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County clerk predicts record voter turnout in November
Douglas County’s top elections officer is predicting that the presidential race and other local races and questions that jam the Nov. 4 ballot will...

Old Home Town - 40 years ago
The Douglas County Commission recommended to the state highway commission that the southern end of the proposed new Kansas River bridge in Lawrence...

Weekend house fire in east Lawrence was arson, official says
Investigators have determined a Sunday night house fire in east Lawrence was intentionally set, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Chief Mark...

Advocate: Saving the earth begins at home
Nancy Jackson’s to-do list for reducing emissions and improving the environment is long. But not all of the steps are difficult, she said. “We...

Douglas County offers incentives to encourage early retirement
The Douglas County Commission has sweetened the deal for employees close to retirement to try to convince some of them to leave earlier than planned.