Douglas County commissioners are interested in creating a right to counsel program for tenants facing eviction, and county staff is beginning to work on a formal proposal for them to review.
The County Commission discussed the idea of a tenants’ right to counsel program during its meeting on Wednesday, continuing a conversation that's been going on across multiple meetings since August. Local advocacy group ...
County staff will be asking the Douglas County Commission this week whether and how it wants to develop a right to counsel program for tenants facing eviction, although commissioners aren't taking a vote on it just yet.
For the County Commission's meeting on Wednesday, staff has prepared a series of questions about such a program. These include whether commissioners are interested in incorporating tenants’ ...
Updated at 2:26 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29
A small fire in the girls’ locker room prompted an evacuation at Lawrence High School Monday morning, and the cause is under investigation, according to district officials.
“We are grateful to report that no students, staff were harmed,” a social media post said. “The fire has been extinguished, and the situation is under control.”
The post added that LHS will ...
A transitional housing development by DCCCA is expected to open in early summer 2026, providing support for women in recovery and their children, and the nonprofit is hosting a fundraising event to help raise money for furnishing the new duplexes in the development.
Nick McGovern, operations director of DCCCA, said what’s currently remaining in the development is the interior of each of the five duplexes. ...
Fred Aumick served in the U.S. Navy and flew in various aircraft, but he hadn’t flown in a small plane since 1978 — until Thursday morning, when he got to fly in a World War II-era biplane.
“I’ve been up a lot of times,” Aumick said. “I’ve been up in a glider, a helicopter, a little Bell helicopter. I loved to fly in the Navy as part of my job and off time opportunities. This was a little ...
Douglas County commissioners approved agreements with Baldwin City on Wednesday to jointly acquire and preserve the historic Black Jack Battlefield site.
The agreements that the commission approved at its meeting aim to ensure the long-term preservation and management of the Black Jack property through public ownership. Black Jack Battlefield is both a historic landmark and a nature park, and it was the site of ...
