Douglas County commissioners approved a site plan to help open up burials once again at a cemetery that hasn’t hosted a burial in over 100 years. On Wednesday, county commissioners greenlit a site plan for improving the existing Franklin Cemetery, which was last used for burials in 1918. ...
Douglas County will be permanently closing a drop-off recycling location at Stull Community of Faith Church due to illegal dumping. A new release from Douglas County states that the drop-off recycling location at the church, 1596 East 250 Road, is scheduled to be permanently closed on Friday, ...
Updated at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday, March 12 When health leaders in Lawrence unveiled their five-year community health plan last fall, they proposed giving low-income single mothers in Douglas County a helping hand — by providing a monthly stipend to use for whatever they needed, no strings ...
To help very low-income residents maintain stable housing, Douglas County and two nonprofits hope to create a pool of funding to assist them with rent, utilities and other financial needs, a project that could take a step forward this week. The program is called a "flexible housing pool," and ...
A large solar energy project proposed for Douglas County likely will require an increase in electric rates, as will a pair of natural gas power plants for other areas of Kansas. During a public hearing on Wednesday via Zoom, Evergy — the state's largest electric utility — proposed rate ...
Douglas County leaders are urging Kansans in Congress to stand up for residents affected by the Trump administration's executive orders — including the dozens who were laid off at Haskell Indian Nations University and the many others whose livelihoods rely on federal grants and contracts. ...