On Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will set the stage for an upcoming hearing that could result in the approval of the first commercial-scale renewable energy facility in Douglas County.
At this week’s County Commission meeting, leaders will be learning more about the Kansas Sky Energy Center project, a joint venture from Kansas City energy firm Savion and Evergy proposed for 1,105 acres just north ...
In two weeks, parts of the U.S. will be in the visual path of a total solar eclipse — an event that won’t happen again until 2044.
The eclipse will be visible during the afternoon on Monday, April 8. According to the National Solar Observatory, an eclipse path will sweep across parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, ...
As a kid, Savanah Hancock watched as her older brother, Dakota, participated in Cub Scouts and waited eagerly in the wings for her own chance to take part.
When that opportunity came in 2019 as Boy Scouts of America rebranded to Scouts BSA, reflecting a policy change that allowed girls to join gender-specific troops, Hancock was ready — so ready, in fact, that by the end of her first night with her new ...
The public hearing for a local historic register nomination of a church near Clinton Parkway will continue into April after some surrounding property owners said they had yet to receive notice of the hearing ahead of the Lawrence Historic Resources Commission’s Thursday meeting.
The Historic Resources Commission on Thursday opened the hearing to consider placing First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton ...
Dozens of staff members with local housing-related service providers gathered at the Douglas County Fairgrounds earlier this week with a common goal in mind: to develop a shared framework for supportive housing in Douglas County.
The group, which included representatives with agencies like the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority, Artists Helping the Homeless, Tenants to Homeowners and the Ballard ...
Douglas County leaders on Wednesday approved a one-year site plan extension for a private school located just south of Lawrence.
As the Journal-World has reported, Veritas Christian School needed the extension to hold onto its original site plan for 960 East 1296 Road first approved March 2, 2022. Site plans are only valid for two years from the date they’re approved, but county leaders can extend the ...
