Douglas County reported 6,787 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, an increase of 74 cases since Monday. In Douglas County, 5,997 out of the 6,787 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 790 cases are active. The county has ...
An upcoming art competition at Lawrence's Watkins Museum will help local students become more involved in the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The museum is inviting kindergarten through 12th grade students to participate in an art contest ...
Douglas County has received about 4,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines since the rollout began, but many health care workers who qualified for Phase 1A of the county's vaccination plan are still waiting for their shots, officials said Monday. As of 1 p.m. Monday, Douglas County had received 4,120 ...
Local nonprofits or government units seeking extra money for emergency food and shelter programs are encouraged to apply for funding from United Way of Douglas County. The United Way announced in a news release on Monday that Douglas County will receive $45,377 from the Federal Emergency ...
Lawrence finished 2020 in a moderate drought after recording about 6 inches less than its normal annual rainfall, the National Weather Service reports. Jenni Pittman, meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Topeka, said Lawrence recorded 32.63 inches of rainfall in 2020; the ...
A historic Lawrence neighborhood has begun the process to change its name after it came to light earlier this year that the neighborhood bears the name of a slave owner. The Pinckney Neighborhood Association, which oversees the central Lawrence neighborhood sitting just north of Sixth Street, ...
Two years ago, Matt J. desperately wanted to stop drinking alcohol. His wife had had enough of his behavior; his kids couldn’t trust him to show up when they needed him; and Matt knew he wasn’t being a productive member of the family. “I was not contributing to anything. I was a ...
The new year started with a recent rarity as a winter storm brought moisture to the Lawrence area in the form of snow and sleet. Jenni Pittman, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Topeka, said sleet began falling in the Lawrence area about 3 a.m. and switched to snow ...
Douglas County reported 6,482 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, an increase of 54 cases since Wednesday. In Douglas County, 5,662 out of the 6,482 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 820 cases are active. The county ...
Newspapers in one Lawrence neighborhood always land right outside subscribers’ front doors. That’s because of 91-year-old Allen Meyer, who delivers his neighbors’ newspapers from the top of their driveway right up to their front door as part of his morning walk. “I was walking by ...
This story was updated at 4:20 p.m., Dec. 31. Expect wintry weather in Lawrence on Friday, and for those who may be on the road after midnight, expect snow to start falling around 3 a.m. Bill Gargan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said the official forecast for ...
2020 will always be remembered as the year of the coronavirus pandemic, which, to date, has infected nearly 20 million Americans and killed more than 340,000, including more than 2,500 Kansans. It will be the story of 2021 as well, and for many of us, the story of our lifetimes. The deadly ...
Two more Douglas County residents have died from COVID-19, according to the health department’s update on Wednesday. The two new deaths, which bring the total to 34, were two men older than 85 who had both been hospitalized at the time of death, health department spokesperson George ...
As Douglas County and its community partners were racing to make sure all of their coronavirus relief funds were spent by the end of the year, the federal government provided a deadline extension just days before it was set to expire. Both Gov. Laura Kelly’s office and the National ...
Last month, roofing and concrete patching repairs were made to Haskell Indian Nations University’s historic stadium archway entrance, but more work will be needed to keep the structure up for generations to come. Aaron Hove, executive director of the Haskell Foundation, spoke to the ...
A winter storm will move into northeast Kansas Thursday evening as residents close out 2020 and welcome in the new year. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a winter storm watch from Thursday evening into Friday afternoon. Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain, are ...
Staff members and residents at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab were given the option to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, according to the skilled nursing facility. Walgreens administered the Pfizer vaccine at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab, 4851 Harvard Road, to staff and residents ...
Since its release in October, Meg Heriford’s book “Ladybird, Collected” has been purchased more than 3,000 times, and it was this year’s top-selling book at a local bookstore. Heriford, the owner of Ladybird Diner, said the sales from the book would help the diner continue its free ...
Story updated at 5:24 p.m. Monday: Two weeks ago, some health leaders in Douglas County were disappointed by a local health center’s decision not to transfer its COVID-19 vaccine doses to Lawrence's hospital for distribution. Now that organization, Heartland Community Health Center, has ...
Snow and ice could fall on the area Tuesday during the morning commute to and from Lawrence. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a winter weather advisory for Douglas County and surrounding areas from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday. Snow, possibly mixed with sleet and freezing ...