A nearly $3 million countywide effort to conserve open spaces and to promote access to nature is starting to show results, with some of the first becoming visible at the county-owned Lone Star State Park. Work is underway at Lone Star — a state park featuring a 185-acre lake located about ...
Douglas County commissioners will have a lot to think about – like expanding parking, updating restroom fixtures or adding a solar panel system – as the expansion of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and the development of the new Public Safety Building move forward. On Wednesday, ...
Douglas County commissioners have all voiced their support for the Senior Resource Center becoming a county department, and staff should provide a timeline by early next year to show how a potential transition would look. On Wednesday, county commissioners heard from the Senior Resource ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...