LJWorld.com Headlines for January 21, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [LMH Health to begin renovating its Cancer Center soon]( LMH Health will soon begin expanding and renovating its Cancer Center. Major efforts are expected to launch in February as design and construction teams work to create an environment that cultivates healing and focuses on a patient-first ... [LMH Health to begin renovating its Cancer Center soon]( By: Natalie Terranova, LMH Health LMH Health will soon begin expanding and renovating its Cancer Center. Major efforts are expected to launch in February as design and construction teams work to create an environment that cultivates healing and focuses on a patient-first ... January 21, 2024 @ 12:00am ['This American Life' host Ira Glass talks storytelling, emotional moments and magic tricks ahead of his Lawrence visit]( By: Rochelle Valverde What makes a story worth telling? To illustrate, Ira Glass does a magic trick. After a couple of attempts with an unwieldy object he grabbed because he did not have a coin, there is the sleight of hand, and the object seems to vanish and then ... January 20, 2024 @ 10:00pm [Fighting fires in the cold and jumping into icy lakes: How Douglas County emergency crews deal with winter's challenges]( By: Chris Conde When you think of a firefighter, you might think of someone rushing into a burning building, braving the smoke and flames to save lives. But during the winter months, you might also find them cutting holes in icy lakes and jumping into frigid ... January 20, 2024 @ 10:00pm [Lawrence school board to consider updating graduation requirements]( By: Matt Resnick The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider changing the district's high school graduation requirements to meet new statewide standards, which, among other things, emphasize career and college preparation and change how math and science ... January 20, 2024 @ 4:08pm [An ‘astonishing’ need: Just Food served more than 18,000 unique individuals in 2023]( By: Austin Hornbostel In 2023, Just Food served 7,213 unique households and 18,026 unique individuals, all while recovering 584,255 pounds of food. Among that group have been the 300 to 400 patrons visiting the food bank for the first time each month, who ... January 20, 2024 @ 4:07pm [That 10-foot ice creature in North Lawrence is not an Abominable Buddha; it's an Intergalactic DJ]( By: Kim Callahan While severe weather advisories earlier this month had most of us stocking up on groceries and hunkering down indoors, a North Lawrence artist was eager to be outside doing one of his favorite things: creating an enormous ice sculpture in his ... January 20, 2024 @ 2:25pm 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