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Lawrence City Commissioner Lisa Larsen has filed for election to a seat on the Douglas County Commission. On Monday, Larsen filed for election in District 2, w
Updated at 3:05 p.m. Friday, May 3 In the fall of 2020, there was an urgency in the Douglas County Courthouse about flooding. A building roughly the
In this place north of North Lawrence, the farmers count acres, the fellows at the grain elevator count bushels, and next to no one counts houses. Why would t
In this place north of North Lawrence, the farmers count acres, the fellows at the grain elevator count bushels, and next to no one counts houses. Why would t
The Douglas County Courthouse and downtown Lawrence are pictured in an aerial photo Saturday, July 13, 2019. The Douglas County Commission has reallocated another $290,000 of unspent CARES Act funding to help make sure all of its $24.9 million are spent by the end of the year. The commissioners also gave county staff the authority to make further changes to the funding plan when needed this month to help reach that goal. During their meeting on Wednesday, the commissioners authorized reallocating $264,000 from various organizations that reported spending shortfalls to three hospitality organi...