Douglas County funds 20 new peer support specialists
County training expands a pool of peer support specialists in Douglas County. Annie Ross, a veteran peer support worker at Bert Nash, explains the role focuses on future recovery rather than past illness. Since January, the county has spent twenty thousand dollars to train twenty residents, with fourteen passing the certification exam and eligible for positions at Bert Nash, DCCCA, the Lawrence Community Shelter and other agencies.
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Fatal shooting on porch in Lawrence under investigation
Lawrence Police say the fatal porch shooting of Trevor J. Mohawk on 1129 Connecticut St remains under investigation with detectives forwarding the case to the Douglas County DA for charges review. Mohawk, 32, and the shooter, who knew neither other, fought on the porch before Mohawk died from multiple gunshot wounds.
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Lawrence areas named as potential opportunity zones
Gov. Jeff Colyer designated parts of Lawrence as opportunity zones along with 72 Kansas neighborhoods under the 2017 tax reform. The East Lawrence area, including downtown east, the Warehouse Arts District, two business parks, and KU campus west, are targeted to draw investment through tax incentives for unrealized capital gains. Lawrence Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard said the city is hopeful but uncertain about the impact, citing pending projects like a downtown grocery and investments in the Warehouse Arts area.
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Kansas
East Lawrence
University of Kansas
Kansas Department of Commerce
Diane Stoddard
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