helped lead the Lawrence Restaurant Association will serve on the board for a national group that supports independent restaurants. Codi Bates, the owner and operator of Bates Co., whose restaurant brands include The Burger Stand and Bon Bon!, was recently ...
When COVID scrambled the economy in March of 2020, one profession in particular was flipped upside down: Those who made a living feeding others in restaurants now needed help to feed their families and pay their bills after the industry practically shut down overnight. Here in Lawrence, it was ...
It’s the dog days of summer at Jefferson’s — hot dogs, that is. Jefferson’s Restaurants are celebrating the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics with a special promotion today, July 26, offering free hot dogs to any guest who brings in an award — whether it’s a ...
Italian porchetta is a special dish of spit-roasted pork flavored with herbs, fennel and garlic. It's delicious, but much too involved for a weeknight dinner. To give pork chops the same flavor profile with less work, we narrowed the ingredients to those best suited for searing on the ...
The future for Allie Martinez once looked as simple as painting by numbers. In early 2020, she was named Lawrence’s Youth of the Year by the local Boys and Girls Club, she was applying to prestigious art schools around the country, and she got accepted to one of the most famous, the Art ...
When Piet Knetsch agreed to direct “Clue” for Theatre Lawrence he was somewhat clueless about the franchise’s large following. But not for long. “We had the most unbelievable audition that we’ve ever had,” he said. “More than 60 people auditioned for this play. I’ve never had ...
It is rare that the jokes and the dreams tossed around between college roommates become reality — especially when those dreams involve an appearance on the big screen. But if you think it is impossible, University of Kansas students Drew Hanson and Nnamdi Anyanike are proving the joke’s ...
This weekend: Holiday closures may occur on Sunday at some local organizations and businesses. Check local churches for weekend Easter services and Easter egg hunts. Friday, April 18 Artist Talk: Kandace Creel Falcón, 3-4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Free and open to ...
Whether you know it for its train or its swimming pool or its basketball court and playground equipment, the park running for two blocks between Kentucky and Tennessee streets has been through a lot. Often referred to as “Train Park” in reference to the No. 1073 locomotive on its grounds, ...
Most of the rural schools in Douglas County are identified by a name as well as a number. An exception to this norm is “No. 6.” Goldie Piper Daniels, in her 1974 history of the educational buildings in our county, notes that the name “Crutchfield” was found attached to No. 6 on an ...
On the east side of Iowa Street, between 19th and 23rd streets, stands the United States Army Reserve Training Center, which bears the name of Samuel J. Churchill. Churchill is one of two Medal of Honor recipients to have been Lawrence residents and to be buried here. Churchill was ...
On the east side of the 700 block of Vermont Street, you can see a small bronze plaque on a brick building at about eye level. It tells of a First Methodist Church that once stood there, which was built in 1857 and was used as morgue following Quantrill’s Raid on Aug. 21, 1863. More than ...
