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The Baldwin City Council has approved a plan to provide extra property tax support for the city library. The actions the City Council approved at its March 15

The Douglas County Commission is asking homeowners throughout the county to bear with it in the coming months, as they’ve recently learned the taxable value o

Representation was a main issue among those who turned out Thursday for a listening session about whether the Douglas County Commission should expand from three

There were several contested city and school board races in the outlying parts of Douglas County, and one finished the night about as close as possible. In a

With three weeks remaining until the filing deadline, candidate filings have been sparse for city government and school board positions in Baldwin City and Eudo

The incumbent mayors of Baldwin City and Eudora will both seek another four years to their respective offices. Baldwin City Mayor Casey Simoneau said he filed Thursday for a second term, and Eudora Mayor Tim Reazin said he would file again for the Eudora City Commission. Eudora has a city manager/commission form of government in which the five commissioners annually elect a fellow member to serve as mayor. Reazin, who has served as Eudora mayor the past five years, said he would be honored to c...

The Douglas County Courthouse and downtown Lawrence are pictured in an aerial photo Saturday, July 13, 2019. Douglas County leaders are open to increasing the number of seats on the County Commission, and will soon develop a plan to gather public feedback on such a change before potentially taking further action. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the commission discussed increasing the number of seats from three to five, which would require holding a public election. The issue came to the comm...