Chad Lawhorn has been reporting news in Lawrence since 1992. Before joining the NewsCenter, Lawhorn was editor and publisher of the Lawrence Business Ledger and the Baldwin Ledger newspapers. He's been with The World Company since 2001, when he sold his weekly newspaper business to the company.
Lawhorn mainly covers city government and neighborhoods, but also has served as business editor and has undertaken a variety of first-person journalism projects. He has a degree in journalism from Kansas University, and also did undergraduate work at Emporia State University. He is a native of Kansas.
He lives with his wife and their two children. In his spare time, Lawhorn enjoys writing fiction, playing pool, and boating.
Recent Stories
Wakarusa Fest may not play on
Organizer compares music festival with Manhattan event, claims discrimination
Lawrence may have partied at its last Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival. Festival promoter Brett Mosiman has accused the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks of bigotry and said he won't return the festival to Clinton State Park unless the department changes how it treats the event and its largely "hippie" crowd. "The situation reeks of discrimination," Mosiman said.
Filmmaker wants to close downtown block for one day
A local filmmaker wants to close down a portion of Massachusetts Street early next month to film scenes for a movie about Lawrence crop artist Stan Herd.
Moving beyond oil
Local committee urges city to take action
Imagine the day when your vehicle's odometer becomes a tax meter - the more you drive, the more you pay in taxes. When you do drive, you'll be greeted by more toll stations. And when you stop, you'll be greeted by more parking meters. Along the way you'll notice roofs with solar panels, yards with vegetable gardens, construction crews building bike paths instead of roads, and perhaps even large warehouses stuffed with massive amounts of food to deal with an energy emergency that hovers on the horizon.
More concerts could be in store
Strike up the next band. The promoter for Wednesday evening's Wilco concert said he was ecstatic with how the event fit into downtown Lawrence, and he hopes to do three to four a year at the site near Ninth and New Hampshire streets.
Fire-eaters could heat up downtown
Street performers would congregate during proposed Busker Fest 2008
You thought the mid-August weekend when Kansas University students returned to Lawrence was crazy enough. Just imagine what it will be like when you add fire-eaters. It looks like there will be no need to imagine.
Wakarusa Festival organizers hope to keep location
Lawrence police chief outlines law enforcement's problems with event
Wakarusa Festival organizers want to negotiate a long-term lease with state leaders to keep the concert at Clinton State Park. The festival site has been in question after organizers last month unsuccessfully sought to move the event - which has attracted upward of 15,000 people in past years - to Jefferson County. "The lake is our No. 1 target," said Brett Mosiman, who started the event in 2004.
Corliss ready for new chapter
City manager gets warm response
Change is coming to City Hall, though the face promising to bring it is familiar.
Corliss is named Lawrence's new city manager
Leader has worked for Lawrence since 1990
Lawrence City Commission, which was determined to chart a new direction, stays at home with the pick.
Artist proposes creating sculpture trail by river
Marie Thompson said she knows many Lawrence residents prefer to avoid the Kansas River, though it flows just north of the city's popular downtown.
Off-duty police needed to aid security, owner says
Officers prohibited from working at bars, but city leaders open to revising policy
When it comes to the bar and nightclub industry, city staff members are researching all types of ideas to improve security - ranging from closed-circuit television cameras to more strict licensing requirements.
