Douglas County commissioners approved the process for the new tenant eviction defense pilot on Wednesday, and staff will solicit proposals for legal service providers.
The vote was 3-1, with Commissioner Gene Dorsey the lone no vote and Commissioner Erica Anderson absent. The goal of the tenant eviction pilot program is to provide access to free legal eviction defense services to eligible tenants in Douglas ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider how the new tenant eviction defense pilot will work and whether to solicit proposals from legal service providers on Wednesday.
The tenant eviction pilot program is aiming to provide access to free legal eviction defense services to eligible tenants in Douglas County. The goal is to assist participants in stabilizing their current housing, prevent homelessness and ...
Even though the Lawrence school district changed its cellphone policy less than two years ago to improve student learning, it may have to change it again to comply with a new state law.
Kansas’ new school phone law – House Bill 2299 – creates a bell-to-bell ban on student use of personal electronic devices during the school day, meaning students can’t use cellphones, smartwatches, earbuds or similar ...
Soon there will be 988 crisis lifeline signage in local parks as part of an county-wide effort to decrease the suicide rate in Douglas County.
Death by suicide remains to be a pressing public health problem in the county. While suicide is not a leading cause of death in the United States, in Douglas County, suicide ranks eighth for all ages and is the second leading cause of death for residents ages 15-44, ...
With Earth Day approaching on April 22, Lawrence has many opportunities to get outside, learn about the environment and take part in hands-on conservation efforts.
Here’s a look at several Earth Day-themed events happening in and around Lawrence:
• Friends of the Kaw will have its 12th annual Kansas Riverbank Cleanup in Lawrence on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Participants can meet in the city parking ...
Douglas County commissioners allocated funding to 22 local heritage conservation projects on Wednesday spanning Indigenous history, ecological restoration and community arts.
This year, there were 42 applications for 2026 Natural and Cultural Heritage Grants with the requested funding exceeding $1,050,000 – the largest number of applications received in the program’s history and highest total funding ...
