A new mural visible from the Burroughs Creek Trail is coming to East Lawrence after a local trails nonprofit secured two grants to support the project.
The mural project is being led by Friends of Lawrence Area Trails, or FLAT, a nonprofit dedicated to maintaining an accessible trail system in Douglas County. The mural will be on Free State Brewing Company’s east side brewery and bottling plant, 1927 Moodie ...
A Democratic challenger, Milton Scott has filed to take on the incumbent for the Douglas County Commission's 1st District seat.
Scott, who previously ran for Lawrence City Commission in 2021, will be facing incumbent Patrick Kelly in the Democratic primary election. Scott said he was running for County Commission because he wanted a government that would deliver property tax relief, balance the budget and put ...
Tensions were high between Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday after they couldn’t come to an agreement on whether to implement a new student truancy program.
Commissioners deferred the decision on an “EveryDay Counts” truancy program for elementary and middle school students, after a motion to approve the program failed with a 2-2 vote, with Commissioners Erica Anderson and Gene Dorsey opposed and ...
Updated on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Nearly every day people who look just northwest of the city limits can see the environmental impact of the Lawrence Energy Center – a stream of white smoke rising from the power plant’s stack.
That smoke comes from the burning of coal at the power plant, and environmentalists have long been warning about the impacts that coal has on everything from air quality to global ...
Lawrence school board members approved new labor agreements Tuesday that significantly raise the pay for teachers and support staff while adding millions in compensation and benefit costs for the district.
The agreement for education support professionals, or ESPs, included a significant increase to hourly wages. The starting hourly wage for ESP employees – including paraprofessionals, custodians and office ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider a new truancy intervention program for elementary and middle school students who repeatedly miss school.
The proposed “EveryDay Counts” program – which would be administered by Douglas County Criminal Justice Services’ Youth Services division – is designed to help students improve their attendance before their cases reach the court system. ...
