Disc golf and regular golf have a lot in common as far as scoring, fresh air, and the risk of landing in the rough, but the Kaw Valley Disc Golf Club sees tossing a Frisbee through the park as a more accessible way to make friends and enjoy the outdoors. Each Tuesday, the club meets at one of ...
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is seeking over $2.3 million in additional funding from Douglas County to maintain current service levels through 2026, but county commissioners raised several questions about the requests. Bert Nash has faced financial difficulties in 2025 and is ...
When you hear about a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, you might think of scuba divers being treated for decompression sickness, or “the bends.” But these chambers are used for much more. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment that increases the oxygen level in body tissues to promote healing. ...
Looking at a map of the city, Lawrence’s Public Library’s downtown facility is — on paper — convenient. It is close to many city attractions, parks and the some of the most densely populated neighborhoods. But Brad Allen, the executive director for the library, sees it differently. ...
If you're heading east out of Lawrence on Kansas Highway 10, you might have noticed a little patch of water just off the highway with a ramp sticking out of it and a sign that says "Crown Lake." If you blink, you’ll miss it. But the lake and its resident, MoKan Ski Club, have been a fixture ...
When Benjamin Patterson stood at the grave of a 23-year-old World War II combat engineer from North Lawrence, he didn’t just see a name etched in white marble — he saw a life he had spent months uncovering. Since January, Patterson, a rising senior, and Sonja Czarnecki, a social studies ...