Updated at 4:33 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2026. Monday is the deadline to file for 2026's County Commission and Kansas House elections, and a handful of candidates in Douglas County either have no opponent yet or will only be opposed in the primary elections. Every seat in the Kansas House is ...
Tensions were high between Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday after they couldn’t come to an agreement on whether to implement a new student truancy program. Commissioners deferred the decision on an “EveryDay Counts” truancy program for elementary and middle school students, ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider a new truancy intervention program for elementary and middle school students who repeatedly miss school. The proposed “EveryDay Counts” program – which would be administered by Douglas County Criminal Justice Services’ Youth ...
Douglas County commissioners allocated $700,000 to address a shortfall at the Treatment & Recovery Center for 2026 operations on Wednesday. The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center asked the county commissioners for the one-time funding after changes to Medicaid and other funding ...
Updated on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Douglas County commissioners will revisit an allocation for 2026 operating funds at the Treatment & Recovery Center on Wednesday, and it's a smaller amount than previously proposed. The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center approached county ...
Payouts for Douglas County's senior and disabled veteran tax rebate program significantly increased in 2026 – distributing more than five times as much property tax relief as its pilot year. The county's one-year property tax rebate program was approved by the Douglas County Commission in ...