The Kansas Department of Transportation awarded Douglas County a $1.4 million grant to replace a bridge northwest of Lawrence due to its aging concrete and limited load capacity. The bridge – located on North 1800 Road, 0.76 miles west of East 1200 Road – was built in 1970 and carries ...
To give the City of Lawrence and Douglas County more time to figure out their next fire and medical services agreement, county commissioners on Wednesday approved an extension of the current agreement through the end of 2025. The commission authorized County Administrator Sarah Plinsky to sign ...
Douglas County commissioners at their weekly meeting will hear from open space leaders who want to not only tell but show area residents how easy it can be to put legal protections on land so that it won't be developed in the future. On Wednesday, commissioners will hear about a partnership ...
The Douglas County Courthouse is still in the midst of several renovations. The meeting chambers are anticipated to be completed by January — after a decision is made about how to handle a discovery found behind the dais backboard — but new masonry restoration work on the exterior of the ...
At a forum hosted by the NAACP and League of Women Voters, candidates for Douglas County Commission shared their views on public safety, climate change and which issues should be addressed in the county. All 10 candidates for the County Commission’s four open seats were in attendance Sunday ...
As Lawrence and Douglas County develop a plan to provide around 200 beds of emergency shelter this winter, they're looking for more organizations to partner with, as well as people who can provide "mental health first aid" at the shelter sites. On Thursday, several community partners involved ...