Douglas County Extension is inviting residents to a free program to learn about how to protect lives and property from wildfires. The program will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 14 at Flory Meeting Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. The program will talk ...
Most residential and commercial properties in Douglas County will see their 2026 values rise between 1% and 8%, the county’s Appraiser’s Office said in a memo to commissioners. "These value increases are typically due to year-over-year price increases, supply-demand imbalances, ...
A former police officer who responded to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be in Lawrence to discuss issues of democracy and political extremism and share his story from that day’s events. Michael Fanone, a former Metro Washington D.C. police officer who was assaulted during ...
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 ...
For its organizers, the annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Friday night won't just be a fundraiser for Friends of the Kaw, but also a chance for environmentally minded people to gather. This is the 17th year that Friends of the Kaw, a grassroots group that works to preserve and protect ...
Significant computer network problems are impacting the operations of the Lawrence Journal-World, resulting in some customer service changes for this week. Customers of the newspaper are asked to email or call the newspaper rather than stopping by the offices of the Journal-World. The ...