Over the 2022 fiscal year, Douglas County's cash reserves got a boost because the county took in nearly $12 million more than it spent, according to a financial statement that auditors presented at the County Commission's meeting on Wednesday.
Douglas County's audit report from Allen, Gibbs & Houlik L.C. for fiscal year 2022 shows that the county began that fiscal year with $115.373 million in unencumbered ...
Douglas County commissioners have budgeted millions of dollars for Lawrence’s supportive housing needs, but a report they commissioned from a housing nonprofit says the agencies receiving that money often are unclear on what supportive housing really entails.
"Supportive housing" typically refers to specialized housing designed to help people exiting homelessness, or others who have particular challenges in ...
Douglas County commissioners are expected to decide on a pair of planning and development items at their business meeting on Wednesday evening.
One of the items being considered is a site plan for a contractor’s shop/yard located at 1749 East 1500 Road. According to a memo from the county's Planning Department, the property lies within the Lawrence airport's airspace overlay boundary and is subject to ...
A woman was taken into custody after a chaotic scene unfolded in a busy section of south Lawrence on Saturday evening.
Just before 6 p.m., Lawrence police officers responded to reports of an individual who appeared to be waving a firearm at 2727 Iowa St., a shopping center that includes Dick's Sporting Goods, Ulta Beauty and other businesses, according to a Facebook post by Lawrence Police Department ...
Over the summer, several young people from the Lawrence area got to explore parts of America they'd never been to before — and learn that American politics and culture might not be as polarized and divided as they once thought.
They were participating in the American Exchange Project, a nonprofit program that was available to students in the Lawrence area for the first time this summer. The program sends ...
When people who have firsthand experience with homelessness, criminal justice issues and more share their perspectives with Douglas County's advisory boards, they could soon get paid $25 or $50 per meeting by the county for their input.
That's according to a new policy that county commissioners unanimously approved at their meeting on Wednesday. The policy spells out guidelines for compensating people with ...
