Commissioners directed both the county’s largest rural fire district and county staff to develop a proposal to address an urgent need in the district’s five-year capital plan – replacing a dozen trucks and vehicles in its fleet.
During a work session on Wednesday, county commissioners discussed Consolidated Fire District No. 1’s, or CFD1’s, Capital Improvement Plan, which outlines a structured ...
A federal judge ruled in a Gaggle surveillance case filed by students that the Lawrence school district violated the Kansas Open Records Act by failing to respond to student requests, and now, the district must comply.
On Oct. 30, 2025, students filed Kansas Open Records Act requests with the district seeking records related to its switch from Gaggle to ManagedMethods. The district, while initially ...
Lawrence school board members will consider a step towards a boiler system replacement at Lawrence High School on Monday.
The proposal comes from Lankford | Fendler and Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. in the amount of $26,750 to provide consulting engineering services for the new boilers at LHS.
Monday's agenda said the replacement to a more modern and high-efficient boiler system will reduce energy ...
Douglas County commissioners approved changes to the county’s employee health care plan on Wednesday in order to keep the plan financially stable for the rest of the year.
As the Journal-World reported, in 2025, health care costs had exceeded the budget by $300,000, and current projections show that spending is continuing to rise. These increases are largely due to a significant increase in high-cost medical ...
Douglas County commissioners will make changes to the county’s employee health care plan on Wednesday as costs are projected to rise 14% next year.
The county’s new employee health care plan would start on June 1, 2026. From 2019 through 2025, the plan has performed well, often costing less than expected and has helped build up a strong fund balance, a memo in the agenda said. However, that trend has ...
While Kansas lawmakers are advancing a bill that will develop rules for reusing treated wastewater as drinking water, the city of Lawrence isn’t currently exploring changes to where its drinking water comes from, a city official told the Journal-World.
House Bill 2462 is a water policy bill that requires the state to develop rules allowing wastewater to be reused as drinking water after going through ...
