Douglas County Commissioners unanimously approved an updated public health order that keeps a countywide mask mandate and social distancing requirements in businesses and most public venues. The current health order remains in effect until May 26. Read on...
Douglas County improved to the top 10 in Kansas in Health Factors and Health Outcomes, according to the County Health Rankings report released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Read on...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health — following recommendations of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, CDC and FDA — will pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine. Read on...
As part of National Public Health Week 2021, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health honored its local health officers and Douglas County Emergency Management staff for their work and leadership during the community’s COVID-19 response. Read on...
Unified Command partners will be changing the traffic pattern for the mass vaccination clinics at the fairgrounds beginning with April 7. Anyone with an appointment should enter the fairgrounds by turning north at 23rd Street and O’Connell Road. Read on...
New public health order removes hour of operations restrictions for restaurants, bars; expands mass gathering limit to 50. It will take effect 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, March 10. Read on...