Douglas County commissioners supported staff's plan to begin making smaller amendment proposals to the county’s zoning code on Wednesday while planning for an overhaul of its land-use rules.
The county is planning to take a “phased approach” to updating its zoning and subdivision regulations after a comprehensive review of two chapters in the code was completed this summer, as the Journal-World reported. ...
Douglas County commissioners will hear about plans to update the county’s zoning and subdivision rules on Wednesday, starting with smaller administrative changes before addressing broader land-use and development policies.
The county is planning to take a “phased approach” to updating its zoning and subdivision regulations. The first phase will focus on smaller administrative and technical changes that ...
Lawrence school board members have adopted the budget for 2026-2027, and it includes a property tax rate decrease.
Following a public hearing on Monday, board members approved an approximately $267.6 million budget for 2026-2027 budget with a mill levy – or property tax rate – of 52.204 mills. One mill is equal to one dollar of property taxes for every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value.
The mill ...
Douglas County’s homelessness dashboard offers a closer look at who is experiencing homelessness locally, but understanding what its numbers mean requires a closer look at how the data is collected and who is counted.
The Douglas County Homelessness Dashboard is a public online tool displaying monthly data on homelessness in the county. The dashboard is intended to give the public, policymakers and service ...
Demand for psychiatric care at Heartland Community Health Center is growing – especially among children – as the clinic works to address gaps in staffing while keeping the people it already has.
Since 2022, Heartland’s staff has fluctuated with hiring additional staff and losing other providers, according to a presentation shared with Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday. In 2025 and 2026, the ...
Updated at 4:33 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026.
LMH Health has become one of five Kansas health systems joining together to form a new regional healthcare alliance designed to improve patient care and create more affordable healthcare options for communities.
The healthcare collaboration was dubbed Astra Health, and it includes LMH Health, Amberwell Health, Salina Regional Health Center, Newman Regional Health ...
