Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has been able to take recent coronavirus vaccine clinics on the road, thanks to its new mobile clinic. The mobile unit was purchased using Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds and is equipped with two small rooms on either side of its trailer. The unit made its official debut offering clinic operations in June as the health department rolled out COVID-19 ...
The process of replacing outgoing Douglas County Commissioner Shannon Portillo won't be a formal one with a special election or candidate filings, and it's not even clear yet when the decision will be made. But several people are reportedly eyeing the seat already, and one of them has come out publicly to express her interest. Portillo, a Democrat who represents the commission's 3rd District, announced in early ...
After several weeks of narrowing down requests for millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan Act funding, Douglas County leaders have a tentative plan for how to allocate the money and are on the cusp of distributing it to a number of agencies. At its meeting on Wednesday, the commission directed county staff to prepare a finalized proposal for distributing the county's roughly $21 million in remaining ARPA ...
For the third week in a row, the Douglas County Commission will consider which county agencies should receive American Rescue Plan Act funds. Commissioners will make their final decision at their Wednesday meeting, then will direct county staff to begin preparing award documents for ARPA funding recipients. Since their June 15 meeting, commissioners have been narrowing down where they should direct the roughly ...
The second edition of the Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council’s Preservation Conference came to Baldwin City this weekend, and organizers on Saturday were pleased with the results. The Journal-World caught up with the council’s heritage coordinator, Kaitlin Stanley, early Saturday afternoon, and Stanley said the conference had so far been a success. This year, the conference theme was “Trails, ...
Compared with 2020, LMH Health’s finances were healthier overall, according to the hospital’s 2021 annual report. LMH Health ended 2021 with more than double the net income it had on hand the previous year — nearly $10 million to end 2021, compared with the roughly $4 million left at the end of 2020. Though the hospital received more income from COVID-19 funding in 2020 and spent nearly $30 million more ...