Updated at 10:38 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. Democrat Ethan Spurling won against his incumbent opponent in the primary, and he will run unopposed in the election in November. Spurling received 1,961 votes for the District 4 seat on the Douglas County Commission. District 4 includes a ...
9:50 p.m. Incumbent Patrick Kelly and newcomer Ethan Spurling have all but won their races for the Douglas County Commission. Kelly is set to win a third term on the commission representing District No. 1, which is comprises large parts of west Lawrence. With about 80% of precincts reporting, ...
The Clinton Lake outer road – including East 250th Road and East 251st Diagonal Road – will be reduced to one lane starting on Wednesday for asphalt surfacing, according to an announcement from Douglas County Public Works. The project includes 10.5 miles of hot in-place recycling of the ...
While advance voting has closed, Douglas County voters will have one last chance to cast a ballot in the upcoming primary election on Tuesday. County residents will be able to vote at in-person polling locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. A voter can look up their polling location by ...
Feats of daredevilry, strength, music and passion were on display Friday at the Douglas County Fair. The fair concludes Saturday with a livestock auction, Family Day at the Carnival, musical performances and more. See dgcountyfair.com for more information.
He went ax-throwing and learned some homestyle cooking, got to meet the governor and a slobbery family dog, all in one whirlwind week in Kansas. But one of the best memories of the trip for Yoshifumi Ishikawa is among the very first: “I went to the Freddy’s burgers,” he said. ...