A local group may soon place signs in Robinson Park to highlight how a boulder in the park is sacred to the Kanza tribe.
The Douglas County Commission during its regular meeting on Wednesday will consider the group’s request to place the temporary signs in the park. The request for new signage is part of the local project “Between the Rock and a Hard Place,” which aims to increase interest in the park and ...
Douglas County will soon receive nearly $25 million in federal COVID-19 relief, and the local chamber of commerce this week is hosting webinars to explain how businesses can apply for some of that funding.
Steve Kelly, the chamber of commerce’s vice president for economic development, said the events will also provide background information on the federal aid funding and answer questions businesses may have ...
The man who is second in charge of Douglas County’s Register of Deeds Office said he has plans for the department if he is elected its new leader.
Kent Brown, 34, who has served as deputy register of deeds since 2015, said he wants to become the next register of deeds to continue his work of bringing the office into the 21st century, he said.
“I have been doing this for a while,” Brown said. “I realize ...
Watching the Douglas County Commission in January vote to approve a plan to expand its jail as many residents voiced opposition to the project made Shannon Portillo realize she had to act.
Portillo, 35, a University of Kansas associate professor and administrator who has extensively studied criminal justice, said she chose to run for the County Commission so she can bring her background in that field to the ...
Douglas County Commissioner Nancy Thellman has unfinished business.
Thellman, who is running to earn a fourth term on the County Commission, said she wants another four-year term to continue working on mental health and criminal justice initiatives.
“It’s clear change takes time,” Thellman said, noting the county’s ongoing construction of a behavioral health campus in Lawrence. “Some of the work ...
The Douglas County Commission’s decision earlier this year to approve a $29.6 million expansion of its jail after voters rejected such a project in 2018 left Shannon Reid feeling the county leaders were not listening to their constituents.
Reid, 35, said she chose to run for the County Commission to make sure community members' voices are represented. Reid is one of three Democratic candidates running for the ...
