Douglas County’s coronavirus numbers remain on a relative downslide following the weekend. Since Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s last update Friday, the county’s daily case count, based on a 14-day moving average, has dropped from 38.3 to 27, and active cases have dropped by nearly 200, from 957 Friday to 776 Monday. The number of inpatients hospitalized for COVID at LMH Health has also dropped ...
As a change of leadership takes place in the Douglas County office overseeing the public response to the coronavirus pandemic, the former and new county health officers expect a smooth transition. Dr. Thomas Marcellino officially resigned from the position this month after a decade at the helm, a decision announced in late January. Dr. Jennifer Schrimsher, who has been the deputy health officer for a year, was ...
An election asking voters in Eudora city and township whether they want a nearly $5 million new library is nearing its deadline. Voters must drop off their ballots, which arrived via mail earlier this month, by noon Tuesday. By the end of that day, they should have unofficial results determining whether a 14,000-square-foot library will be built in downtown Eudora. A total of $4.71 million in bonds would pay ...
Douglas County has officially entered the coronavirus transmission yellow zone, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s latest data. Yellow — as opposed to red, which the county has been in since the end of December — means the county’s daily case count, based on a 14-day moving average, has dropped below 50, and active cases have dropped below 1,000. On Friday afternoon, the moving ...
A peer support program to help community members struggling with poverty, addiction or other challenges navigate social services is looking to expand countywide. The Douglas County Commission recently approved $45,000 in one-time funding for the project, which is a collaboration between the county, the United Way of Douglas County and the Eudora Community Library. The project's goal is to connect Douglas County ...
The possibility of a large-scale solar energy farm coming to Douglas County is a step closer to coming to fruition. Following hours of discussion and spot-check editing Wednesday night, the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a text amendment setting standards for commercial or utility-scale “solar energy conversion systems,” or solar farms. It’ll next be forwarded ...