Mark Fagan
Mark Fagan is a staff writer for the Lawrence Journal-World
Recent stories
- New U.S. Highway 59 preparing for pavement in Douglas County
- September 23, 2011
- The new U.S. Highway 59 south of Lawrence — already a two-part project — is set to be split in two yet again.
- World Company hires V.P. of sales, marketing
- August 3, 2011
- The new vice president of sales and marketing for The World Company’s media division is ready to grow the marketability of the Lawrence company’s newspapers and websites.
- New U.S. Highway 59 in Douglas County to open in late 2012
- June 13, 2011
- Extension of the South Lawrence Trafficway may be slated to get $192 million from a new state comprehensive transportation program, but another major highway project in the area is accelerating toward completion.
- Two BHS students honored as Academic All-Stars
- March 21, 2011
- Carson Barnes and Ann Wallsmith, Baldwin High School seniors, are among the area’s top high school students.
- City Council member files for seat on Baldwin school board
- January 7, 2011
- Robin Bayer, an incumbent member of the Baldwin City Council, filed Thursday morning as a candidate for an at-large seat on the Baldwin City school board. The position now is held by Joshua Mihesuah.
- North Lawrence interchange near Kansas Turnpike to reopen Wednesday
- October 5, 2010
- Six months of waiting finally ends Wednesday morning for drivers who enter and exit the Kansas Turnpike in North Lawrence.
- Fields of gold
- August 24, 2010
- Sunflower time again for Grinter family
- County commission agrees to 9 percent property tax increase
- July 27, 2010
- Douglas County commissioners plan to increase the county’s share of property taxes by 9.12 percent for next year, now that they’ve closed the books on discussions for their 2011 budget.
- County commissioners to look at cutting proposed spending for economic development, open space
- Commissioners still envisions some rate hike
- 09:31 a.m., July 26, 2010 Updated 04:34 p.m.
- Douglas County commissioners are whittling away at a proposed property tax increase, and they’re set to decide Tuesday morning just how much deeper they’re willing to cut.
- Public voices support for Douglas County tax increase
- July 21, 2010
- One by one, Douglas County taxpayers stepped behind the microphone and outlined their support for spending — even through higher taxes — as part of next year’s proposed $69 million county budget.
