Two large data center projects near Tonganoxie and De Soto could become Douglas County’s newest neighbors, bringing energy demands scalable to cities far larger than either town.
Ever heard of San Francisco?
The data center near rural Tonganoxie, Project Bluestem, would be about 15 minutes away from Lawrence. While the project is still in its early stages, the project's developer, Cloverleaf ...
The artificial intelligence boom has driven companies to search nationwide for space to build "hyperscale" data centers – and it turns out, Lawrence is actually a place they could go.
Not only that, the large energy-using structures wouldn't need much in the way of special approvals from city officials to build on certain parcels of Lawrence land, a Journal-World review of city codes found.
The city's Land ...
Lawrence school board members approved a bus services contract on Monday with a new provider that will cost the district about $7 million in the upcoming school year.
The vote was unanimous – with board members Shannon Kimball and Carole Cadue-Blackwood absent – for the three-year agreement with school bus operator Durham School Services. The estimated cost for the 2026-2027 school year is $6.8 million, ...
Normally, an electrical substation between agricultural fields in Harvey County drew little attention from residents. But then, the trailers showed up. They were filled with machines.
Noisy machines.
Questions about the operation grew, with the most from planning officials in Harvey County. They didn't know what the noisy machines were either. Come to find out, the machines were high-powered computing ...
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 ...
