All incumbent Lawrence school board members with open seats are seeking reelection, and two new candidates have joined the race — bringing the total number of candidates to seven. Kelly Jones School board president Kelly Jones filed for reelection on Monday morning. She was first elected to ...
The United Way of Kaw Valley will hold its annual day of giving Wednesday with a variety of events in Lawrence as the organization hopes to raise $40,000 to support its programming. Judy Riling, the organization’s Director of Donor Engagement for Douglas County, told the Journal-World the ...
Below is a list of individuals who have been arrested and charged with a felony crime in Douglas County. Due to lag times in charging and records processing, the reporting period for this report is from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday to include the weekend. Defendants listed should be presumed ...
Lawrence is in the business of giving young people a start — the biggest event of the year, after all, is named “commencement.” Starter homes, though, not so much. In fact, it is difficult to find a city that is worse at it, a new report suggests. The trade journal Construction ...
The field of candidates for the Lawrence City Commission race is set, with one current commissioner opting against another run. Commissioner Lisa Larsen will not seek reelection. Larsen, who once served as mayor, has been on the commission since 2015, when she was appointed to a seat. Larsen ...
The director of Lawrence's Homeless Solutions Division and a youth counselor have been named as the recipients of the 2025 Engaged in Action awards. The awards, given by the coalition Engage Douglas County, honor individuals and organizations that demonstrate "a profound commitment to reducing ...
