While cleanup at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant is “slowing down,” the U.S. Army is seeking additional funding to investigate contamination from a group of "forever chemicals" near a former fire station on the property.
The former ammunition plant is located in northwest Johnson County, approximately 3 miles southwest of De Soto. Most people now know it as the home of the Panasonic battery ...
A new student-run coffee shop at Community Connections at Pinckney officially opened its doors on Thursday, and one of the school’s teachers was surprised with $1,000.
The ribbon cutting ceremony for Empowering Brew brought together dozens of students, teachers and staff from across the Lawrence school district. Community members were also invited, and attendees were offered samples of a Rock Chalk ...
Douglas County commissioners said they would be interested in exploring changes to local fireworks sales dates to ensure the period includes a weekend – which vendors said could help boost sales.
Currently, Douglas County’s regulations allow firework sales for just four days — from July 1 through July 4. These are also the dates where fireworks are allowed to be discharged in unincorporated parts of the ...
State lawmakers already have said they're fine with extending the amount of time that residents can buy fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday. Now, Douglas County commissioners will try to figure out whether they're fine with a longer selling season, too.
Douglas County commissioners at their weekly meeting on Wednesday will begin the discussion of whether to add — potentially — days or weeks to the ...
A company proposing a data center campus in De Soto says it's "committing" to provide households with up to $1,000 annually in property and utility tax credits for 10 years.
The total investment of $20 million from Digital Realty is to deliver economic relief, according to a press release from the company, and it is expected to award credits of up to $1,000 to every household in De Soto annually for 10 years. ...
Voters in the Perry-Lecompton school district will decide in November whether to create a joint recreation system funded by a one-mill property tax rate.
In the upcoming general election, a ballot question will ask voters to approve the creation of a joint recreation system involving the Perry-Lecompton school district and the cities of Perry and Lecompton. The system is proposed to be funded through a one-mill ...
