When the Douglas County Commission finalized its allocations of American Rescue Plan Act funding last month, only one of 14 external agencies on the list — Central Grazing Company — was a private business.
The company proposed to construct a meat-processing facility in the county, Kaw ...
With the allocation of another round of COVID-19 relief funding behind them, Douglas County staffers say the portion set aside for internal projects will go a long way toward easing the county's finances.
The Douglas County Commission spent weeks this summer discussing the specifics of a ...
This week is packed with variety of events, including music, wetlands photography, art, gardening, food preservation, books, fishing, street puppetry with a serious message, the annual Pooch Plunge and more.
Thursday
• Lawrence Opera Theatre returns to the Lawrence Arts Center after a ...
Douglas County’s property owners will soon receive a notification about their estimated property taxes for 2022, the county announced Wednesday.
The Douglas County Clerk’s Office mailed the notification to 45,852 property owners Wednesday and Thursday. The county stressed that this mailer ...
The Lawrence-based food bank Just Food has signed a deal for a new downtown Lawrence satellite location that will allow the nonprofit to more efficiently make ready-to-eat meals for its clients.
The food bank announced on Wednesday it will be adding the space at 805 Vermont St., and staff ...