In this week's election, the volunteer-run Perry-Lecompton Community Library took a big step toward being able to access more resources — but the leader of its board says there's still a lot of work left to do.
Voters overwhelmingly said yes on Tuesday to a referendum to create a new library district for Perry and Lecompton, whose boundaries will mostly match those of the Perry-Lecompton school district. In ...
Story updated at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5:
Lawrence residents can start purchasing recreation center memberships in less than two weeks, and the City of Lawrence will be holding information sessions later this month to answer questions about the new fees and help people sign up.
The city won't start requiring membership fees for rec center access until Jan. 5, 2026, but monthly and yearly memberships will ...
To salute veterans this week, Douglas County is joining counties across the nation by lighting up its historic courthouse in green.
Through Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the row of green lights will be shining outside the courthouse at 11th and Massachusetts streets, and green lights will also greet visitors at the entrance on the Massachusetts Street side. It's all part of Operation Green Light for Veterans, a ...
In a Lawrence City Commission race that featured two former mayors, two new faces came away with the victory on Tuesday night — Mike Courtney and Kristine Polian.
Courtney and Polian, neither of whom has served on the City Commission before, each won a four-year term as the top vote-getters in Tuesday's election. They beat out incumbent Bart Littlejohn, who was elected in 2021, and Bob Schumm, who had been on ...
Voter turnout in Tuesday's elections in Douglas County was nearly 25% — similar to the past few off-year elections — according to the unofficial data from the Douglas County Clerk's Office.
With 100% of precincts reporting on Tuesday night, voter turnout was at 24.2% in the unofficial results. They showed 19,468 ballots cast out of 80,393 registered voters in the county.
Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew ...
Invasive species. Wild mushrooms. Plants that people might think of as weeds.
It may seem “taboo or off-limits” at first to eat these things, said Amy Bousman of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, but guests might change their minds about them on Sunday when the department's Wild Foods Cook-Off comes to the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center.
“It's a really fun, nonthreatening way to interact with ...
