Dozens of guests and staff members at the Lawrence Community Shelter are being put in quarantine after a guest at the shelter tested positive for COVID-19, causing an up to two-week closure of the shelter. A guest who had been staying at the shelter for about the past week tested positive for ...
Douglas County’s public health order that included mask requirements and capacity restrictions has been allowed to expire. As part of the County Commission's meeting Wednesday, public health officers discussed their proposal to allow the expiration of the health order. They also discussed ...
Douglas County leaders took no action Wednesday on the county’s standing health order that includes a mask requirement, saying they needed to consider the age groups who could not yet be vaccinated. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission considered a recommendation ...
With large portions of Douglas County residents over 65 vaccinated but middling interest in vaccines from some younger folks, local health leaders are keeping a watchful eye on trends that indicate COVID-19 is beginning to find younger targets. At the peak of the pandemic, those over 65 led ...
Douglas County leaders have approved a new health order that will keep the mask mandate in place, eliminate the mass-gathering limit and provide more flexibility about the occupancy rules for businesses and venues. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted ...
More than a year went by with not one murder trial in Douglas County District Court — until July. Now the court is in the middle of what’s believed to be an unprecedented deluge of murder trials, and the high-stakes, labor-intensive cases are putting extra strain on the system. “This ...