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Boil advisory rescinded for Douglas County Rural Water District No. 6; water is fine
State health officials have rescinded a boil water advisory originally issued Monday for the Douglas County Rural Water District No. 6 public water supply system.
Boil advisory rescinded for Douglas County Rural Water District No. 6; water is fine
State health officials have rescinded a boil water advisory originally issued Monday for the Douglas County Rural Water District No. 6 public water supply system.
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Douglas County Commission to allow mask mandate to expire
As new COVID-19 cases have continued to drop in Douglas County, commissioners on Wednesday evening were set to let a countywide mask mandate expire.
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New Douglas County health officer sworn in; COVID-19 cases slowly dropping but still in red transmission phase
Douglas County’s new health officer, Dr. Jennifer Schrimsher, made her appointment official Wednesday afternoon, as new COVID-19 cases are dropping but still at levels where spread is a concern.
Douglas County Commission extends mask mandate through March 2
After hearing from county health officials and more than a dozen concerned residents, Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday voted unanimously to extend the county’s current indoor mask mandate through March 2.
Lawrence women establish support group for girls with ADHD
A new support group is forming in Lawrence to provide a safe space for the growing number of girls and young women who are diagnosed with ADHD.
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Douglas County to consider loosening mask mandate to only events with 500+ people in attendance
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday will consider an emergency health order that loosens current restrictions and only requires masks for indoor gatherings with more than 500 people in attendance.
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17 Douglas County jail residents positive for COVID-19; 7 staff members positive
Seventeen people incarcerated in the Douglas County jail have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an update from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on Monday.
Fact check: Kansas senators make false claims about COVID-19 deaths, vaccines, PCR test
Specific statements made this week by Sen. Mike Thompson, R-Shawnee, Sen. Mark Steffen, R-Hutchinson, and Sen. Beverly Gossage, R-Eudora, are false.
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More than 100 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Lawrence schools; Douglas County again breaks record high
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Lawrence Public Schools Tuesday more than doubles the district’s recent single-day high of 53.
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Douglas County health officer stepping down; says the local ‘team response to this pandemic serves as a model for other communities’
Dr. Thomas Marcellino, who has served as Douglas County health officer since before the COVID-19 pandemic, has submitted his resignation.
Kansas abandons efforts to trace contacts for COVID-19 infections
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Tuesday it would stop contact tracing for COVID-19 at the end of the month because of a lack of cooperation and a surge in new cases.
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Eudora district cancels school Friday amid spike in COVID cases; Lawrence schools reporting record numbers
School has been canceled Friday for students of Eudora Public Schools as a spike in COVID-19 cases has coincided with a shortage of substitute teachers.
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Douglas County Commission extends emergency mask mandate through Feb. 9
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday voted 3-0 to extend an emergency health order that includes a mask requirement through Feb. 9.
Kansas State Board of Education adopts policy to stem substitute teacher shortage
The Kansas State Board of Education unanimously agreed Wednesday to suspend until June a requirement that licenses for substitute teachers be limited to applicants who completed 60 credit hours of college courses.
Shawnee Mission hospital official forced to consider morgue capacity amid escalating COVID-19 surge
The chief medical officer of AdventHealth in Shawnee says the hospital nearly ran out of ventilators before new ones arrived this week, and the federal supply of antibody treatments used for COVID-19 patients can’t keep up with their needs.
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Douglas County’s Behavioral Health Court helps those with mental illness break the cycle of incarceration
Members of Douglas County’s Behavioral Health Court shared how the program has progressed during the past four years and how administrators might further improve the program in the future during a meeting of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council on Tuesday.
