After the city reduced its funding award to the Douglas County Housing Stabilization Collaborative, the organization that works to prevent evictions and housing instability is proposing a new need-based assistance model for 2026. The Housing Stabilization Collaborative, HSC, was created during ...

Beginning next month, Douglas County residents no longer will be able to pay their vehicle tags or handle other such tax matters at the historic Douglas County Courthouse in downtown Lawrence. Instead, residents in the Lawrence area will need to go to the Douglas County Treasurer’s Office ...

Douglas County is now accepting applications for three appointments to serve on the Black Jack Battlefield advisory board. As the Journal-World reported, Douglas County and Baldwin City acquired joint ownership of Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park in November 2025, and the board will ...

Douglas County will soon be seeking applications for an advisory board to help give recommendations on how to preserve the Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park. On Wednesday, county commissioners approved a charter for a seven-member Black Jack Battlefield advisory board. As the ...

Eudora city leaders will soon decide whether to create special housing districts for a large home development, and Douglas County commissioners will hear more about the project on Wednesday. The proposed project, known as Holladay Woods, is anticipated to include approximately 119 ...

The Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council is now accepting applications for the Natural and Cultural Heritage Grant program. According to a press release from Douglas County, the council is looking for applications for grants to help implement community projects focused on cultural ...