The only Republican in the race for the Douglas County Commission 2nd District seat has dropped out.
Brett LaRue announced in a Thursday news release that he was “withdrawing” his candidacy and endorsing incumbent Commissioner Nancy Thellman.
However, LaRue’s name will remain on the ballot. Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said LaRue’s name must appear because the withdrawal date had already ...
Lawrence students will soon participate in the national speech and debate tournament from the comfort of their homes.
Members of the debate teams for both Free State and Lawrence high schools will virtually compete in the National Speech and Debate Association’s tournament next week. Kelly Thompson, coach for Free State’s team, said 15 of the team’s members would participate in 11 of the tournament’s ...
Criminal justice leaders have heard the call to find ways to decrease their usage of the Douglas County Jail, but finding new solutions so far has been a struggle.
District Attorney Charles Branson and Chief Judge James McCabria told County Commissioners during a Wednesday work session that they are running out of options to decrease the amount of people they are putting into the jail.
“I’ve got to tell ...
Douglas County's criminal justice coordinator says the county jail's inmate population could become a crisis in the second half of the year because of COVID-19, and the County Commission will continue discussing what to do about it on Wednesday.
During Tuesday's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council meeting, the commissioners and justice system leaders started discussing how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has ...
A longtime Douglas County public servant who has overseen some of the county's unsung improvements will soon retire.
Public Works Director Keith Browning, 66, will leave the position later this month after having served the county for 31 years over two stints, where he has overseen the maintenance and improvement of the county’s hundreds of miles of rural roads and related infrastructure.
Browning, who has ...
A group of paraeducators in the Lawrence school district is seeking to unionize, and on Monday night it asked the school board for recognition.
Members of the Paraeducators Association of Lawrence organizing committee made their request during the public comment portion of the school board's meeting. The board also received many letters of support for the paraeducators, Board President Melissa Johnson ...
