These are challenging and scary times. It seems the landscape of our world changes faster than we have ever seen before. Sometimes within a day. Sometimes within a few hours. And yet, there are people in our community stepping up to care for and provide for the needs of those who need help. ...
Despite fears of contracting the coronavirus, a steady stream of donors flowed through an American Red Cross blood drive Thursday at Lawrence's Immanuel Lutheran Church. Social distancing guidelines are impossible to maintain while a staff member takes a donor’s blood, but those involved in ...
Updated at 1:42 p.m. Friday: A global pandemic would not be complete without scammers looking to capitalize on people’s fears and anxiety, but you can protect yourself and your loved ones, even from afar, with a little bit of knowledge. One scam that’s making the rounds involves ...
Updated at 3:40 p.m. Thursday: A man who was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for stroke symptoms suffered debilitating injuries and partial paralysis as the result of a doctor’s negligence, a lawsuit alleges. Lawrence attorney Jerry Levy wrote in court documents that his client seeks ...
Story updated at 8:46 p.m. Sunday The Lawrence-Douglas County health department has issued a "stay at home" order that will go into effect early Tuesday morning to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order includes restrictions similar to those announced earlier this weekend by ...
One more Douglas County resident, who recently traveled on an international cruise ship, has tested positive for COVID-19, the local health department announced Sunday afternoon, bringing the county’s total identified cases to four. All four cases identified in the county so far have ...
We’re constantly bombarded with messages about the best practices to prevent being infected with or spreading coronavirus. But what exactly should we do if we suspect we have it? What is the best way to prevent the virus? With information flying at us from every direction, LMH Health is ...
The chairman of Arizona's Asian Chamber of Commerce didn't see much downside to attending a small dinner at a local restaurant to bolster the business and bring together other leaders to discuss how to help Asian-American eateries devastated by the coronavirus. That was, at least, until he ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office had not yet made any changes to visitation at the jail as of Wednesday afternoon, but one would-be inmate had been released to self-quarantine. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many public facilities around the country have closed to visitors — including ...
Leaders of LMH Health on Wednesday said they were making long-term preparations for dealing with the spread of COVID-19, which they expect to grow much wider in the coming weeks. “We need to be prepared for not only the next six weeks but the next six months,” LMH President and CEO Russ ...
Story updated at 4:51 p.m. Wednesday Douglas County’s health officer has ordered all restaurants, dining facilities, bars, taverns, night clubs and movie theaters closed to the public as a proactive social distancing measure in light of the spreading coronavirus. In his order Wednesday ...
Story updated at 3:41 p.m. Thursday Lawrence Meals on Wheels will be temporarily suspending its service for those with specialized diets beginning Thursday until April 2 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the organization's director announced Wednesday. "This is something we have never done and ...
Story updated at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday Public health officials have identified the first case of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, in Douglas County, the local health department announced Tuesday afternoon in a news release. The case involves a man in his 20s who recently traveled from Florida, ...
Updated story - Kansas governor orders K-12 school buildings closed for remainder of school year Story updated at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday TOPEKA — Kansas has at least 18 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as the pandemic continues to spread in the state, officials said Tuesday. Health ...
Story updated at 1:34 p.m. Tuesday The University of Kansas on Tuesday announced that its classes for the remainder of the academic year would be held remotely to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move came a day after an order from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly dictated that ...
Story updated at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday New recommendations from the Douglas County health department stop short of ordering the closure of local restaurants, as has been done in nearby Kansas City, instead "strongly" advising that they halt in-house dining amid the worldwide coronavirus ...
Story updated at 3:43 p.m. Tuesday Lawrence's hospital has begun asking visitors screening questions, and it is now imposing a limit of one visitor per patient. LMH Health announced the measures Tuesday afternoon immediately after Lawrence's health department announced the county's first ...
The Lawrence City Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday will not include any regular agenda items in order to avoid a large gathering. The city announced in a news release late Monday that the meeting will only include the commission's consent agenda and an executive session. Last week, ...
People don’t need to scour the CVS at Iowa and 23rd streets in search of toilet paper, hand sanitizer or face masks. A sign in the entranceway alerts visitors with red block letters spelling “Attention” that they are out of those items, plus sanitizing wipes, rubbing alcohol and gloves, ...
The Lawrence school district will begin offering free breakfast and lunch for pickup by children at several of its buildings around town. Classes remain suspended after the Lawrence-Douglas County health department on Friday ordered all public and private schools closed for two weeks because ...