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A groundbreaking ceremony for the crisis recovery center will be at noon Friday, October 23. The center, 1000 W. Second St., will be located on the Treatment and Recovery Campus of Douglas County and… Go to the web page
Lawrence Mayor Jennifer Ananda facilitated a discussion about data analysis for racial and ethnic disparities during the Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s virtual meeting on Oct… Go to the web page
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Cottages at Green Lake, 930 W. Second St., will be at noon Friday, Nov. 6. The Cottages will provide permanent supportive housing for individuals with serious… Go to the web page
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council receives presentation about racial disparities in local system
Douglas County Data Analyst Matt Cravens provided a presentation about racial disparities in the local criminal justice system during the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s June 9 meeting, which… Go to the web page
Clint Flory was born and raised in Douglas County and was active in 4-H, like his father and grandfather. That meant he spent a lot of time at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in east Lawrence, where… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Clerk’s office will offer advance voting July 15-Aug. 3 in leased space at 2329 Iowa Street, Suite M, next to Texas Roadhouse restaurant, for the 2020 elections in addition to the… Go to the web page
Chief District Court Judge James McCabria announced today (March 18) that District Court plans to start hearing jury trials in April.
Last summer, the Kansas Supreme Court required each district… Go to the web page
The Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability Office is teaming up with After the Harvest, a Kansas City, Mo.-based produce rescue nonprofit, and Community Organized Gleaners (COGs), a grassroots… Go to the web page
Mary Kay Howe is a staunch advocate of the country's judicial system.
"I'm proud of our court system and the way it works. It's a very fair system, and I enjoy being a part of that," she said.
Her… Go to the web page
For the first time since she can remember, 23-year-old Shyanne Smith is looking forward to the future. “I never thought that I would be able to live clean and be happy, but I am,” she said.… Go to the web page
Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announces late Thursday (12.19.19) a jury convicted Lawrence resident Tommy J. May, 60, of 10 charges that stemmed from the crimes he committed on… Go to the web page
The Treatment and Recovery Center (TRC) of Douglas County will begin a phased opening on April 10.Douglas County Commissioners approved a lease agreement and an operating agreement on April 5 for the… Go to the web page
Message to the community from: Dan Partridge, Director of Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health; Russ Johnson, CEO and President of LMH Health; Sarah Plinsky, Douglas County… Go to the web page
The Kansas Supreme Court announced April 17 that its Office of Judicial Administration worked with judicial districts to create a process that will allow some district courts to resume… Go to the web page
Douglas County’s Unified Command structure that has been responsible for leading the comprehensive COVID-19 pandemic response since March will transition next week to an expanded COVID-19 Recovery… Go to the web page
A presentation about public defender offices was given by Heather Cessna, executive director of the Kansas State Board of Indigents’ Defense Services (BIDS), during the Douglas County Criminal… Go to the web page
In Douglas County, there are 57 polling locations that require at least 170 workers on Election Days, and there’s one person who coordinates all of them: Julie Ybarra.
Ybarra has worked 30 elections… Go to the web page
Landowners typically burn their fields and brush piles – commonly referred to as prescribed burning - in the spring. The practice is used to restore native grasslands, recycle nutrients, control… Go to the web page
The Board of County Commissioners reached a tentative agreement July 7 on an approximately $148.5 million budget for 2022. They agreed on a 1.008 mill levy increase, which brings the mill levy to 47.… Go to the web page
At 9 years old, Tim Shoulderblade took his first sip of beer. At 13, he started to use meth after losing both his father and older brother in the span of months.“I lost my father figures – my role… Go to the web page
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