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Douglas County commissioners extend permit for planned solar farm north of Lawrence
Douglas County commissioners voted 4-1 Wednesday to extend a permit by one year for a planned solar farm north of Lawrence, as a court injunction is still blocking progress on the facility’s construction.
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Douglas County commissioners leave public health order with mask mandate in place through at least May 26
The three-member Douglas County Commission on Wednesday decided not to follow a recommendation from local […]
Times Twitter poll: Almost half say Douglas County should keep the mask mandate; almost half say nix it
The results of the Times’ latest non-scientific Twitter poll show that nearly half of respondents don’t think that Douglas County should end its mask mandate just yet.
Douglas County health department to recommend removing local mask mandate at Wednesday meeting
Local public health officials will recommend later this week that Douglas County remove its public health order that includes a mask mandate to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Douglas County Commission approves public health order that keeps mask mandate, loosens gathering limits
The Douglas County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve an update to the public health order in response to COVID-19.
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Proposed new Douglas County health order would let businesses opt out of occupancy restrictions
The future of Douglas County’s COVID-19 public health restrictions will be put to a vote […]



