Dozens of community members gathered to review data about low-income households and brainstorm ways to help Douglas County families move from survival to stability.
A packet was provided to participants at the event on Monday, and participants dove into data from a survey, “Our Tomorrows: Douglas County Thrives Survey,” in which 94 people submitted responses collected between Oct. 2 and Nov. 21. The goal ...
After gathering feedback from families and staff last fall, the Lawrence school district has been streamlining and reducing the number of positions within the district.
Superintendent Jeanice Swift said on Monday that as a part of this work, eight positions in the administrator group were "reduced" – eliminated, combined or not filled when vacated within the last 14 months.
Efforts to reduce the number of ...
On Saturday, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office identified a man killed in an officer-involved shooting at the Panasonic plant in De Soto as 55-year-old Jonathan Lunceford of Blue Springs, Missouri.
Law enforcement was called to the plant on Friday on reports of a stabbing and when they arrived, they found that victim, who was last reported in critical condition, and Lunceford, who was killed by police. No ...
Douglas County commissioners voted unanimously to purchase a 23-acre parcel of land next to Lone Star Lake Park in an effort to improve access to the park.
As the Journal-World reported, the site at 579 North 600 Road was considered at a price not to exceed $425,000. According to a memo in the agenda, the area south of North 600 Road is currently inaccessible to the public, and it limits accessibility of the ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider buying a 23-acre parcel on Wednesday next to Lone Star Lake Park to improve park access.
According to a memo included in the agenda, county staff have spent the past several months evaluating the long-term public value, cost, and compatibility of a newly identified property with the county’s adopted plans, particularly the Open Space Plan. The site at 579 North 600 ...
Lawrence school board members reviewed data on Monday showing that more than 2,100 students entered or left the district last year and that showed class sizes for middle and high schools in 2025-2026.
As the Journal-World reported, the Lawrence school district’s enrollment this school year is 2% lower than the last school year – and comparable to the number of students more than two decades ago. The ...
