A Douglas County mental health leader on Wednesday said he was on the verge of tears when the County Commission was set to approve the financial plans for a long-proposed behavioral health crisis center.
Patrick Schmitz, CEO for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, told the commissioners during their meeting that he was thankful for the county's work on the project, which is now one step closer to coming ...
The creation of a Douglas County behavioral health crisis center could take another step toward reality this week when the County Commission considers a roughly $10.5 million financial plan for the project.
During their meeting Wednesday, the commissioners will consider approving a total project budget of about $10.43 million for the facility, which includes paying for the construction, facility equipment and ...
As young artists ran paint brushes over a concrete wall in southern Lawrence, Rick Wright explained the types of brush strokes that would suit the project.
Wright, the art director for Van Go Inc., told one teenager she could make the strokes move in a direction to suggest a breaking wave, and he told another teen that he could dot the image with his brush to provide more texture.
With Wright’s guidance, the ...
Updated at 12:02 a.m. Tuesday
Despite planning for students to spend two days of in-person learning each week under its original hybrid learning model, the Lawrence school district chose to have its high school students only attend in-person classes once a week.
Rick Henry, director of secondary education, on Monday outlined to the Lawrence school board the district’s plans to move to its hybrid learning ...
After a long and drawn-out count of the votes in the Democratic primary election, candidate Shannon Reid appears likely to fill the 2nd District seat for the Douglas County Commission.
However, her name won’t be the only one on the ballot when voters take to the polls on Nov. 3.
Reid, 35, defeated incumbent Commissioner Nancy Thellman and challenger Sara Taliaferro in the Democratic primary election, but it ...
Two Douglas County Commission candidates who opposed the county’s plan to expand its jail will face off in the upcoming general election.
The two candidates — Pam McDermott, a Republican, and Shannon Portillo, a Democrat — come from different political parties, but their views on serving the community, and particularly their focus on criminal justice reform, are rather similar.
However, there are some ...
