Soon there will be 988 crisis lifeline signage in local parks as part of an county-wide effort to decrease the suicide rate in Douglas County.
Death by suicide remains to be a pressing public health problem in the county. While suicide is not a leading cause of death in the United States, in Douglas County, suicide ranks eighth for all ages and is the second leading cause of death for residents ages 15-44, ...
Douglas County commissioners allocated funding to 22 local heritage conservation projects on Wednesday spanning Indigenous history, ecological restoration and community arts.
This year, there were 42 applications for 2026 Natural and Cultural Heritage Grants with the requested funding exceeding $1,050,000 – the largest number of applications received in the program’s history and highest total funding ...
Douglas County commissioners will discuss the progress and challenges in strengthening the county’s behavioral health system — including suicide prevention and crisis system coordination — under the five-year community health plan on Wednesday.
County commissioners will be given a semi-annual update on the work in the behavioral health component of the 2024-2029 Community Health Improvement Plan, or CHIP ...
The Lawrence school district’s new Family Engagement Center is aiming to open on the same day as the district’s annual Kids Expo in the summer.
The Family Engagement Center will be opening ahead of the 2026-2027 school year at the district’s Education Support Center, 110 McDonald Drive, according to an update shared at the Lawrence school board's meeting on Monday. The center will provide a variety of ...
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 ...
