The Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority will soon begin accepting applications for its new affordable apartment complex for seniors, Delmar Place. LDCHA will start taking applications on Monday, Jan. 5, for the new apartments at 2129 Clinton Parkway. Applicants must be low-income, over ...
Before the Kansas Legislature begins its work in 2026, Douglas County organizations will get to share their requests and concerns at local lawmakers' annual pre-session hearings on Jan. 8. The hearings at the University of Kansas' Dole Institute of Politics will feature nine lawmakers whose ...
Douglas County officials and opponents of a proposed solar farm are feuding over everything from digging to documents in a lawsuit that continues to drag on in Douglas County District Court. On Monday, both parties learned those disputes mean a trial in the lawsuit won’t start until after ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board voted to approve a tentative agreement for the health department to provide health services for residents at the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center. The board voted unanimously earlier in the month to allow for the Lawrence Douglas-County Public ...
Free State High School theater students will be taking their production of “The Addams Family: School Edition” to the Kansas Thespian Festival next month after being selected to perform on the festival’s main stage. Their show is one of five from high schools around the state to be ...
Changes to a Kansas law that exempts different categories of personal property from taxation will start on Jan. 1, and Douglas County Appraiser Brad Eldridge said about 38% of the county’s personal property assets will qualify for exemption under the new law. “These changes significantly ...