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City of Lawrence
Portion of Naismith Valley Park Trail to close for about 6 months
The portion of Naismith Valley Park Trail south of 27th Street will be closed starting Monday, Oct. 25, to accommodate construction work for a sanitary sewer replacement project.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Traffic planning: Lane of Clinton Parkway west of Wakarusa to close Tuesday
The outside lane of westbound Clinton Parkway will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, from Wakarusa Drive to Lake Pointe Drive.
Expelled Republican election commissioner condemns politics of voting in Kansas
In more than nine years serving as election commissioner for Sedgwick County, Tabitha Lehman said, she saw several instances of policymakers acknowledging election policies they support could suppress the vote of some marginalized Kansans to benefit their party.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Photo gallery: Just Us League and friends greet Reverse Halloween Parade-goers
For the second year, members of the Just Us League — a group of local cosplayers — teamed up with the City of Lawrence to welcome trick-or-treaters to Broken Arrow Park for their Reverse Halloween Parade.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Tenants of Lawrence’s Brookwood mobile homes organizing for better conditions
People living in Brookwood Mobile Home Park say they’ve faced challenges ranging from delayed maintenance and sewage in the streets to rejection of rental assistance and threats of eviction.
Jesse Kielman: In redistricting, Kansas legislators shouldn’t use prison populations as bargaining chips (Column)
“Despite denying enslaved people civil rights, slave states demanded that these men, women and children be included in population counts because it increased their political power. … This exploitation has resurfaced in recent redistricting efforts,” Jesse Kielman writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Battle between Blue Cross of Kansas and Lawrence hospital heats up, with patients in the middle
Heated negotiations between LMH Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas will either raise prices for its patients at Lawrence’s only hospital or steer them to seek care elsewhere.
Abigail Censky / KCUR
Why new political maps could give more power to Kansas college towns
For decades, college towns like Lawrence, Manhattan and Emporia lost the political power of their students when it came to state legislative districts. For the first time in more than 30 years, Kansas will count all of its college students in the towns where they go to school for redrawing state legislative districts next year.
National Weather Service
Storms, severe weather possible in Lawrence this weekend
Lawrence and Douglas County could see severe weather, including hail and damaging winds, this weekend, plus a cold front is expected to move in on Sunday.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Douglas County immediately implementing Moderna, ‘mix-and-match’ COVID booster doses
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health will immediately begin offering booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine for eligible recipients who received their initial jabs of the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines at least six months ago, the department said Friday.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
KU will implement COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, following Kansas Board of Regents guidance
Updated article: The University of Kansas will implement a mandate for all employees to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8.
Possible mumps case identified at Haskell Indian Nations University
A student at Haskell Indian Nations University is suspected to have mumps, according to a message sent to the university community late Thursday.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Photo gallery: Lawrence keeps it weird for Return of Zombie Walk
The hordes of the undead made their pilgrimage down Massachusetts Street and back to South Park Thursday night after a pandemic-year hiatus.
Lawrence schools report most positive daily COVID-19 cases this fall; district gears up to help vaccinate 5- to 11-year-olds
The Lawrence school district reported 13 new COVID-19 cases among students Wednesday — the most reported cases in a single day during the first nine weeks of the school year. Meanwhile, the district is preparing to help roll out vaccines for those 5-11 years old.
Ryan Waggoner
Suspects identified in vandalism of Indigenous art on KU campus
The KU Office of Public Safety has identified two suspects believed to have vandalized Native American artwork on campus, Deputy Chief James Druen says.
KU SAPEC
Art exhibition at KU to highlight work of sexual violence survivors
An exhibition opening Monday at the Kansas Union Gallery will feature creative works produced by student survivors of sexual violence, centering on the space between harm and healing.
Clay Wirestone: At two historic Kansas graveyards, the scariest of frights and the deepest of emotions (Column)
“No horror lurked here, bloodcurdling or otherwise. Nor did I feel abstracted peace. Limitless sorrow permeated, bound up with unyielding love,” Clay Wirestone writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.
Contributed photo
#BeMoreLikeClaire: Candlelight vigil planned for domestic violence awareness (Announcement)
The community is invited to a candlelight vigil during Domestic Violence Awareness month to remember victims, honor survivors and explore opportunities to act to make a difference.
Still seeking funds from Douglas County, Heartland Health Center addresses plans for new facility, inclusive leadership
As part of an ongoing budget request to the Douglas County Commission for $227K, Heartland Community Health Center staff shared plans Wednesday for their new facility, efforts toward inclusivity and search for a new CEO.
Heartland in recent years has seen turnover in leadership, at times declining to answer questions regarding who was at the organization’s helm, but that has not slowed its expansion.
Contributed
Lawrence donation orchard seeks volunteers to plant ‘giving’ fruit trees
A Lawrence donation garden’s growers aim to end local food insecurity. They’ve shared 7,500 pounds of produce in Douglas County so far this year, and they need help planting fruit trees this weekend.
Courtesy of KU Theatre
KU Theatre to bring a ‘wild ride’ to the stage with musical this weekend
The KU Department of Theatre & Dance has got the beat, and students are excited to share it when “Head Over Heels” premieres this weekend.
Thirteen-year quest for payment of child support exposes Kansas bureaucracy, incompetence
A mother’s testimony about failure of the state’s child support collection system to deliver more than $53,000 owed by her daughter’s father inspired a rousing assault by legislators on state contractors Maximus and YoungWilliams.
Drone Lawrence / dronelawrence.com
Veterans to be honored with event ahead of KU, K-State football game
Instead of a parade downtown, the Lawrence Veterans Day Parade this year will be a “thank you” event ahead of KU football’s matchup with K-State on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Lawrence City Commission receives Climate Action Plan update, thanks sustainability staff
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday received an update from city staff about the progress of the Climate Action Plan and expressed excitement about moving it forward.
