To enhance many aspects of the local Indigenous food sector, the Douglas County Food Policy Council is undertaking a yearlong project that will include gathering information from various Native Americans in the field.
The project, the Indigenous Food System Study and Action Plan, is in the early stages of development by the council in partnership with Haskell Indian Nations University. Other to-be-determined ...
The county’s rural Consolidated Fire District No. 1 presented its 2025 budget proposal to Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday, and two of its biggest concerns are maintenance costs and the need to replace older equipment.
The maintenance costs are going up, John Mathis, interim fire chief for the Consolidated Fire District No. 1, told the commission at its work session about the budget. And some of the ...
Douglas County leaders this week will get their first look at a budget proposal for the county's rural Consolidated Fire District No. 1 and a five-year capital improvement plan that would replace 10 bridges in the county and extend Wakarusa Drive across the Wakarusa River.
At a work session prior to their regular meeting on Wednesday, commissioners will hear presentations on both of these topics but will not ...
Incumbent Douglas County Commissioner Shannon Reid on Tuesday defeated Lawrence City Commissioner Lisa Larsen in the Democratic primary for the county's District 2 seat.
Reid will now face Brad Chun, an independent candidate, in the November general election.
Reid, the only incumbent county commissioner to face a primary challenger this year, works as a court advocate for victims of domestic violence at The ...
To build better understanding between the Lawrence Police Department and the community it serves, Lawrence will have to talk about misunderstandings — about what the police do, about how they're perceived, and about how the community may be feeling.
That was a takeaway from Saturday's workshop on police-community relations, the second of two facilitated by the Department of Justice as part of LPD's ...
The Clinton Marina received significant damage after being hit with wind gusts that reached 70 mph during the storm on Wednesday evening, and it will be closed until further notice.
The storm broke several anchor lines at the marina, causing it to move about 25 feet. It also left the marina, the only one at Clinton State Park, mostly without electricity, fuel, water and sewer services. Peter Meiusi, one of the ...
