A historic Lawrence neighborhood has begun the process to change its name after it came to light earlier this year that the neighborhood bears the name of a slave owner.
The Pinckney Neighborhood Association, which oversees the central Lawrence neighborhood sitting just north of Sixth Street, announced this week that it has been considering a name change over the last several months and is now taking ...
Douglas County schools returning from winter break will be able to begin with students at least partially in classrooms.
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday its guidance to schools would remain in the yellow tier for another week, which will cover the first days of class for area school districts after their winter breaks conclude.
The yellow tier calls for county schools to also use ...
As Douglas County and its community partners were racing to make sure all of their coronavirus relief funds were spent by the end of the year, the federal government provided a deadline extension just days before it was set to expire.
Both Gov. Laura Kelly’s office and the National Association of Counties confirmed to the Journal-World on Wednesday that the deadline to spend the funds provided in the federal ...
Unemployed Kansans will receive new and extended coronavirus pandemic relief payments until March after a $900 billion federal stimulus package was signed into law over the weekend.
However, it’s unclear when the new payments will begin, and a Kansas Department of Labor spokesman did not commit to saying state residents would not experience a lapse in the extended unemployment aid this week.
On Sunday, ...
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and fears it would lead to a significant economic recession, Douglas County will begin its 2021 budget with $6 million on hand, showing that it avoided dipping far into its reserve funds this year like many residents, businesses and other organizations have had to do.
The county planned to begin 2021 with $6 million in cash reserves, also known as fund balance, when it ...
After working for Douglas County for 30 years, a longtime official is ready to step away from the job.
Kay Pesnell, who has worked for Douglas County’s Register of Deeds Office since 1990, will retire from the office’s top position at the end of the month. She has led the office for 18 years and was elected to the position by county voters four times.
“It’s an honor and a privilege to be able to work ...
