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With AAA forecasting Thanksgiving travel to exceed pre-pandemic levels, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office encourages travelers to buckle up, use proper child safety seats and avoid impaired and… Go to the web page
Jennifer Moody and Jennifer Delisle, of the Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Research, have completed a Native Pasture Survey project that was funded through the Douglas County… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is proud to offer its first Junior Deputy Academy July 7-11 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds where elementary students will learn about law enforcement, safety… Go to the web page
The Property Valuation Division of the Kansas Department of Revenue performs an annual compliance review of county appraisal offices. The review evaluates the accuracy and uniformity in the property… Go to the web page
The Heritage Conservation Office, in collaboration with the GIS Department, has created a new interactive story map to share the history and impact of the Natural and Cultural Heritage grant program… Go to the web page
The Kansas Department of Transportation has awarded Douglas County $1.4 million in funding through the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program. Douglas County Public Works applied for the funds to… Go to the web page
A construction project at the historic Douglas County Courthouse in downtown Lawrence is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Sept. 19. The project will waterproof the existing foundation of the building… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Food Policy Council is reviewing the permitting processes, fees and requirements for mobile food vendors in Douglas County.The Food Policy Council’s goal is to facilitate… Go to the web page
Public Works is accepting applications for the 2024 user-fee dust control program. The deadline to submit an application is Friday, March 8.The program consists of applying liquid calcium chloride or… Go to the web page
Douglas County has received a Spring 2024 Preservation in Progress Award from the Lawrence Preservation Alliance for its preservation work on the historic County Courthouse in downtown Lawrence. The… Go to the web page
Douglas County Criminal Justice Services Director Pam Weigand has been appointed by Governor Kelly to a two-year term on the Kansas Sentencing Commission.Pam has served in Douglas County for 30 years… Go to the web page
Douglas County Consolidated Fire District No. 1 has been awarded a grant through the Kansas Governor’s Office Grants Program to enhance its wildland firefighting capabilities and firefighter safety.… Go to the web page
Felix Kirkland, of Liberty Memorial Central Middle School in Lawrence, received first place in the 2023-2024 Douglas County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge on Feb. 16 at the Dwayne Peaslee Technical… Go to the web page
Common Ground, the community gardening and urban agriculture program, will offer free workshops about composting in June. Composting is the natural process of recycling organic matter such as leaves… Go to the web page
As a part of the ongoing effort to increase the safety of open burning in the unincorporated area, Douglas County has increased the options for citizens to log their burns and receive burn ban… Go to the web page
The Douglas County District Court Legal Self-Help Office will offer its services at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., on Tuesdays, starting June 11, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Legal Self-… Go to the web page
At upcoming meetings of the Lawrence City Commission and Douglas County Commission, the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, and other members of the Housing and Homelessness stakeholder group will be… Go to the web page
Firefighters have responded to several grassfires in recent weeks that occurred generally in the same area southeast of Lawrence and south of Eudora to the Johnson County line. Due to the similar… Go to the web page
Douglas County District Court Administrator Linda Koester-Vogelsang received the Culture of Health Award from WorkWell Douglas County during the LiveWell Douglas County annual celebration breakfast… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Elections Office completed recounting the votes for the constitutional amendment on Friday afternoon, Aug. 19, and a canvass was held shortly thereafter at 3:30 p.m.
The… Go to the web page
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