With hundreds of honking cars urging them on, several local elected officials Monday night made promises about ending homelessness, new disciplinary strategies in public schools and more leniency for people who miss court dates, among other issues. Members of the faith-based activist group ...
County leaders will soon consider whether to create regulations for solar farms in rural Douglas County. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider initiating a text amendment to the zoning and land use regulations for rural Douglas County for the development ...
As part of their larger efforts to improve mental health care in Douglas County, county leaders have approved funding to support additional personnel for mental health crisis response. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to approve a community ...
County leaders will soon consider moving forward with funding to support additional personnel for mental health crisis response, increases that will eventually help staff the county’s new mental health center. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider ...
The Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is seeking input about the community’s mobile response for those experiencing mental illness and addictions. Members of the Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s Mobile Access Team are seeking information from the ...
Douglas County still has work to do in its efforts to reduce the number of people in its jail with serious mental illness, county leaders heard Wednesday. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission received a report detailing the number of jail bookings and other data for ...