News and notes from around town. — Everything is bigger at Costco — including worries that something will derail the retailer’s plans to open in Lawrence later this year. When Costco announced in November that it had decided to build a giant retail store near Rock Chalk Park in ...
The Douglas County Clerk's Office was recognized for an excellence in election administration with a national award. The U.S Election Assistance Commission, EAC, awarded the County Clerk's Office with the Clearinghouse Award, to highlight the department's best practices during the 2025 ...
Garage doors aren’t just good for keeping your car safe from the elements – Peaslee Tech CEO Kevin Kelley says the material they’re made of is durable enough to use for a whole house. And, in fact, there are four such houses taking shape behind the technical training center right ...
An elementary school student was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning while walking to school at Prairie Park Elementary. 911-connected mobile app PulsePoint said Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical was dispatched just outside the elementary school at 7:54 a.m., and according to a social ...
For city leaders, settling a lawsuit over the former Riverfront Mall building isn’t just about ending a legal fight – it’s also a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to do something new in downtown Lawrence. That’s what Vice Mayor Mike Courtney said Tuesday before city commissioners ...
Soon, Lawrence city commissioners will have new rules for how they hear from the public – and, Mayor Brad Finkeldei hopes, new standards for “how we want to interact with each other.” At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission unanimously approved a new meeting order that, ...
