Certain kinds of rural, home-based small businesses wouldn't have to register or pay a fee to Douglas County under a proposed code change that county leaders will be voting on this week. At its meeting Wednesday, the County Commission will consider changing the registration process for ...
Douglas County officials broke ground on the $81.9 million Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and Public Safety Building project on Friday, saying they hoped the investment would produce a facility that would serve Douglas County well for decades to come. The renovation of the existing JLEC ...
Testing for zinc levels in groundwater will be required at future solar projects in Douglas County, the County Commission decided at its meeting on Wednesday. The commission voted 4-1 in favor of requiring the testing, with Commissioner Karen Willey opposed. The vote comes about a month after ...
The Douglas County Commission's meeting on Wednesday was interrupted when a person making public comments via Zoom displayed a sexually explicit video and the Zoom feed experienced a technical problem. The disruption happened during discussion on an agenda item related to the county's ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration, according to a memo to the workforce ...
Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting are expected to determine the timeline for the Senior Resource Center's transition from a nonprofit agency into a county department, which will require nearly $220,000 in additional funding. Commissioners will consider a transition ...