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Nick’s Picks | Election Day Fallout and Veterans Day Shape the Week Ahead
Nick’s Picks assesses Election Day results and looks ahead to Veterans Day and the upcoming holiday season.
Downtown Council Hopes to Open Homeless Camp Before Winter
By Kevin Collison With the homeless population swollen by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Downtown Council is looking to Lawrence for an idea to help shelter vulnerable people living outdoors before winter arrives. The organization of downtown business and property owners is seeking help from the city and Jackson County to fund a proposal that would…
Downtown Council Hopes to Open Homeless Camp Before Winter
The Downtown Council has proposed creation of a 25-tent homeless camp before winter to serve the surging numbers of homeless during the pandemic.
Penn Valley Campus Adding Engineering Technology Building
The engineering technology program at Metropolitan Community College is being relocated to the school’s Penn Valley campus near downtown and will be housed in a $7.2 million addition that began construction last month. The new MCC Engineering Technology building is going up on the south side of the Penn Valley Carter Art Center and the…
Not a Luxury: Pandemic Highlights Digital Divide in Rural Areas
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the broadband digital divide in rural Kansas and Missouri.