Douglas County commissioners approved two significant plans for a 8 million-square-foot solar project on Wednesday after hearing more than two hours of comments from members of the public, many of whom urged them to delay the votes.
The commissioners unanimously voted to approve the two plans – a stormwater management plan and an agrivoltaics plan – for the Kansas Sky Energy Center, a solar farm project ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider authorizing an additional $36,000 of ongoing funding for Artists Helping the Homeless to help turn its part-time peer outreach position to a full-time position.
The county, in its 2025 budget, had already allocated $412,686 for Artists Helping the Homeless — $376,686 for the operations of the nonprofit's two supportive housing projects, and $36,000 for ...
Sheep and solar may go hand-in-hand in Douglas County, according to a new plan for a large solar farm near Midland Junction north of North Lawrence.
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider approving an “agrivoltaics” plan for the Kansas Sky Energy Center solar project. The plan outlines practices for how hundreds of acres of land currently used for row crop agriculture could house solar ...
After reviewing two significant plans for a controversial solar project in Douglas County, the Douglas County Food Policy Council plans to send a letter to county commissioners asking for additional time for other organizations to review the proposed plans.
The council held a special meeting on Monday to discuss a letter, which requested more time for organizations to review both the stormwater and ...
Earlier this month, Douglas County commissioners approved a raise of more than $41,000 for County Administrator Sarah Plinsky, following reports that her salary was below that of comparable peers.
The raise — which amounted to a 19% base salary increase to $255,091 — created a straightforward question: Exactly whom was Douglas County’s administrator position compared to?
An investigation by the ...
Southwest Middle School on Wednesday received a report that a student brought a gun to school, but district officials have determined that no gun was brought to school and there was no threat to students or staff, the district told the Journal-World on Thursday.
District administrators worked with staff and the police-assigned school resource officer to investigate the report, which included talking with ...
