Story updated at 4:16 p.m. Monday Despite an ongoing pandemic, Douglas County voters broke many records during the general election earlier this month, the county’s top election official said Monday. Residents cast the most ballots in county history, and the largest portion of registered ...
With two newly elected candidates taking their seats soon, the Douglas County Commission will have a much different look than before — and maybe an unprecedented one. When Shannon Reid and Shannon Portillo take their seats to represent the 2nd and 3rd districts, respectively, they will both ...
As the end of the year draws closer, local organizations are working to dole out coronavirus relief funding they have been charged with distributing. Representatives for both the Lawrence Restaurant Association and Downtown Lawrence Inc. told the Journal-World this week they are wrapping up ...
The Douglas County Commission’s regular meeting for this week has been canceled because of the Veterans Day holiday. The commission normally meets on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Nov. 18.
A Douglas County official says a new crisis center and other facilities won’t be a “magic bullet” for improving mental health in the community, and he’s calling for the creation of a mobile crisis response team to supplement those efforts. Bob Tryanski, the county's director of ...
A new annual report from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office shows that bookings into the Douglas County Jail in 2019 were the lowest the jail has seen since it opened in 2001. According to the report, posted online Wednesday, the total of 4,363 bookings in 2019 is a 15.4% drop from ...