Starting Monday, the Douglas County Treasurer's Office will offer services at a new location on Sixth Street, replacing the older satellite office on 31st Street, and the office held a ceremony on Friday to celebrate. The Treasurer’s office will serve the public at two locations in ...
Jack Thimesch, county commissioner in Kingman County, will tell you what the biggest threat is to the future of wind energy. It is not the Audubon Society, it is not the Farm Bureau, it is not even Big Oil. Rather, the county commissioner who has three wind farms in his county and one more ...
The Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is seeking the community’s input on how to improve the criminal legal system. A survey will be open until 5 p.m. on Nov. 4. By providing input, residents can help ensure that the CJCC’s strategic plan focuses on areas that matter ...
Despite Douglas County's recent investments in mental health crisis response, leaders say there are still places to improve — especially in how first responders, care providers and other agencies work together. That's why they're proposing a new coalition on behavioral health that will make ...
A $50,000 grant is expected to help Douglas County's Food Policy Council study the food-related needs of Indigenous residents — a first step that could lead to a special grocery store and learning center dedicated to Indigenous foods and culinary skills. On Wednesday, the Douglas County ...
Over the next five years, health officials in the Lawrence area want to expand access to healthy food, reduce suicides and opioid deaths, and break down barriers that might be preventing people from getting the health care they need. Those are a few of the big goals that Lawrence-Douglas ...