Again facing insults and accusations of abusing children, Douglas County leaders voted to extend a health order that requires children who are not yet eligible for vaccination to wear a mask indoors. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to extend ...
Douglas County leaders will consider extending a health order that requires children who are not yet eligible for vaccination to wear a mask while indoors. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider extending the current health order that requires children ...
The City of Lawrence will soon be requiring its unvaccinated employees to be tested regularly for COVID-19, and Douglas County could soon adopt a similar policy for its employees. Between the two local governments, such policies would cover more than 1,600 workers. While these kinds of ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Director of Informatics Sonia Jordan has been recognized as one of the “40 Under 40 in Public Health.” The de Beaumont Foundation announced its 2021 list this week after reviewing applications from hundreds of public health leaders, according to a news ...
County leaders have approved $125,000 in rent and utility assistance that local social service agencies say is needed as they begin to see the effects of the end of the federal eviction moratorium. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission approved a request from the ...
Douglas County leaders say the upcoming process for distributing nearly $24 million in federal pandemic relief should distribute some emergency funding right away, but that the majority of the money should go through a more strategic process. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas ...