LJWorld.com Headlines for August 19, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence city commissioners to continue debate about certain kinds of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals; some say they don't belong in neighborhoods]( City leaders did not have enough support Tuesday to adopt new regulations for short-term rentals where the property owner lives elsewhere, and they will continue the discussion at a future meeting. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence ... [Lawrence city commissioners to continue debate about certain kinds of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals; some say they don't belong in neighborhoods]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders did not have enough support Tuesday to adopt new regulations for short-term rentals where the property owner lives elsewhere, and they will continue the discussion at a future meeting. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence ... August 18, 2020 @ 10:32pm [Initial COVID-19 testing program at KU continues as fall semester nears; data to be released in coming days]( By: Conner Mitchell Less than a week from the beginning of physical classes on the University of Kansas campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university’s mandatory testing program to initially screen the KU community for the respiratory virus is ongoing. ... August 18, 2020 @ 6:35pm [Douglas County Treasurer's Office employee tests positive for COVID-19]( By: Staff report An employee of the Douglas County Treasurer’s Office has tested positive for COVID-19, the county announced Tuesday. The county said in a release that the case at the treasurer's office was considered by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health ... August 18, 2020 @ 5:48pm [Reopening guidelines announced for county's K-12 schools; county is in the green zone but school boards still have key decisions to make]( By: Dylan Lysen Updated at 5:25 p.m. Thursday Douglas County schools could be in line to host full in-person classes and competitive sports this fall. COVID-19 numbers in Douglas County currently are low enough that the county is ranked in the lowest of risk ... August 18, 2020 @ 5:12pm [Recount ends with Shannon Reid winning Democratic primary for Douglas County Commission 2nd District seat]( By: Staff report UPDATED 7:49 P.M.TUESDAY With a hand recount of votes finished, Democratic candidate Shannon Reid has won the primary for the Douglas County Commission’s 2nd District seat by just three votes. Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said in an email ... August 18, 2020 @ 4:48pm [COVID-19 cases at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab rise to 37; 844 cases in county]( By: Lauren Fox Twenty-one residents and 16 employees at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the company that manages the facility. Ali Ellis, the marketing director for Midwest Health, said that after the second ... August 18, 2020 @ 5:38pm [George Kritos, founder and former owner of The Mad Greek, dies at 70 from COVID-19]( By: Lauren Fox As a paramedic, Charlie Hiersche has dealt with many patients who have had COVID-19, but it wasn’t until his stepfather got the virus that he came to know the whole process from contraction to death. George Kritos, founder of the ... August 18, 2020 @ 2:57pm [Douglas County DA: Officers will not face charges in fatal shooting of suspect in Lawrence]( By: Mackenzie Clark The Douglas County district attorney will not file charges against officers involved in a fatal shooting of a suspect on June 15, according to a Tuesday news release. The shooting, which involved officers from the Kansas Highway Patrol and the ... August 18, 2020 @ 2:36pm [Lawrence police blotter for Aug. 18, 2020]( By: Staff Report Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... August 18, 2020 @ 1:00pm [Lawrence man sentenced to almost 8 years for DUI crash that killed young mother]( By: Mackenzie Clark A Lawrence man was sentenced to almost eight years in prison during an emotional court hearing Tuesday. Eric Lee Spaeth, 44, pleaded no contest to one count of involuntary manslaughter, a level-3 felony, in a crash that killed a woman who was ... August 18, 2020 @ 5:20pm [Douglas County Commission to again consider expansion of Eudora rock quarry; concerns raised over 185-foot-deep pond]( By: Dylan Lysen The Douglas County Commission will again consider allowing a rock quarry near Eudora to expand its operations. But it now has more comments from the Eudora Planning Commission to consider. During its meeting on Wednesday, the commission will ... August 18, 2020 @ 12:30pm 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