City staff is recommending an increase in fines for traffic infractions and speeding for the first time in more than a decade, and the Lawrence City Commission will be considering it at its meeting on Tuesday. A report in the commission's meeting agenda from Municipal Court Administrator Vicki ...
It won't be clearing any yellow brick roads, but one Lawrence snowplow now has a great and plow-erful new name: "The Blizzard of Oz." The City of Lawrence this week announced the punny moniker as the winner of the 2025 snowplow naming contest. In a post on Facebook, it said more than 300 name ...
Story updated at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5: Lawrence residents can start purchasing recreation center memberships in less than two weeks, and the City of Lawrence will be holding information sessions later this month to answer questions about the new fees and help people sign up. The city ...
Two Douglas County communities will have new leaders after voters delivered big victories to challengers in Tuesday’s elections. Both Baldwin City and Eudora’s mayors lost re-election bids on Tuesday. In Baldwin City, incumbent Casey Simoneau lost to challenger Gerald “Gerry” ...
In a Lawrence City Commission race that featured two former mayors, two new faces came away with the victory on Tuesday night — Mike Courtney and Kristine Polian. Courtney and Polian, neither of whom has served on the City Commission before, each won a four-year term as the top vote-getters ...
9:55 p.m. Results in area races held steady throughout the night, giving victories to a new mayor in Baldwin City, and newcomers one both open city commission seats in Eudora. Incumbents, though, did well in the Eudora school district race. Here's a look at unofficial vote totals, with all ...