Currently, Douglas County residents pay a $3 fee to the county treasurer's office when renewing their vehicle tags, but that may jump to $10 next year.
Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider increasing motor vehicle fees in 2027 by $7, now that a new state law gives them the authority to do so.
The new law, Senate Bill 325, passed in 2026 and authorizes county treasurers to ...
Lawrence school district officials revealed details of the curriculum for their new high school program on Monday, which is meant to provide more flexible and personalized classes for students who don't want a traditional high school experience.
The district will begin offering the new Centennial Choice Campus program in 2026-2027 in addition to its two main high schools, Lawrence High and Free State High, and ...
Douglas County’s emergency response operations have relocated to a new Public Safety Building, providing a larger and safer space for staff as the county prepares for the FIFA World Cup and the remainder of the severe weather season.
The Douglas County Emergency Communications and Emergency Management departments have just moved into 11,500-square-feet of space in the basement of the new Public Safety ...
Lawrence school board members will consider school meal increases for the 2026-2027 school year on Monday.
The changes include a $0.15 increase to paid student lunch prices and a $0.10 increase in paid student breakfast prices compared to meal prices in 2025-2026.
For elementary school students, lunches will cost $3.25. Middle school lunches will be priced at $3.45, and high school lunch meals will cost ...
DCCCA celebrated the opening of its new housing community on Thursday, designed to help women in recovery and their children build stability, access treatment and transition toward permanent housing.
At least 100 guests attended the open house event, which featured food trucks, a resource fair and property tours of DCCCA’s new transitional housing community called, “Hope Rising.” There was also a ...
A federal judge has ordered the Lawrence school district to pay attorney fees to students in a lawsuit over the district's use of monitoring software after violating the Kansas Open Records Act.
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Vratil ruled that the Lawrence school district did not act in good faith after not responding within the required timeframe to students’ Kansas Open Records Act requests. ...
