A year ago, at a pageant put on by the Lawrence school district's Native American Student Services, Dustin Stumblingbear watched a young woman stand up and talk about being disconnected from her culture and not knowing Native ways.
For Stumblingbear, a Lawrence school district alumnus and member of the Oklahoma Kiowa tribe, that was a call to action.
“That hit me, hit me in the heart,” Stumblingbear ...
To enhance economic development and support entrepreneurship in Douglas County, K-State Research and Extension has joined forces with a community initiative aimed at revitalizing the county's entrepreneurial landscape.
Douglas County CORE — an acronym that stands for Connections, Opportunities and Resources for Entrepreneurs — was developed to make entrepreneurship easier in the county, and it has partnered ...
As Lawrence and Douglas County develop a plan to provide around 200 beds of emergency shelter this winter, they're looking for more organizations to partner with, as well as people who can provide "mental health first aid" at the shelter sites.
On Thursday, several community partners involved in the Extreme Weather Emergency Shelters initiative — established by the City of Lawrence and Douglas County — ...
Candidates for Douglas County Commission shared their views on affordable housing, economic development and property taxes on Wednesday at a forum organized by the Lawrence Board of Realtors and the Lawrence Home Builders Association.
All of the candidates for the County Commission's four open seats were in attendance Wednesday at Maceli's except for incumbent 2nd District Commissioner Shannon Reid, a ...
Douglas County commissioners signed off on stone masonry restoration work for the exterior of the historic Douglas County Courthouse at their meeting on Wednesday.
The commissioners approved a $791,367 agreement to clean all sides of the courthouse and to restore and repoint portions of the west elevation, as well as the entire south, east, and north elevations. These facades were not addressed in the ...
Douglas County commissioners are set to consider providing additional funding for the treasurer's office's new satellite site as unforeseen utility work is projected to exceed the original budget.
On Wednesday, the County Commission will consider approving an additional $75,000 in funding for the satellite site project, which would increase the total project budget to $1,678,275.
As the Journal-World ...
