After a big jump in home values across the county, the Douglas County Appraiser’s Office now says it's heard from more property owners wanting to appeal their valuations than at any time in the past decade.
But the numbers look more normal in comparison to what the office saw in the 1990s and early 2000s, and County Appraiser Steven Miles said that about half of the appeals processed so far have led to some ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health spent an hour Wednesday afternoon looking back on the past year, honoring a health department employee and a group of community members for efforts largely related to the coronavirus pandemic.
During a lunch for LDCPH employees, health department Director of Informatics Sonia Jordan was named the recipient of the Kay Kent Excellence Award; Jordan’s fellow nominees were ...
Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting was disrupted briefly by a pair of public commenters, both of whom have regularly attended recent meetings to offer comments opposing regulations intended to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Brian Conner and Justin Spiehs interrupted Commissioners Shannon Portillo and Patrick Kelly while they were attempting to vote on a motion. When the pair refused to ...
The Douglas County Commission at its Wednesday meeting will hear a request to approve waterproofing work in the Douglas County Courthouse basement.
The waterproofing work would correct an issue dating back to when the historic courthouse was built. The building opened in 1904, when it was common practice to not waterproof below stone building foundation walls. That has contributed to ongoing maintenance issues, ...
A series of events at the University of Kansas will celebrate the 50th anniversary of a group's historic stand for gender equality.
That group of about two dozen women would come to be known as the February Sisters, and they’ve been credited with numerous changes at KU in the five decades since they occupied KU’s East Asian Studies building, including the establishment of Hilltop Day Care Center, the ...
Just like last weekend, throngs of University of Kansas basketball fans took to the streets of downtown Lawrence on Saturday, climbing up traffic lights, hopping on their friends' shoulders for a better view and filling downtown with the Rock Chalk chant.
That’s because yet again, KU notched another big victory in the NCAA Tournament — 81-65 against Villanova in the Final Four in New Orleans. That sets KU ...
