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Community members can learn more about plans to renovate and expand the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, which houses Douglas County District Court, during an upcoming open house.
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Projects to restore edible native species, create programming around Indigenous food knowledge and several others have received $420,000 in grant money from Douglas County.
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Douglas County is hosting its first Government Day celebration, which will include games, activities, demos, a touch-a-truck event and more.
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Local business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs can receive support molding business pitches and then compete for a chance to earn funding from a $25,000 prize pool.
People who are booked into jails statewide have long waited several months — even more than a year — for beds at state mental hospitals, so their competency to understand court proceedings can be restored. Douglas County is now working on a local solution to that problem.
Lawrence and Douglas County leaders are building a roadmap for entrepreneurial growth and doing work toward equitable entrepreneurship.
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Here’s a quick glance at closures, service changes and more for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in Lawrence.
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Douglas County and Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center are seeking applicants for an advisory group that will be asked to point out issues and pose solutions to improve care at the Treatment and Recovery Center.
An upcoming info meeting will invite interested students to learn more about the Douglas County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.
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Members of the Lawrence and Douglas County community are invited to learn about the county’s open space planning progress and share their feedback during an open house this week.
