For over 22 years, Dawne Morris was always on her feet at work, serving and preparing lunch for the students of Basehor-Linwood Middle School. So when she began experiencing pain in her legs, she thought it was her age and years of standing on concrete catching up to her. “It felt like ...
As industrial-scale renewable energy projects look to find some footing in Douglas County, much has been said of their potential risks and consequences — mainly by concerned members of the public. There have been ample opportunities for them to express those concerns as bodies like the ...
Cases of the highly contagious norovirus are spiking in Douglas County’s wastewater. Dee Kinard, informatics manager with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, spoke with the Journal-World Friday morning about the surge in cases and how community members can prevent spreading the ...
Hospitals and health care systems around the country are struggling to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations must continue to absorb increases in wages and rising equipment, medication and supply costs. According to the Kansas Hospital Association, more than 70% of ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Health Institute on Thursday unveiled its analysis of Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposal to expand Medicaid, predicting 152,000 Kansans would enroll in the first year with no additional cost to the state government. The Democratic governor has made passage of Medicaid ...
A City of Lawrence spokesperson said the city had been “inundated with concerned calls” Thursday after an unfounded rumor that Lawrence’s water supply has been infected by Hepatitis A. Michael Leos, a spokesperson with the city’s Municipal Services & Operations Department, ...