Incumbent Patrick Kelly has entered the race for the District 1 seat on the Douglas County Commission. Kelly has lived in Douglas County since 1989 when he came to attend the University of Kansas. He worked at Lawrence Public Schools for 31 years as a teacher and building and district ...
Story updated at 5:44 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Douglas County residents can now see who's behind the votes in local elections with a new online tool detailing voter demographics and precinct-by-precinct registration totals. For example, the new tool puts to rest any debate of ...
Normally, an electrical substation between agricultural fields in Harvey County drew little attention from residents. But then, the trailers showed up. They were filled with machines. Noisy machines. Questions about the operation grew, with the most from planning officials in Harvey County. ...
Douglas County commissioners approved the process for the new tenant eviction defense pilot on Wednesday, and staff will solicit proposals for legal service providers. The vote was 3-1, with Commissioner Gene Dorsey the lone no vote and Commissioner Erica Anderson absent. The goal of the ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider how the new tenant eviction defense pilot will work and whether to solicit proposals from legal service providers on Wednesday. The tenant eviction pilot program is aiming to provide access to free legal eviction defense services to eligible tenants ...
Two local history organizations in Douglas County will be using $1,000 grants from a regional group to help bring in visitors this summer and improve their experiences. The Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area announced in a press release that it awarded grants to 11 organizations ...