For most of her career as a physician, Shelly Kortkamp didn’t envision ever shifting into the C-suite. But as she was working as a hospitalist at the Hospital Sisters Health System in Illinois, Kortkamp, said the CEO approached her to see if she would serve as the Chief Medical Officer on an ...

Just Food’s mobile pantry, which serves rural residents and others who can’t easily reach the main location, has been operating for six years and is now working to expand its reach in Eudora. The program is called Cruising Cupboard, and Lawrence-based Just Food uses it to distribute food ...

Lawrence held its annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony on Massachusetts Street on Friday, including a visit from Santa Claus that turned into a rescue mission from the roof of Weaver's Department Store.

Douglas County’s addition to the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and construction of a new Public Safety Building are moving forward on schedule, and the parking headache near the JLEC is expected to improve in mid-2026. The JLEC's 158,075-square-foot addition, which has eaten up parking ...

State law requires residents of a county to be notified of a lot of different legal matters that are underway at any given time. That includes pending foreclosures of homes, new ordinances proposed by local governments, legal name changes of your neighbors, and even the sales that dispose of ...

The retail license of a Lawrence smoke shop has been suspended for seven days after the store allegedly sold products to people under 21 years old. According to a news release from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, the license of Puffing Bear Smoke Shop, 810 W. 23rd St., will be ...