A one-week delay has produced a nearly $3 million change to a key part of Douglas County’s 2024 finances.
Last week, Douglas County commissioners were told via a memo from county staff — which the Journal-World reported on — that the county’s primary operating account spent $5 million ...
Douglas County commissioners will receive a presentation on a residential and senior housing development in Eudora, and in the future, may have to decide on whether to create a special district to allow the development to receive property tax rebates.
On Wednesday, county commissioners will ...
The deadline for Douglas County Public Works' 2025 dust control program, which helps reduce dust on rock roadways, is approaching.
The dust control program applies liquid calcium chloride or magnesium chloride to rock roads for residents in Douglas County to reduce the dust created by vehicles ...
As urban growth spreads into the Wakarusa River Valley south of Lawrence, Douglas County will conduct an assessment of which areas to preserve in order to minimize the impact of future flooding events.
The Wakarusa River corridor mainly consists of an undeveloped floodplain along with ...
The Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council has adopted a new three-year strategic plan focusing on how to improve the criminal legal system.
On Tuesday, the council adopted the plan to guide its efforts for fiscal years 2025 to 2027 after asking for public input on areas that ...
New figures are in for Douglas County’s 2024 finances, and it is shaping up to be a year of big gains for several of the county’s savings accounts.
The county’s general operating fund — which pays for the bulk of county services — collected $9.3 million more in revenues than what ...