Although the Lawrence school district recently announced plans to continue winter sports amid the coronavirus pandemic, one of those sports might be on the brink of being canceled. During a special meeting last week, the Lawrence school board decided to continue discussion around whether wrestling should be permitted this school year as the pandemic appears to worsen. The board had met with Lawrence-Douglas ...
Douglas County could soon officially sell bonds to take on debt to fund the construction of its behavioral health campus in Lawrence. The county may also be able to sell them with lower interest rates than originally expected after it recently earned an upgraded bond rating. During its meeting Wednesday, the County Commission will consider authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds for the purpose of ...
Story updated at 4:16 p.m. Monday Despite an ongoing pandemic, Douglas County voters broke many records during the general election earlier this month, the county’s top election official said Monday. Residents cast the most ballots in county history, and the largest portion of registered voters took part as well. Before the County Commission certified the 2020 general election results Monday morning, County ...
With two newly elected candidates taking their seats soon, the Douglas County Commission will have a much different look than before — and maybe an unprecedented one. When Shannon Reid and Shannon Portillo take their seats to represent the 2nd and 3rd districts, respectively, they will both be Lawrence residents representing districts that include the rural parts of the county. Commission Chair Patrick ...
As the end of the year draws closer, local organizations are working to dole out coronavirus relief funding they have been charged with distributing. Representatives for both the Lawrence Restaurant Association and Downtown Lawrence Inc. told the Journal-World this week they are wrapping up the second and final round of their grant funding that is being offered to local businesses struggling amid the ongoing ...
Story updated at 10:52 p.m. Thursday While Douglas County continues to see increasing cases of COVID-19, the local health department is not recommending students return to fully remote learning. Despite Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s guidance to schools upgrading to its orange tier for the first time on Thursday, officials said schools could continue to allow in-person instruction as long as they ...