The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday will consider giving final approval to the first part of its plan to consolidate several rural fire stations into one new fire district.
In early March, the commissioners gave initial approval of the proposal by authorizing a resolution outlining the first part of the plan, which is consolidating four rural fire departments — Clinton Township, Eudora Township, ...
Douglas County has formally asked the Douglas County District Court to throw out a lawsuit filed by a local activist group that would halt the planned expansion of the county’s jail.
It also requested the court to expedite scheduling of the hearing on the matter to avoid delay on the construction project.
The county announced in a news release Tuesday that its attorney John Bullock had filed its response to ...
Prior to local activist group Justice Matters filing a lawsuit last month against Douglas County’s plan to expand its jail, an attorney for the county warned that he would pursue a $3 million surety bond from the group if it went through with the lawsuit.
In response, William Skepnek, an attorney representing Justice Matters, wrote a letter calling the county’s tactic one of “edict, threat and ...
As students of Lawrence public schools returned to education through remote learning last week, parents may have found themselves in a new position of needing to make sure their children are participating.
Two Lawrence mothers who homeschool their children told the Journal-World that they understand educating children from home can be stressful and confusing for those who have never done it before, especially ...
Although Douglas County recently lifted a monthslong pause on processing requests to subdivide land in the rural parts of the county, residents have not yet taken advantage of it.
Tonya Voigt, the director of zoning for the county, said Friday that no applications have been submitted since a moratorium on processing the applications was lifted on March 22.
The lack of requests could be because of the ...
The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence's new chief executive officer will be a longtime employee who served as the organization's interim leader for much of the past year.
The organization announced Friday that it has hired Monica Dittmer as permanent CEO. She had served as the interim leader since July 2019, when former CEO Colby Wilson left the organization to take a position with the Boys & Girls Club of ...
