State law requires residents of a county to be notified of a lot of different legal matters that are underway at any given time. That includes pending foreclosures of homes, new ordinances proposed by local governments, legal name changes of your neighbors, and even the sales that dispose of ...
The first two candidates have officially entered the race for the District 4 seat on the Douglas County Commission – one incumbent and one newcomer. Commissioner Gene Dorsey, a Democrat and currently representing the District 4 seat, will be running for reelection in 2026. Dorsey is a ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider how to allocate opioid-settlement and special alcohol tax funding on Wednesday – and whether to change the way those requests are handled in the future. The county channels part of its opioid settlement funds to local programs through the ...
The Lawrence St. Patrick's Day Parade made its way down Massachusetts Street on Tuesday. First place winner of commercial floats this year was Top Tumble, while the Tim Reazin Family won first place for family floats. The Grand Prize Traveling Trophy went to GoodLife's Midnight Farm and Young ...
After eliminating or consolidating eight administrative positions in just over a year, the Lawrence school district plans to continue “streamlining” its staff in 2026, but few details have been shared about which positions might be affected or how many. The district has been making cuts ...
A portion of U.S. 59/Iowa Street in Lawrence will be closed starting Friday for bridge work related to the Kansas Department of Transportation’s K-10/South Lawrence Trafficway expansion. KDOT announced in a press release Monday afternoon that the area under the K-10 bridge on U.S. 59/Iowa ...