Chad Lawhorn
Chad Lawhorn is a staff writer for the Lawrence Journal-World
Recent stories
- Douglas County state’s 9th healthiest
- March 21, 2013
- Neighboring Johnson County found healthiest in state
- Six in 10 Douglas County homes decline in value
- February 7, 2013
- Douglas County Appraiser’s Office to send out valuation notices Feb. 28
- Lawrence City Commission extend water agreement with Baldwin City
- October 18, 2012
- Agreement makes concessions to Baldwin City demands
- Black Jack Battlefield designated National Historic Landmark
- October 18, 2012
- Designation could help call attention to eastern Kansas, western Missouri early Civil War sites
- New U.S. Highway 59 expected to open late Wednesday
- October 16, 2012
- Restricted traffic should begin in late afternoon or early evening
- KDOT has ribbon cutting for US 59 four-lane upgrade
- September 19, 2012
- Four-lane road to be open early next month
- U.S. 56 upgrades not high on KDOT list
- August 28, 2012
- K-10, Interstate 70 proposals among projects recommended for next 20 years
- All await SLT court decision
- July 6, 2012
- The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in mid-January heard a case regarding whether the road project had the necessary approvals to build through the Baker Wetlands. The decision may not be know for two more months.
- Douglas County population growing, albeit slowly
- April 6, 2012
- Douglas County is still growing, according to new numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau, but its growth remains at a historically slow pace.
- County appraiser finds Baldwin City’s property values decline the steepest in the county
- February 23, 2012
- New numbers suggest 2012 is the year the bursting of the housing bubble finally will start showing up on Douglas County property tax bills.


