As Douglas County leaders held their first discussion on regulations for data centers and similar developments, several questioned whether the county’s infrastructure could even support them at all. As the Journal-World reported, this July will mark two years since county commissioners ...
A group of middle school students will host an art-based “pop-up shop” this weekend to raise funds to prevent deforestation and drive reforestation efforts. The pop-up shop, which is hosted by three students from Limestone Community School — a private, Lawrence-based alternative ...
Explore Lawrence leaders unveiled a new effort to bring more people to the city and Douglas County: a mobile visitor center that brings the city to potential visitors. “Let’s get this show on the road,” Kim Anspach, the executive director for Explore Lawrence, said Tuesday as the ...
Douglas County commissioners this week will hear staff recommendations to open the door for large data centers to locate in rural Douglas County, but some residents are protesting, saying the public’s voice has been shut out of the process. Commissioners at their Wednesday afternoon meeting ...
Even though Douglas County's tax base is continuing to grow in 2027, county staff estimate it will be at a noticeably slower pace than in recent years. Douglas County's assessed property values have significantly increased over the past decade, averaging an increase of 6.8%. In the last five ...
Two candidates have entered the race for the Douglas County Commission's District 5 seat – the Democratic incumbent Erica Anderson and Libertarian candidate Kirsten Kuhn. Anderson has lived in Douglas County for more than 40 years and has worked at Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, ...