Community members packed an open house to give feedback on a long-term vision for the Wakarusa River Corridor, voicing concerns about development and suggesting ideas for access, conservation and honoring Indigenous history.
On Thursday, Douglas County staff hosted an open house for community members to provide more input on what the future of the Wakarusa River Corridor should look like. For several months, ...
Douglas County commissioners executed an updated agreement related to the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion project on Wednesday, outlining the city and county’s payments to cover the project’s cost.
The new three-party agreement between the county, the City of Lawrence and the Kansas Department of Transportation modifies the original agreement to reflect minor changes in the city’s obligation, and ...
Lawrence’s police chief and the county’s director of behavioral health projects are serving as co-chairs of a new countywide group that seeks to provide better care to people in crisis.
Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider approving a proposed charter for the new group, the Douglas County Crisis Response Coalition. The charter envisions the group working in partnership with ...
The final count of Douglas County's 2025 general election results is done, and turnout was “very much in line” with past City Commission and school board races, Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said.
On Monday, the Douglas County Election Office held its general election canvass, at which county officials give an overview of the results and discuss voter turnout, and county commissioners approved the final ...
The Lawrence 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 — but the superintendent says no school closures or reconfigurations will be needed right now.
That's what school board members heard at their meeting on Monday, when district staff presented a review of enrollment and elementary class sizes for ...
Once a popular rock music venue known as the Red Dog Inn, Liberty Hall will revive its past next weekend as original house bands reunite for a tribute concert tied to the Kansas Music Hall of Fame’s 20th anniversary.
What many know today as Liberty Hall used to be known as the Red Dog Inn – a music venue that operated from 1965 to 1973 and was owned by John Brown and Mike Murfin. It was a major site for ...
