A Douglas County supportive housing program helping chronically homeless residents secure stable housing has generated an estimate of nearly $108,000 in public service savings, according to a new county analysis.
A work session was requested by the Douglas County Commission to provide an update on the county’s Flexible Housing Pool program – which is funded to help chronically homeless households transition ...
A Democratic challenger, Milton Scott has filed to take on the incumbent for the Douglas County Commission's 1st District seat.
Scott, who previously ran for Lawrence City Commission in 2021, will be facing incumbent Patrick Kelly in the Democratic primary election. Scott said he was running for County Commission because he wanted a government that would deliver property tax relief, balance the budget and put ...
Jake Potter, the Lawrence school district's executive director of communications, is leaving the district after less than a year, and another communications staff member will assume his responsibilities, the Journal-World has independently learned.
On May 25, at a Lawrence school board meeting, Superintendent Jeanice Swift announced that Summer Workman would be the district's new director of communications ...
A new mural visible from the Burroughs Creek Trail is coming to East Lawrence after a local trails nonprofit secured two grants to support the project.
The mural project is being led by Friends of Lawrence Area Trails, or FLAT, a nonprofit dedicated to maintaining an accessible trail system in Douglas County. The mural will be on Free State Brewing Company’s east side brewery and bottling plant, 1927 Moodie ...
Tensions were high between Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday after they couldn’t come to an agreement on whether to implement a new student truancy program.
Commissioners deferred the decision on an “EveryDay Counts” truancy program for elementary and middle school students, after a motion to approve the program failed with a 2-2 vote, with Commissioners Erica Anderson and Gene Dorsey opposed and ...
Lawrence school board members approved new labor agreements Tuesday that significantly raise the pay for teachers and support staff while adding millions in compensation and benefit costs for the district.
The agreement for education support professionals, or ESPs, included a significant increase to hourly wages. The starting hourly wage for ESP employees – including paraprofessionals, custodians and office ...
