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[Lawrence City Commission votes to increase fees charged to Black Hills Energy; more discussion to come]( Lawrence leaders have voted to increase some of the fees the city charges a natural gas provider to use city property, and more discussions about both fees and environmental sustainability goals will occur in the next year. As part of its ... [Lawrence City Commission votes to increase fees charged to Black Hills Energy; more discussion to come]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence leaders have voted to increase some of the fees the city charges a natural gas provider to use city property, and more discussions about both fees and environmental sustainability goals will occur in the next year. As part of its ... November 17, 2020 @ 10:26pm [LMH Health projecting more than 500% spike in COVID-19 inpatients in next 2 weeks, leaders say at town hall]( By: Lauren Fox Lawrenceâs hospital is projecting a more than 500% increase in COVID-19 inpatients in the next two weeks, an infectious disease expert said Tuesday night at a town hall meeting on the pandemic. LMH Health infectious disease specialist ... November 17, 2020 @ 8:32pm [Douglas County Commission to consider authorizing bond sale for behavioral health campus projects; county's bond rating reaches top tier]( By: Dylan Lysen Douglas County could soon officially sell bonds to take on debt to fund the construction of its behavioral health campus in Lawrence. The county may also be able to sell them with lower interest rates than originally expected after it recently ... November 17, 2020 @ 5:44pm [Kansas health officials urge communities to do more amid virus surge]( By: Heather Hollingsworth and John Hanna, Associated Press Mission â Kansas health officials on Tuesday urged communities to take stronger action as more hospital rooms are devoted to caring for coronavirus patients and hundreds of doctors, nurses and other workers are quarantined, leading some ... November 17, 2020 @ 5:42pm [Health department announces opportunities for free asymptomatic COVID-19 testing]( By: Staff Report Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health will conduct free asymptomatic COVID-19 mass testing events from Nov. 21 to Nov. 25 in Lawrence, Eudora, {NAME} City and Lecompton. The testing is being funded through money LMH Health received from the ... November 17, 2020 @ 5:14pm [Douglas Countyâs jury trial plan approved; court can use fairgrounds buildings to allow for social distancing]( By: Mackenzie Clark Douglas County District Court has gotten approval for a plan to resume holding jury trials, though itâs still not clear when that might actually happen. The plan involves using buildings at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, including health ... November 17, 2020 @ 4:46pm [KU will not allow any fans at athletic events for the rest of November]( By: Staff Report Story updated at 8:53 p.m. Tuesday: The University of Kansasâ chancellor announced Tuesday that no fans will be allowed at home sporting events for the rest of November because of the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in ... November 17, 2020 @ 4:22pm [Lawrence school district reconsidering allowing wrestling as pandemic worsens]( By: Dylan Lysen Although the Lawrence school district recently announced plans to continue winter sports amid the coronavirus pandemic, one of those sports might be on the brink of being canceled. During a special meeting last week, the Lawrence school board ... November 17, 2020 @ 3:44pm [A look at how much money area residents were making in 2019; Lawrence income growth was slow]( By: Chad Lawhorn Even before the pandemic, a part of the Lawrence economy was ailing â county residents were seeing their incomes grow at one of the slowest rates in the state. New federal numbers released Tuesday show that income growth in Douglas County ... November 17, 2020 @ 2:44pm [Lawrence police blotter for Nov. 17, 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 ... November 17, 2020 @ 1:24pm 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