Douglas County News

Posted: Monday, January 19, 2026

Posted: Monday, January 12, 2026

Commissioner Shane Schmidt is the chair of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners for 2026. Commissioner Jeff Way is the vice chair. The two leadership positions were among...

Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2026

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The Douglas County Board of Commissioners set the 2026 levy at 3.9 percent which is a significant reduction from the preliminary levy. Commissioners and the finance department...

Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2025

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Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

A vote to accept a generous donation to the sheriff’s office started off the November 18   meeting of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. Bob and Katie Winter dona...

Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Thanks to generous donors, a replacement vehicle for the Douglas County Veterans Service Office will be mostly paid for with private money. At the November 4 Douglas County bo...

Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners and the Alexandria City Council met for a joint meeting on Monday, October 27.It was an opportunity for the two groups of elected off...

Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2025

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners held a board meeting on Tuesday, October 21. The director of the Douglas County Social Services Department, Tabitha Kremmin, led a pr...

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

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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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