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, ...
Since moving to Lawrence around three years ago, Shylo Evans said he was missing a pastime from his home state of South Dakota — darts. Evans said the sport is huge in the state, with “hundreds and hundreds” of players participating in leagues during the frigid winters there. To get his ...
As construction is underway on a pair of housing developments in Eudora, its city manager is optimistic more housing development is on the way for the community just east of Lawrence. In April, community leaders and development partners celebrated an official groundbreaking for the 10 Union ...
Four Free State High School students qualified to attend the flagship conference of DECA, which prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in areas like marketing, finance and management. The students who attended DECA’s International Career Development Conference on April 25-28 include ...