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Douglas County learned Monday (August 17) that one employee who works in the Treasurer’s Office has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Treasurer’s Office has been conducting its services mostly… Go to the web page
Douglas County Commissioners recently approved an engineering services agreement with HNTB Corporation to complete an environmental assessment for the Wakarusa Drive extension project at a maximum… Go to the web page
Douglas County Government buildings and offices and District Court are closed today, Feb. 12, due to the winter storm. The County Commission meeting is also canceled.We want to thank our public… Go to the web page
Douglas County Emergency Management is offering “Weather 101” from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in conjunction with Severe Weather Preparedness Month. The educational class will be in… Go to the web page
Amid an unprecedented COVID-19 global pandemic, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Douglas County’s bond rating from AA1 to the top rating of AAA, the highest possible rating an entity can receive,… Go to the web page
The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has begun a 30-day public comment period for the draft Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP): Transportation 2050. The plan… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Commission recently received a resignation letter from the Trustee of Palmyra Township, and it is the responsibility of the Commissioners to appoint a replacement. The… Go to the web page
Shannon Portillo, Chair of the Board of Douglas County Commissioners, has signed a burn ban for March 9-15 for the unincorporated areas of Douglas County. She authorized the ban following… Go to the web page
UPDATE: Water services were restored in the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center on Thursday afternoon, July 31. The water line break was due to an old pipe.There was a water line break on the east… Go to the web page
Douglas County has been allocated $23.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. These funds can be used for qualifying expenditures that occur between March 3, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2024.
The… Go to the web page
Douglas County Zoning and Codes is pleased to announce the consideration of a Text Amendment to our current Home-Based Business regulations. This amendment was considered by the Lawrence-Douglas… Go to the web page
With the measles outbreak occurring in various states across the country, the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department will host four community clinics around the county for people who want to… Go to the web page
Douglas County buildings are open to the public. The public should wear a face covering when inside buildings and maintain six feet of distance between employees and others in the building.… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council (HCC) announces that up to $200,000 in funding is available through the 2021 Natural & Cultural Grant program.
Each year, the HCC encourages… Go to the web page
Douglas County Public Works was recently awarded a federal grant to help with the cost of constructing an ADA-accessible viewing platform with shelter and an ADA-accessible picnic shelter… Go to the web page
The Douglas County District Court Legal Self-Help Office will offer its services at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., on Tuesdays, starting June 11, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Legal Self-… Go to the web page
Douglas County was named a 2019 Leadership Transformation Grant Partner by the Kansas Leadership Center.
Through the grant, Douglas County is able to offer leadership training to 40 members of the… Go to the web page
Jim Carpenter’s primary task may sound strange for a member of a prosecutor’s office.
“I was brought in to help to keep people out of jail,” said Carpenter, a new senior assistant district attorney… Go to the web page
Douglas County Commissioners approved changes to the Douglas County Animal Control Code on Dec. 1, 2021, during their business meeting. The Lawrence Humane Society proposed the changes to… Go to the web page
Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez today announced that a jury found Austin W. Kidder, 32, of Olathe, guilty of aggravated domestic battery in the strangling of a Lawrence woman.“Thank… Go to the web page
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