County leaders will soon decide whether to pursue a repair project for the historic Douglas County Courthouse as the building contends with flooding and other issues.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will decide whether to authorize county staff to begin the process to select a professional design firm for the project. The project will include waterproofing the courthouse’s ...
Following a lawsuit from the Warehouse Arts District's main developer, the City of Lawrence has revised its interpretation of the parking requirements for new developments in the district, allowing the addition of private parking for the first time.
Under the city’s initial interpretation of the district’s redevelopment guidelines, city planners concluded that the area was to have “districtwide shared ...
In the face of lower vaccination rates among Lawrence police officers when compared to other local first responders, the city’s police union says it respects officers’ right not to get vaccinated.
As the Journal-World recently reported, though the City of Lawrence has seen a significant increase in the vaccination rates among employees since announcing a new testing and leave policy a month ago, numbers ...
Following recent turnover in the leadership of Heartland Community Health Center and concerns about equity, center representatives said they were taking steps to restore confidence in the center’s direction.
As part of the Douglas County Commission’s study session Wednesday, several Heartland administrators and board members provided updates and answered questions from county staff and commissioners. Chief ...
The City of Lawrence is seeking feedback from residents on two options for a long-awaited redesign of the city's bus routes, both of which include Uber-like "microtransit" options, though with different ideas for how that service would function.
Both scenarios call for a traditional network of bus routes that is complemented by microtransit service, according to information in a city survey about the routes. ...
The development of a local climate action plan that will call for specific actions from local governments is underway, and a proposal is expected to come before city and county leaders for review this coming spring.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received an overview of the main components of the climate action plan and an update on its ongoing development. Lawrence-Douglas County ...
