Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved the sheriff’s office's request to purchase an incoming mail scanner, something the office says is urgently needed to stop illegal substances from getting into the jail.
The commission at its regular meeting waived a bidding process and ...
Some funds for the Open Space Plan, which maps out Douglas County's approach for safeguarding and managing its natural and undeveloped lands, are being proposed to support Lone Star Lake Park and many more projects to come.
At the meeting on Wednesday, county commissioners will hear a ...
Allegations that a Douglas County commissioner sought favors for her husband and a co-worker in connection with a proposed 600-acre solar farm project are false, a county attorney said via a legal filing.
County officials last week formally responded to a lawsuit challenging county approvals ...
Douglas County commissioners concluded three days of budget hearings Tuesday with a smaller mill levy than originally proposed and the expectation that residents will see some tax relief.
As the Journal-World reported, by the close of Monday's second day of budget deliberations, commissioners ...
Updated at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday, July 16
Douglas County commissioners are considering reducing the proposed mill levy by nearly 3 mills and, to that end, are looking to transfer several funds for their behavioral health partners to a mental health sales tax fund.
By the end of the county’s ...
Douglas County voters will soon be deciding who moves on to the November general election in the races for the County Commission, the district attorney and several state House and Senate seats.
The deadline to register to vote in the Aug. 6 primary is Tuesday, July 16, and advance voting ...