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COVID-19 response in Douglas County, Kansas (2020)

COVID-19 response in Douglas County, Kansas (2020)

Archived since: Mar, 2020

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This archive documents the response to, narrative of, and events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Douglas County and at the University of Kansas. This includes the efforts of the University, county and cities governments, businesses, and the community at large. Some of the sources included in this archive are official university websites, county and city government pages, and news stories. This archive attempts to track and gather the digital response of the county, University, and their communities to the COVID-19 pandemic and the events and changes that followed. As this is still on ongoing situation, more websites are added as new information and procedures emerge

Creator: University of Kansas

Language: English (US)

Collector: University of Kansas

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Title: Large building at VenturePark gets its first tenant; Hobby Lobby reopens in Lawrence amid stay-at-home order

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/01/large-building-at-venturepark-gets-its-first-tenant-hobby-lobby-reopens-in-lawrence-amid-stay-at-home-order/

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Subject: Town talk

Group: News articles

Publisher: Lawrence Journal-World

Language: English (US)

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COVID-19 response in Douglas County, Kansas (2020)

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Title: Large building at VenturePark gets its first tenant; Hobby Lobby reopens in Lawrence amid stay-at-home order

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/01/large-building-at-venturepark-gets-its-first-tenant-hobby-lobby-reopens-in-lawrence-amid-stay-at-home-order/

Title: Latest data shows manufacturing — not restaurants — producing biggest job losses in Kansas

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/03/latest-data-shows-manufacturing-not-restaurants-producing-biggest-job-losses-in-kansas/

Title: Before COVID-19, things were looking up in the Lawrence economy, new numbers suggest

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/06/before-covid-19-things-were-looking-up-in-the-lawrence-economy-new-numbers-suggest/

Title: Kansas unemployment officials say they are now starting to process extra $600 payments called for in federal bill

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/06/kansas-unemployment-officials-say-they-are-now-starting-to-process-extra-600-payments-called-for-in-federal-bill/

Title: Hallmark to keep Lawrence plant closed for at least 3 more weeks; employees to be furloughed

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/07/hallmark-to-keep-lawrence-plant-closed-for-at-least-three-more-weeks-employees-to-be-furloughed/

Title: Kansas unemployment leaders offer tips for self-employed workers, new guidance on when to access state’s website

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/07/kansas-unemployment-leaders-offer-tips-for-self-employed-workers-new-guidance-on-when-to-access-states-website/

Title: More than 27K new people added to Kansas unemployment rolls; payments increase by $11 million in one week

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/08/more-than-27k-new-people-added-to-states-unemployment-rolls-payments-increase-by-11-million-in-one-week/

Title: In trying to find the COVID-19 peak, Douglas County and state numbers look much different

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/09/in-trying-to-find-the-covid-peak-douglas-county-and-state-numbers-look-much-different/

Title: Technology problems, delays in filing for Kansas unemployment get much worse; website essentially down

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/13/technology-problems-delays-in-filing-for-kansas-unemployment-get-much-worse-website-essentially-down/

Title: KU research estimates Lawrence’s unemployment is among state’s highest; full-service gas pumps make a comeback

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/14/ku-research-projects-lawrences-unemployment-is-among-states-highest-full-service-gas-pumps-make-a-comeback/

Title: Nearly 60,000 Kansans were on unemployment last week; pace of new filings slows in Douglas County and statewide

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/15/nearly-60000-kansans-were-on-unemployment-last-week-pace-of-new-filings-slows-in-douglas-county-and-statewide/

Title: From a T-shirt to a Zoom background, a pair of Lawrence nonprofits get creative with COVID-19

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/16/from-a-t-shirt-to-a-zoom-background-a-pair-of-lawrence-nonprofits-get-creative-with-covid-19/

Title: Unemployment rate for food workers nearly 25% in Kansas, but arts industry is even higher; Douglas County rate jumps again

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/17/unemployment-rate-for-food-workers-nearly-25-in-kansas-but-arts-industry-is-even-higher-douglas-county-rate-jumps-again/

Title: A Lawrence flyover planned for Tuesday aims to thank health care workers and other first responders

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/20/a-lawrence-flyover-planned-for-tuesday-aims-to-thank-health-care-workers-and-other-first-responders/

Title: Local unemployment now near 14%, but another COVID chart is encouraging for Douglas County

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/24/local-unemployment-now-near-14-but-another-covid-chart-is-encouraging-for-douglas-county/

Title: New numbers show who is dying of COVID-19 in Kansas; elderly are most likely to die, but middle-aged most likely to contract disease

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/28/new-numbers-show-who-is-dying-of-covid-in-kansas-elderly-are-most-likely-to-die-but-middle-aged-most-likely-to-contract-disease/

Title: Lawrence firm giving away 500 face shields and seeking to prove you can still find PPE, if you know where to look

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/29/lawrence-firm-giving-away-500-face-shields-and-seeking-to-prove-you-can-still-find-ppe-if-you-know-where-to-look/

Title: Douglas County unemployment projected to be nearly 15%; self-employed still waiting for answers on benefits

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/apr/30/douglas-county-unemployment-projected-to-be-nearly-15-self-employed-still-waiting-for-answers-on-benefits/

Title: A look at some of the business programs slated to get CARES funding, a whole lot more that aren’t

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/aug/08/a-look-at-some-of-the-business-programs-slated-to-get-cares-funding-a-whole-lot-more-that-arent/

Title: Another look at proposed CARES funding shows big quarantine space at KU, campground for homeless people, rental assistance and more

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/aug/11/another-look-at-proposed-cares-funding-shows-big-quarantine-space-at-ku-campground-for-homeless-people-rental-assistance-and-more/

Title: As virus threat grows, so too may drive-thru weddings in Lawrence

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/20/as-virus-threat-grows-so-too-may-drive-thru-weddings-in-lawrence/

Title: When The Washington Post reported on virus deniers, it landed in a small town not far from Lawrence

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/20/when-the-washington-post-reported-on-virus-deniers-it-landed-in-a-small-town-not-far-from-lawrence/

Title: A look at what’s allowed and what’s not under Douglas County’s stay-at-home order

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/23/a-look-at-whats-allowed-and-whats-not-under-the-pending-stay-at-home-order/

Title: A look at what’s open and what’s not on historic day in Lawrence

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/24/a-look-at-whats-open-and-whats-not-on-historic-day-in-lawrence/

Title: A look at how many people are hospitalized in Kansas due to the COVID-19 virus

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/26/a-look-at-how-many-people-are-hospitalized-in-kansas-due-to-the-covid-19-virus/

Title: Kansas unemployment hotline had more than 200K calls in one day; state leaders urging online use

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/27/kansas-unemployment-hotline-had-more-than-200k-calls-in-one-day-state-leaders-urging-online-use/

Title: What you need to know about getting unemployment payments from the state of Kansas

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/29/what-you-need-to-know-about-getting-unemployment-payments-from-the-state-of-kansas/

Title: Want to follow the march of COVID-19 in Kansas? Here are some ways to look at the statistics

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/30/want-to-follow-the-march-of-covid-19-in-kansas-here-are-some-ways-to-look-at-the-statistics/

Title: Businesses don’t have to notify employees when a co-worker tests positive for COVID-19; system relies on ‘civic duty’

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/mar/31/businesses-dont-have-to-notify-employees-when-a-coworker-tests-positive-for-virus-system-relies-on-civic-duty/

Title: Spring Parade of Homes goes to a virtual format this year; builders talk about pandemic impacts

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/01/spring-parade-of-homes-goes-to-a-virtual-format-this-year-builders-talk-about-pandemic-impacts/

Title: A look at what retailers reopened on the first day they could; nonprofits hope new Giving Tuesday Now day takes off

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/04/a-look-at-what-retailers-reopened-on-the-first-day-they-could-nonprofits-hope-new-giving-tuesday-now-day-takes-off/

Title: Face-mask program being developed for restaurant workers; some believe up to 40% of local restaurants won’t reopen

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/07/face-mask-program-being-developed-for-restaurant-workers-some-believe-up-to-40-of-local-restaurants-wont-reopen/

Title: Douglas County’s unemployment, now at nearly 16%, continues to set records

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/11/douglas-countys-unemployment-now-at-nearly-16-continues-to-set-records/

Title: On first day they were allowed, most downtown restaurants didn’t reopen dining rooms; more did so in southern Lawrence

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/18/on-first-day-they-were-allowed-most-downtown-restaurants-didnt-reopen-dining-rooms-more-did-so-in-southern-lawrence/

Title: LMH virus numbers continue to improve, but ficial losses are stark; CEO pay cut by $100K due to 2019 fices

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/20/lmh-virus-numbers-continue-to-improve-but-ficial-losses-stark-ceo-has-pay-cut-by-100k-due-to-2019-fices/

Title: LMH virus numbers continue to improve, but financial losses are stark; CEO pay cut by $100K due to 2019 finances

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/20/lmh-virus-numbers-continue-to-improve-but-financial-losses-stark-ceo-has-pay-cut-by-100k-due-to-2019-finances/

Title: Lawrence’s unemployment remains high, but that’s only part of the problem, new numbers show

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/22/lawrences-unemployment-remains-high-but-thats-only-part-of-the-problem-new-numbers-show/

Title: City’s sales tax report shows drop from pandemic; so far, Lawrence numbers are better than elsewhere

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2020/may/26/citys-sales-tax-report-shows-drop-from-pandemic-so-far-local-numbers-better-than-elsewhere/