Although Douglas County's proposed budget for next year is still being finalized, county staff says it's working to maintain a flat property tax rate for 2026, unless county commissioners decide otherwise. That was the message from County Administrator Sarah Plinsky on Wednesday at the County ...
The City of Lawrence has approved a change in city code to allow private ambulance companies to perform non-emergency medical transports to and from the hospital to alleviate some of the burden on Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews. But don’t worry, LDCFM will still be rushing to ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical has some new financial estimates to share with the County Commission this week. One is a proposal to increase ambulance fees; the other is a 2026 budget scenario that commissioners asked about in May — one that the department now says would cut more LDCFM ...
As questions have arisen about whether the Bert Nash Center can meet future payrolls, a new report confirms the mental health organization indeed had minuscule cash on hand this spring. At the end of April, the nonprofit Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center had just enough cash on hand to ...
Mary Kay Howe has been typing out the record in Douglas County courtrooms for nearly 50 years now. But there was a time in the '70s when it looked like she'd be leaving the profession in record time instead. Howe, who retired from Douglas County District Court this past week, told the ...
Douglas County’s sheriff said it was both inaccurate and unfair for the county to be labeled a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants by the federal government last week. But Sheriff Jay Armbrister said he also is continuing with his practice that immigration enforcement is the job of the ...