Douglas County News
Douglas County Board Meeting March 19 2024
Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2024
At their March 19 meeting, Douglas County Commissioners took the required action for the process of a proposed Osakis Lake Improvement District to proceed. Commissioners ackno...
Douglas County Board Meeting March 5 2024
Posted: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Douglas County Commissioners approved the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention plan for 2024, including a plan to respond to invasive Signal Crayfish. They also voted aga...
Douglas County Board Meeting February 15 2024
Posted: Friday, February 16, 2024
It’s going to be a busy road construction season in Douglas County this year, but potentially not as disruptive as in 2023. County Engineer and Public Works Director Tim Erick...
Douglas County Board Meeting January 16 2024
Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2024
At its January 16 meeting, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners heard from a group of citizens concerned about an ATV trail in their area and they passed a resolution urg...
Douglas County Board Meeting January 2 2024
Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Commissioner Keith Englund will lead the Douglas County Board of Commissioners as chair for 2024. Englund, who represents District 1 in the western half of the county, took ov...
Reducing Impact of Douglas County Weather Radar Gap
Posted: Friday, December 29, 2023
Beginning January 1, designated Douglas County public safety officials will have access to an x-band high resolution weather radar. This x-band weather radar can see low-level...
County Board Meeting December 19 2023
Posted: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Douglas County Commissioners held the final board meeting for 2023 on December 19. Their decisions will benefit county residents in a number of ways in 2024. First, the county...
Douglas County Board Meeting November 30 2023
Posted: Monday, December 4, 2023
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the 2024 county budget and levy at its November 30 budget hearing. This meeting was preceded by a regular county board meeti...
Memory Loss Resources Available in Douglas County
Posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
There are books, there is knowledge, and there is outreach. The Douglas County Library has Outreach Coordinator Luke Elliott on staff to help share the books and materials ava...
Douglas County Board Meeting November 7 2023
Posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Douglas County now has an ordinance prohibiting the use of cannabis and cannabis derived products in public places. Public places do not include private residences, private pr...
New, Must-See Kensington Rune Stone Park Display
Posted: Monday, November 6, 2023
The Kensington Rune Stone Park in Douglas County just completed a new must-see display that shares the always intriguing story of Olof Ohman’s discovery of the Kensington Rune...
Douglas County Board Meeting October 17 2023
Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners agreed to name two county representatives to assist the Douglas County Library Board in its effort to review land options for a possi...
Climate Impact Corps Member Making a Difference
Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Imagine going to work every day knowing you’re making at least a small part of the world a better place. Then imagine that you get to work outside with your hands, which is yo...
County Board Meeting October 3 2023
Posted: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
The October 3 meeting of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners began with positive news for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Commissioners accepted a generous $10,000 ...
County Board Meeting September 5 2023
Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Private vacation home rental properties will now pay a different fee structure to Horizon Public Health and Douglas County will consider a new ordinance to help fund the servi...
Douglas County Board Meeting August 15 2023
Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners set salaries for elected officials, allocated funds to nonprofits and other governmental agencies, and increased a financing package ...
Douglas County Board Meeting August 1 2023
Posted: Thursday, August 3, 2023
The proposed Osakis Lake Improvement District (LID), Virkus Properties conditional use permit, and assessing contracts were prominent on the agenda for the Douglas County Augu...
Douglas County Board Meeting July 12 2023
Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2023
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners held its July meeting on Wednesday, July 12. Commissioners voted to move ahead with two big projects for the county, received congrat...
Douglas County Board Meeting June 14, 2023
Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
In a rare Wednesday afternoon meeting, Douglas County Commissioners heard from residents concerned about a temporary concrete plant, moved forward with an offer to purchase a ...
Working Together to Recover
Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
By Carol Hedlund, Hudson Township resident and clerk May 30, 2022, was a quiet Memorial Day. Until. We were in a tornado watch so all eyes and ears were tuned in to the...
Douglas County Board Meeting May 16, 2023
Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2023
At its May 16 meeting, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 2023 as Mental Health Month to increase public awareness of mental health. Along with Laurie Bo...
Douglas County Board Meeting May 2 2023
Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, May 2, began with a public hearing to amend and strengthen the Douglas County Dangerous Dog Ordinance. Auditor Tr...