Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for April 20, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [A Lawrence flyover planned for Tuesday aims to thank health care workers and other first responders]( Look up to the Lawrence skies tomorrow to see a little bit of thanks for the frontline workers battling the COVID-19 virus. More specifically, brush that Sasquatch hairdo out of your eyes and you’ll see an old-fashioned flyover. A pair of ... [A Lawrence flyover planned for Tuesday aims to thank health care workers and other first responders]( By: Chad Lawhorn Look up to the Lawrence skies tomorrow to see a little bit of thanks for the frontline workers battling the COVID-19 virus. More specifically, brush that Sasquatch hairdo out of your eyes and you’ll see an old-fashioned flyover. A pair of ... April 20, 2020 @ 2:57pm [Unemployment rate for food workers nearly 25% in Kansas, but arts industry is even higher; Douglas County rate jumps again]( By: Chad Lawhorn There are no shortages of industries to feel sorry for during this pandemic, but new figures suggest employees in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector may be the hardest hit in Kansas thus far. More than one out of every three workers ... April 17, 2020 @ 11:55am [From a T-shirt to a Zoom background, a pair of Lawrence nonprofits get creative with COVID-19]( By: Chad Lawhorn In the old days — i.e. two months ago — a T-shirt with a message on its back warning people to stay at least 6 feet away would have seemed crass. Somebody surely would have made a joke that it was a public health message. Now, of course, it ... April 16, 2020 @ 11:31pm [Nearly 60,000 Kansans were on unemployment last week; pace of new filings slows in Douglas County and statewide]( By: Chad Lawhorn Another 1,200 Douglas County residents filed for unemployment insurance last week, as nearly 60,000 Kansans received unemployment payments of some kind. In its weekly report, the Kansas Department of Labor says 30,786 people last week made ... April 15, 2020 @ 1:37pm [KU research estimates Lawrence's unemployment is among state's highest; full-service gas pumps make a comeback]( By: Chad Lawhorn It is already clear that the math on the job loss front is going to get pretty painful as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. But researchers at the University of Kansas have done some calculations that show that the pain may be higher in Douglas ... April 14, 2020 @ 12:31pm [Technology problems, delays in filing for Kansas unemployment get much worse; website essentially down]( By: Chad Lawhorn Updated at 5:45 p.m. Monday Kansans seeking to file unemployment claims are now facing even larger hurdles as the state’s website became all but inoperable over the weekend. On Monday morning, a leader with the Kansas Department of Labor ... April 13, 2020 @ 12:00pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044