Despite protests from a room full of dozens of Douglas County residents, county leaders on Wednesday approved permits for an out-of-state energy firm to install devices on properties scattered around southwestern Douglas County that gauge the viability of a future wind energy project.
The decisions — taken in five separate votes by the Douglas County Commission at its meeting Wednesday night — followed ...
Douglas County leaders are set to consider five requests from Florida-based energy firm NextEra to install devices that measure the viability of wind energy projects on properties in the southwest part of the county.
The five temporary business use requests are on the agenda for the Douglas County Commission’s Wednesday meeting. As the Journal-World has previously reported, NextEra has been exploring the ...
The LMH Health Foundation has announced the recipients of its 16th annual Elizabeth Watkins Community Caring Award, which celebrates people and organizations who have provided significant support to LMH Health and community health care.
The eight honorees for 2023 will be recognized at the LMH Health Foundation’s annual meeting, set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Arterra Event Gallery, 2161 Quail Creek ...
Faith-based advocacy group Justice Matters encouraged people to engage with local leaders and contribute to a recently-established Community Bail Fund at a community meeting Monday, strategies intended as a response to a recent study of bookings into the Douglas County Jail.
The study, first initiated as a result of a push from Justice Matters back in 2020, was prepared by the Brooklyn-based criminal justice ...
An annual grant program that awarded $200,000 last year for natural and cultural heritage projects in Douglas County will be delayed this year while the Heritage Conservation Council searches for a new leader to manage it.
Usually, grant guidelines and application materials for the council’s Natural and Cultural Grant program are released in early January, and grant recipients are decided before the end of ...
The latest version of the long-range plan guiding Douglas County’s transportation system should be finalized in a matter of months, and it would call for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving the city's amenities for cyclists and more.
The draft plan — dubbed “Transportation 2050” — was released on Monday for a 30-day public comment period that ends Wednesday, Feb. 22. The Lawrence-Douglas ...
