Candidates for Douglas County Commission shared their views on public health issues, including such topics as the opioid crisis and food insecurity, on Thursday at a forum organized by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.
Eight candidates vying for the four open seats on the County Commission attended Thursday’s forum. Not in attendance were Republican candidate Timothy Bruce from District 4 and incumbent ...
Douglas County commissioners have decided to move forward on recommendations for paying employees well above the area averages for similar positions, and leaders say employees' performance will be a key factor in determining the new salaries.
On Wednesday, commissioners reviewed a classification and compensation study by human resources group McGrath that recommends raising county employee pay, and they ...
Douglas County government should create a new goal to pay its employees — everybody from custodians to administrators — well above the median wage of similar employees in the region, county commissioners will be told at their meeting on Wednesday.
The Douglas County Commission at its weekly meeting will review the findings of a classification and compensation study that includes recommendations for ...
To help alleviate students' hunger during the school day and support teachers in providing snacks, local rotary clubs collected pre-packaged snacks for Lawrence school district students, and they intend to expand the service through a project grant for the second year in a row.
The three Lawrence Rotary clubs – including the Lawrence Rotary Club, the Central Rotary Club and the Jayhawk Rotary Club – ...
County leaders have approved a program that will give some low-income seniors and disabled veterans up to a $300 rebate of their county property taxes, and applications are set to open in January.
At its meeting on Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted to approve the pilot program. It will be available to low-income property owners who are either 65 or older or are disabled veterans, and whose homes ...
Douglas County property owners who are low-income seniors or disabled veterans soon may be eligible to receive up to a $300 rebate of county property taxes via a proposed program under consideration by the County Commission.
On Wednesday, county commissioners will consider approving a property tax rebate pilot program that would be open to low-income residents who either are 65 years or older or are disabled ...
