Douglas County commissioners allocated $700,000 to address a shortfall at the Treatment & Recovery Center for 2026 operations on Wednesday.
The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center asked the county commissioners for the one-time funding after changes to Medicaid and other funding reduced the expected revenue for the TRC. This is a reduction from Bert Nash’s previous request in December 2025, where ...
Updated on Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Douglas County commissioners will revisit an allocation for 2026 operating funds at the Treatment & Recovery Center on Wednesday, and it's a smaller amount than previously proposed.
The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center approached county commissioners in December 2025, as the Journal-World reported, with a request of $1 million to support operations at the ...
A Lawrence initiative has collected nearly 50 donated instruments over the last two months, but organizers hope to double that before distributing them to students next school year.
This is a joint effort between Meyer Music Stores of the Kansas City area, the Duke Ellington Legacy – a jazz ensemble dedicated to performing and keeping the music of Duke Ellington alive – and Liberty Hall.
The Band of ...
Payouts for Douglas County's senior and disabled veteran tax rebate program significantly increased in 2026 – distributing more than five times as much property tax relief as its pilot year.
The county's one-year property tax rebate program was approved by the Douglas County Commission in 2024, and the program accepted applications from low-income county residents who are 65 and older or disabled veterans ...
Plans to convert the coal-burning power plant on the outskirts of Lawrence to a natural gas-burning plant have been scrapped indefinitely, the Journal-World has learned from a review of regulatory filings by the plant’s operator.
Evergy, the state’s largest electric utility, confirmed to the Journal-World that it now plans to continue burning coal at its Lawrence Energy Center past 2028, which was a date ...
After failing to reach a consensus on one organization to lead a six-month tenant eviction defense pilot, Douglas County commissioners decided to split the program’s allocation between the two proposed partners.
County commissioners directed staff at the end of April to solicit proposals for legal service providers to lead the pilot program from June 1 to Dec. 31, 2026. The program aims to provide access to ...
