In the wake of their budget discussions earlier this year, Douglas County commissioners are considering making the Senior Resource Center a county organization, and county staff estimates it could result in a $232,000 increase to the nonprofit's annual budget for personnel.
In the 2025 budget discussions, commissioners tasked the county administration with evaluating the costs and benefits of turning the SRC ...
Updated at 3:36 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18
Following the general election, the Douglas County Election Office was unable to count 300 ballots from voters registered in other counties, a number higher than in previous elections.
The Douglas County Election Office held a general election canvass on Monday, when county officials give an overview of the results and discuss voter turnout. County Clerk Jamie Shew said ...
As they take a deep look at health and poverty in the community, Douglas County officials and community organizations are hoping to get residents engaged in the hard data behind some decidedly hard facts — for example, this fact: In Lawrence, nearly 80% of families living in poverty are headed by single mothers.
The hope is that literally walking people through the evidence, aka "data walks," will lead to ...
The Lawrence public school district is hosting one more forum for members of the public to speak directly with Interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift about the future of the district.
The district’s final community conversation is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at West Middle School. During the event, participants will have the opportunity to share thoughts on the district's strengths, areas ...
Climate work can be as big as helping an island recover from a catastrophic storm, or as local as helping people replace their windows and appliances with more efficient ones — but it's always consequential, and there's always much more that needs to be done.
That was the message at a panel discussion Thursday at a symposium at Haskell Indian Nations University on local and global efforts to address the ...
Douglas County commissioners approved a rezoning request and a conditional use permit for a 11.1-acre property at 1760 East 1100 Road on Wednesday.
The property includes a rural residence and an accessory building, currently used by Schendel Landscaping. The business had outgrown its zoning limitations, with the accessory building being used for what the county classifies as heavy equipment storage and some ...
