Douglas County leaders will soon consider a health order that calls for the county to provide funding and resources to support off-site quarantine locations for congregate living settings such as homeless shelters. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider ...
After presiding over an angry crowd opposing the county’s new mask requirement for kids, Douglas County Commission Chair Shannon Portillo said Thursday that she was “heartbroken” about some of the crowd’s rhetoric but hopeful that the vast majority of the community believed in and would ...
Douglas County leaders will soon consider a health order that would require children who are not yet eligible for vaccination to wear a mask while indoors. As part of their meeting Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners will consider a health order requiring children ages 2 to 12 to wear ...
As COVID-19 cases rise and the beginning of the school year approaches, Douglas County leaders are expressing interest in potential mask requirements for children who are not yet eligible for vaccination. During its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission discussed the current levels ...
The Lawrence City Commission returned to meeting virtually this week, with only a few staff members present at City Hall. The commission met in a largely virtual format throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and only recently had returned to meeting in person. Under the largely virtual format, ...
The City of Lawrence and Douglas County both announced Friday that they would begin requiring face coverings in their buildings regardless of vaccination status beginning on Monday. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that all individuals — regardless of ...