Community members expressed concerns about a perceived disconnection between the public and Douglas County leaders at a forum, and asked candidates for the County Commission how they plan to address this issue.
Seven candidates running for the four open seats on the County Commission attended Tuesday's forum hosted by the Douglas County Rural Preservation Association. Absent were Republican candidate Timothy ...
Lawrence school board members decided to hire a firm to aid in the search for a permanent superintendent to lead the school district.
At the meeting on Monday, board members agreed to hire a firm to coordinate the tasks associated with selecting a new superintendent for the Lawrence school district. The district's human resources department, an ad hoc search committee, union leadership and community members ...
As the Lawrence school district inches closer to beginning the search for its next leader, its interim superintendent is not saying whether she will apply for the job.
Jeanice Swift declined to answer questions about her plans past serving as interim superintendent or if she would be applying for the permanent position in an email to the Journal-World. Instead, Swift wants to focus on ensuring families and the ...
The Kansas Department of Transportation awarded Douglas County a $1.4 million grant to replace a bridge northwest of Lawrence due to its aging concrete and limited load capacity.
The bridge – located on North 1800 Road, 0.76 miles west of East 1200 Road – was built in 1970 and carries traffic on North 1800 Road over Baldwin Creek northwest of Lawrence. The bridge had been selected for the State Fiscal Year ...
The League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County’s social media has been restored after staff was unable to access the accounts for a week.
According to a post on the nonprofit’s Facebook page, both its Facebook and Instagram accounts appeared to be restored as of Wednesday. This was after staff received notification on Sept. 11 of their accounts being suspended. In addition to expressing their ...
To give the City of Lawrence and Douglas County more time to figure out their next fire and medical services agreement, county commissioners on Wednesday approved an extension of the current agreement through the end of 2025.
The commission authorized County Administrator Sarah Plinsky to sign the extension of the county's joint agreement with the City of Lawrence that funds the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire ...
