Nine local elections, including for Salina City Commission and USD 305 Board of Education, will be contested in the 2025 Saline County elections.

The filing and withdrawal deadline for this year’s local elections has come and gone, and the slates are now set for key races across Douglas County — including the Lawrence City Commission, Lawrence school board,

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab wades into his GOP campaign for governor and the 2025 Legislature's work to reform state election law.

So far in the 2025 local elections, 12 Lawrence City Commission candidates and five Lawrence school board candidates have filed to run. The deadline to file is noon Monday.

Dubois sent out a media release Tuesday afternoon indicating his desire to fill the seat. The release highlighted some of his accomplishments while in office. Among other things, during his 11-year tenure as Saline County Treasurer, he transformed a $17,000 deficit into a surplus of over $4.7 million without tapping into the general fund.

All three incumbents whose terms will soon end and four challengers have filed to run for Lawrence school board this year.

The city of Leavenworth has netted a momentary victory in its battle to force private prison operator CoreCivic to follow the city’s interpretation of local rules. The company wants to house detainees for federal immigration authorities — without a city permit.