Two large detention basins and acres of native grass are designed to be the main defenses against flooding that could be caused by a controversial solar farm development proposed for northern Douglas County, neighbors were told Wednesday.
The developers of the proposed Kansas Sky Energy ...
Incumbent Douglas County Commissioner Karen Willey has won the District 3 seat and will continue serving on the commission.
On Tuesday, Willey received 7,008 votes against Republican Pam McDermott, who won a total of 5,266 votes. District 3 is the largest Douglas County Commission district by ...
Incumbent Douglas County Commissioner Shannon Reid was reelected on Tuesday, and will now be serving another term in the District 2 seat.
Reid’s opponent, independent candidate Brad Chun, received 2,228 votes, while she acquired 4,899 votes. The district Reid will continue representing ...
Gene Dorsey will be representing the newly established District 4 seat on the Douglas County Commission after defeating two other candidates.
Dorsey received 5,849 votes to Republican Vice Mayor of Eudora Timothy Bruce's 3,557 votes and Libertarian Steve Jacob's 719 votes. District 4 includes ...
Democrat Erica Anderson came out on top among the three candidates who competed for the Douglas County Commission's new District 5 seat.
Anderson had garnered 5,149 votes as of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to win District 5, which includes a small portion of south Lawrence, southern Wakarusa Township, ...
A plan will soon be developed for conserving the Wakarusa River Corridor and protecting resources in the area for future generations, and Douglas County commissioners will hear more on Wednesday about how that effort is going.
The presentation from open space leaders will focus on the ...