Douglas County still has a poverty rate above national and state averages, but over the last five years, its poverty number has posted the second largest decline of any county in Kansas, new data from the Census shows. Douglas County finished 2023 with an overall poverty rate of 13.3%, ...
Renovations to the commission meeting room at the Douglas County Courthouse are expected to be completed in the coming weeks, just in time for the two new county commissioners who will be seated. Meanwhile, masonry restoration on the building's exterior will continue for several more ...
A 4.5-acre plot in Baldwin City has been producing solar power for five years now, and the Baldwin City Council has started discussing plans for another — and potentially bigger — solar farm in the community. The city had partnered with Evergy to construct its first solar photovoltaic ...
Douglas County commissioners approved two significant plans for a 8 million-square-foot solar project on Wednesday after hearing more than two hours of comments from members of the public, many of whom urged them to delay the votes. The commissioners unanimously voted to approve the two plans ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider authorizing an additional $36,000 of ongoing funding for Artists Helping the Homeless to help turn its part-time peer outreach position to a full-time position. The county, in its 2025 budget, had already allocated $412,686 for Artists ...
Story updated at 6:15 p.m. Dec. 17, 2024: A judge has ruled that Douglas County commissioners will be able to vote on two proposed plans for an 8 million-square-foot solar farm at their meeting on Wednesday, declining to grant an emergency order that residents and businesses sought to prevent ...