A clean energy nonprofit based in Kansas City has received a $250,000 grant to support planning efforts for potential energy-saving projects in Douglas County. Metropolitan Energy Center was awarded the grant by the Coalition for Green Capital, according to a news release from Douglas County. ...
Douglas County commissioners delayed action on a challenge grant program designed to expand technical training and pre-apprenticeship opportunities for students at the Dwayne Peaslee Technical Center. The initiative is called the “Youth Apprenticeship Challenge Grant,” and county staff ...
To salute veterans this week, Douglas County is joining counties across the nation by lighting up its historic courthouse in green. Through Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the row of green lights will be shining outside the courthouse at 11th and Massachusetts streets, and green lights will also ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider an agreement for the county’s flexible housing pool program that includes a new partner in place of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center amid the organization’s staffing shortages. On Wednesday, county commissioners will review a proposed ...
This month, the Watkins Museum of History is celebrating its 50th year, but it comes at a time when federal changes threaten its very existence. Changes from the federal government have upended the museum’s operations. Steve Nowak, the museum’s executive director, said the museum has seen ...
Douglas County has been recognized for meeting a standard of tracking people experiencing homelessness on a “by-name” basis. 105 Inside: Built for Zero, a nonprofit initiative, announced that Douglas County has become the 88th community in the country to keep a real-time, person-specific ...