Douglas County News

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2025

Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

A key step toward a vote on funding for a new library in Douglas County moved forward at the Board of Commissioners October 7 meeting. Library Board Chair Kevin Lee and Librar...

Posted: Friday, September 26, 2025

Members of the public attended a hearing this morning regarding the transition of Alomere Health to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners held the m...

Posted: Friday, September 19, 2025

At its September 16 meeting, the Douglas County Board set the preliminary 2026 levy at $38.1 million. That’s a 5.65 percent increase over 2025 but Finance Director Jill Frisel...

Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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Posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Douglas County will open cannabis retail business registration at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, September 22, 2025, for cities and townships that delegated cannabis local registration ...

Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

By Julie Anderson Douglas County Public Information Officer On September 2, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved executing an agreement and lease for a newly cre...

Posted: Monday, August 25, 2025

From setting salaries for elected officials and funding requests for certain agencies and nonprofits, to hearing a concern about enforcement of vacation rentals, the Douglas C...

Posted: Friday, August 8, 2025

By Julie Anderson, Douglas County Public Information Officer Douglas County Commissioners approved a new CPKC railroad crossing on McKay Avenue in Alexandria just south of Dis...

Posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Posted: Friday, August 1, 2025

Volunteers who love lakes are needed Saturday, August 9, to help search for starry stonewort, an aquatic invasive algae, that can spread easily and form dense mats in lakes. E...

Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2025

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, July 15 and, among the most closely watched votes, decided to deny a request to build 68 individually owned storage unit...

Posted: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Posted: Monday, June 23, 2025

  Once a year in June, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners has a 1 p.m. meeting so it can also hold a separate meeting afterward for people wanting to attend what’s...

Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2025

Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2025

Douglas County appreciates a dedicated workforce and at the June 3 meeting, county commissioners helped recognize a woman who has dedicated 26 years to the Douglas County Libr...

Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Douglas County Commissioners approved a request by the owners of Arrowwood Resort to build 11 additional rental cottages and change the ownership structure of the cottages on ...

Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2025

Douglas County Sheriff Troy Wolbersen publicly recognized Sgt. Jacob Asfeld on May 6 for the actions he recently took to save a 4-year-old boy. At the county board meeting, he...

Posted: Monday, May 5, 2025

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Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Douglas County Commissioners voted to limit the number of retail businesses selling adult use cannabis products. This vote does not affect the businesses already established t...

Posted: Friday, April 4, 2025

Every year on tornado drill day, Douglas County sounds the outdoor warning sirens at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. It’s an opportunity for everyone to practice how they’ll respond t...

Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Saying we must stop discharging so much salt into our lakes, Douglas County commissioners, at their April 1 meeting, approved the addition of a new requirement for a proposed ...

Posted: Monday, March 31, 2025

Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is taking in an alarming number of reports from residents fearing they’ve been targeted for a financial scam. The fraudulent contacts come ...

Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

The State of Minnesota passed MN Statutes Chapter 342 in 2023, effectively legalizing the growing, processing, and distribution of cannabis or cannabinoid products.  The ...

Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

At their March 4 meeting, Douglas County commissioners took action on traffic signs to increase safety in a newly congested area of the county, discussed a potential new inter...

Posted: Monday, March 3, 2025

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Posted: Friday, February 21, 2025

Two of the county’s most popular outdoor concerts will continue in 2025. At their February 18 board meeting, Douglas County Commissioners granted permits for both the Summer S...

Posted: Monday, February 17, 2025

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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved livestreaming future meetings, allowing Burr Vineyards to sell beer and the 5-Year Road Improvement Plan. These, and other i...

Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Commissioner Jerry Rapp will serve as the chair of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners for 2025. Rapp, re-elected in 2024, represents District 3 which is located on the ...

Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

An unusually long board meeting on December 17 included two public hearings, Douglas County Commissioners voting to close on a land deal for the proposed new library, updates ...

Posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners met in an evening session on Tuesday, December 3. The board meeting at 5 p.m. was followed by a 6 p.m. budget hearing. At the budget ...

Posted: Monday, December 2, 2024

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Posted: Monday, November 25, 2024

Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2024

Ice storms, power outages, high winds and sub-zero temperatures can all make winter months miserable and dangerous. To reduce the impacts of winter dangers each year, emergenc...

Posted: Monday, November 11, 2024

Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Additional life-saving Naloxone will soon be available in Douglas County. At their November 5 meeting, commissioners approved a grant request to use federal settlement dollars...

Posted: Monday, October 28, 2024

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Posted: Monday, September 30, 2024