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 ...
Douglas County leaders are interested in asking voters whether the County Commission should add more members, and on Wednesday they took a first step toward putting the issue on the ballot.
At its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission directed the county counsel to draft a ballot question about expanding the commission from three members to five. Before that, several members of the public spoke in ...
Douglas County leaders could soon start the process of asking voters whether to expand the County Commission from three members to five.
At their meeting Wednesday, county commissioners will discuss the possibility of expanding the commission and could ask county counsel to draft a ballot question on the issue. As the Journal-World has reported, increasing the number of districts requires an election — the ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board will consider making Dr. Jennifer Schrimsher the county’s new health officer at a meeting this evening.
Schrimsher has served as the county's deputy health officer for about a year. If appointed, she would replace outgoing health officer Dr. Thomas Marcellino, whose impending resignation was announced at last month’s board meeting.
Marcellino leaves the position ...
Coronavirus numbers in Douglas County have seen a precipitous drop over the weekend, with only 51 new cases added since Friday.
That small cluster of new cases brings the county’s cumulative COVID-19 case count since March of 2020 to 24,978, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s latest COVID data.
Other numbers have dropped across the board. The active case count has fallen by more than 300 ...
Douglas County’s new health officer is set to take over the position later this week, after receiving approval from the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board on Monday night.
Dr. Jennifer Schrimsher, who has served as the county’s deputy health officer for about a year, will officially take on the role after completing her oath of office later this week. She will replace outgoing health officer Dr. Thomas ...
