At age 90, Freda Pickman finally received a Christmas gift she never got as a little girl: a much longed-for doll. The gift came this week courtesy of her 21-year-old granddaughter, Lola Niccum, of Lawrence, who had heard her grandma say that she had always wanted a doll as a kid, but only ...
State sales tax on groceries dropping to zero Jan. 1
A cycling path through Lawrence and Douglas County joins national bicycle route system
A new bicycle route spanning almost 300 miles passes through many counties, including Douglas, joining a developing national network of bicycle ...
KU volleyball coach Bechard announces retirement after 27 seasons
Year in review, Part 3: A look ahead to 2025
The next year is shaping up to feature some of the most dramatic changes in college sports history, at least since the equally monumental shifts ...
Douglas County commissioners approve stormwater and agrivoltaics plans for controversial solar project
Douglas County poverty rate still higher than average, but it has taken big drop in last 5 years
Douglas County still has a poverty rate above national and state averages, but over the last five years, its poverty number has posted the second ...