While the Douglas County government tends to give local property owners a few years to pay back taxes, it could take five years — or even more — before it sells those properties to recoup lost tax revenue.
Douglas County will soon offer a tax foreclosure sale on properties that have not paid their taxes. But the properties that will be up for sale include four parcels of land that have not paid county taxes ...
When the school year started, some classes at Lawrence High School were held in mobile units on campus while construction continued on permanent classrooms.
Now those mobile units are temporarily unavailable, and classes have moved into the school's main building.
Classes of five teachers using the mobile units on the northwest portion of campus have temporarily moved into the school’s library, a small ...
The Lawrence Lions Alumni Association will induct three women into the school’s Hall of Honor this year.
The three inductees include an internationally performing singer-songwriter, a foreign service officer, and a scholar and researcher.
The Hall of Honor aims to recognize graduates of Liberty Memorial High School and Lawrence High School who have distinguished themselves in their professions or have made ...
Several University of Kansas football players passed on some wisdom to Billy Mills Middle School students on Wednesday: In both sports and academics, perseverance and a positive attitude can go a long way.
“An attitude is a big part of who you are,” KU's Hasan Defense said. “That’s what other people see. They only see what you give off.”
Defense and four other KU football players — Kyle Mayberry, ...
The Douglas County Commission wants to help fund a joint city-county project to replace a fire department training tower in Lawrence, but it only wants to pay for portions of the project it feels are its responsibility.
During its meeting on Wednesday, the commission agreed to an $86,000 increase in its funding commitment for an ongoing project to replace the training tower, located at 1941 Haskell Ave., for ...
While many Kansas farmers believe mental health is a serious issue, almost half of them said in a recent Kansas Farm Bureau study that it's hard to access mental health services designed for their lifestyle, said Mallory Meek, an agent for the K-State Research and Extension office in Douglas County.
However, in Douglas County, Meek’s office is partnering with the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center to ...
