A Lawrence Virtual School student has won the Douglas County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge for the second year in a row. The Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge is an annual competition for students in grades 6-12 in Douglas County where students pitch business ideas, including a written plan, ...
Living outside in an unsanctioned homeless camp, Misty Bosch-Hastings says, is “horrific.” In two years as director of Lawrence’s Homeless Solutions Division, she’s seen enough human trafficking, violence, substance abuse and death in encampments to know that. “It’s horrific. ...
Douglas County commissioners approved a contract for a new county employee health care plan on Wednesday. The contract is with UnitedHealthcare to provide administrative services for the county’s self-funded employee health care plan, and it would become effective June 1, 2026. The vote ...
A new report shows that families with a single parent in Douglas County – especially female-headed households – just above the poverty line face financial, housing and mental health struggles. On Wednesday, county commissioners will hear about the findings of the report during a work ...
Douglas County Emergency Management is inviting the public to two free upcoming workshops about heat readiness and extreme weather training next month. The extreme heat readiness workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, March 9, in Flory Meeting Hall at the Douglas County ...
This year will mark two years since the city and county adopted their joint strategic plan to end chronic homelessness – and although staff reported significant progress, there’s still a long way to go. The five-year plan, known as ‘A Place for Everyone,’ was approved by both the City ...