Douglas County commissioners have issued a nearly $55 million bond sale to support the renovations to the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and the construction of a new Public Safety Building.
The $55 million in bonds — a method of borrowing money — will be used along with $25 million from the county's cash reserves to fund the projects, which county officials have said will not result in a tax increase ...
Story updated at 8:41 p.m. Wednesday, May 21:
Facing the possibility of a multimillion-dollar operating loss for 2025, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center announced Wednesday that it will be eliminating about 6% to 8% of positions across its workforce and implementing “temporary” salary reductions for employees.
The news was announced in an email from Bert Nash on Wednesday, in which the nonprofit ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider issuing a roughly $55 million bond sale for renovations to the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and the construction of a new Public Safety Building.
Bonds provide long-term infrastructure funding by borrowing from investors and repaying them over time with interest. As the Journal-World reported, county staff delayed this bond sale – which was ...
Longtime volunteer firefighter David Wulfkuhle was serving as incident commander when one of the largest grass fires in the county’s history erupted — threatening a house and its pets — and he says one person made a big difference.
“The fire was actually going over the top of the roof of the house,” Wulfkuhle said of the March 14 blaze. “We made the decision, if we didn't feel that it we were going ...
As the University of Kansas is touting the boost in visitors it expects from its stadium and convention center project, Douglas County leaders want to make sure that fire and medical services can handle any increase in demand.
At their meeting on Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners heard an update on the Gateway project from KU Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt.
DeWitt told the commission that if the ...
In Sandra Shaw Park on Wednesday, homeless advocates were serving hot dogs, baked beans and two important messages for the unhoused in Lawrence.
One was simple enough to fit on a flyer: a list of resources, and a notice that they won't be allowed to camp outside anymore as beds become available at the new Pallet 24 shelter in August.
The other one, in the experience of advocates, is much harder to get across: ...
