Douglas County was awarded federal funding for a guardrail replacement to enhance safety on a rural roadway near Lone Star.
Governor Laura Kelly announced on Tuesday that over $8.77 million in federal funds would be awarded to 13 projects aiming to enhance the safety on rural roadways in the state. The effort is a part of the Kansas Department of Transportation's High Risk Rural Roads Program.
“More than ...
Lawrence High and Free State High both will be set to get new running tracks, if Lawrence school board members approve more than $1.5 million worth of construction bids at their Monday meeting.
Board members will consider approving bids for work that would include the demolition of the existing running tracks as well as the construction and installation of the new 400-meter tracks at both high school ...
A federal civil rights investigation has been opened into the Lawrence school district after a parent filed a lawsuit claiming the district didn't properly investigate allegations of sexual harassment.
Douglas County resident James Killian filed the federal lawsuit earlier this year, alleging that the Lawrence school district violated the civil rights of his daughter while she was a student at Liberty Memorial ...
The Douglas County Commission chose to allocate nearly 71% of its funding from a pool of money designated for preventing, treating, and mitigating substance use disorders on Wednesday.
Last December, several county departments and community organizations submitted 12 eligible proposals focused on housing, prevention, treatment, recovery support, and public-health responses tied to substance use.
Currently, ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider how to allocate opioid-settlement and special alcohol tax funding on Wednesday – and whether to change the way those requests are handled in the future.
The county channels part of its opioid settlement funds to local programs through the Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund, which allocates 25% of the funds to participating cities and counties, with the remaining ...
The first two candidates have officially entered the race for the District 4 seat on the Douglas County Commission – one incumbent and one newcomer.
Commissioner Gene Dorsey, a Democrat and currently representing the District 4 seat, will be running for reelection in 2026. Dorsey is a retired financial controller and spent 35 years in the international oil and chemical industry. He was raised in Gardner and ...
