Lawrence school board members on Monday approved services for replacing a boiler at Billy Mills Middle School. As the Journal-World reported, the replacement was needed after one of the school’s two boilers failed. The lowest bid to replace the boiler was from Kruse Service LLC in the amount of $74,839. A 10% contingency of $7,483 is also requested for any unforeseen circumstances, with the total project ...
After another legal setback, the electric utility Evergy says it is still committed to building a utility-scale solar farm on more than a thousand acres of farmland north of Lawrence. But now, a new question about the Kansas Sky Energy Center has emerged: Will the Douglas County Commission have to hold a new public hearing and take a new vote before the project can begin construction? A recent decision in ...
As Douglas County weighs rules for battery energy storage facilities, residents raised questions about fire hazards, toxic gases and risks to nearby communities. The county held the drop-in event on Friday afternoon to gather feedback from the community about battery energy storage systems, or BESS, to figure out where they should be allowed in unincorporated Douglas County and at what point should it require ...
Lawrence school board members will consider replacing a domestic water boiler at Billy Mills Middle School on Monday after one failed. The school has two domestic water boilers, and while one has stopped working, the other is also nearing its life expectancy, according to a memo in the agenda. The lowest bid to replace the boiler out of service was from Kruse Service LLC in the amount of $74,839. A 10% ...
The county has awarded thousands in grants each year to support historic preservation, cultural programs and natural resource conservation, but growing demand is putting increasing pressure on the program’s available funding. The Natural and Cultural Heritage Grant Program — which is administered by the Heritage Conservation Council — provides funding to support conservation projects in Douglas County. ...
Bishop Seabury Academy won an annual state-wide high school competition designed to promote civic engagement and test students’ knowledge of state, local and national government. The 2026 Kansas Civics Games recognized three winning teams on Thursday, Oct. 29 ,for developing solutions to a civic challenge involving artificial intelligence and misinformation. Bishop Seabury Academy won first place, and each ...