The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, District Court and mental health providers are launching a new local process for evaluating defendants’ mental competency and offering outpatient treatment for restoration of competency.
The Sheriff’s Office announced the new local competency ...
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a $1,256,000 construction contract for a remodel of the Douglas County Treasurer’s Satellite Office, along with a $1.6 million overall project budget.
Commissioners approved the contract with Icon Structures Inc. at ...
A $1.6 million remodeling project for the Douglas County Treasurer’s Satellite Office could move forward this week.
At Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, county leaders will consider authorizing Douglas County Administrator Sarah Plinsky to enter into a $1,256,000 construction ...
Douglas County announced on Friday that it’s putting a hold on plans to change the property tax assessment category for short-term rentals from residential to commercial, which would have more than doubled such homeowners’ tax bills.
As the Journal-World has reported, the Douglas County ...
As the Douglas County Commission prepares for a new look — an expansion to five members — its meeting room's appearance will be moving more than a century back in time, thanks to a $1.5 million renovation project that took a step forward on Wednesday.
The commission, at its regular ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical is ramping up its efforts to alert the public to a tool that can be life-saving in cases of cardiac arrest.
The tool is PulsePoint Respond, a 911-connected mobile app that's available free to anyone. It works like this: When 911 is alerted to a cardiac ...