Douglas

Douglas County officials will soon know how much the county's state-mandated new jail will cost. The numbers, they say, should be looking good. During their regular meeting Tuesday, commissioners scheduled...

Douglas County Hospital officials last week announced a plan to completely revamp the facility's aging main building. They say that over time it will save millions of dollars - guaranteed...

It may not be warm enough outside to swim just yet, but when the time comes, residents should be happy to know they can continue swimming at L'Homme Dieu Beach...

Another Douglas County township has chosen to opt out of the Central Lakes Region Sanitary District. Leaf Valley Township supervisors voted 2-1 Thursday to withdraw from CLRSD. Supervisors Dan Jost...

A district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by four Douglas County residents against the Central Lakes Region Sanitary District. In what could prove to be a hollow victory...

Concerned with rising costs and its ability to keep pace with increasing demand, Douglas County Hospital (DCH) is considering phasing out its mental health outpatient care unit. After more than...

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune A proposal to create a five-county public health system that would include departments of Stevens-Traverse-Grant, Pope and Douglas counties might be short-lived, at least in...

By Amy Chaffins Pope County Tribune Commissioners and staff from Stevens, Traverse, Grant, Pope and Douglas counties came together to discuss the idea of forming a five-county public health service...

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The chairman of the Stevens Traverse Grant Public Health Board is asking county commissioners in Pope and Douglas counties to explore the possibility of merging...

Sandy Tubbs, Director of Douglas County Public Health, will serve as interim director of the Stevens-Traverse-Grant Public Health department. The STG Public Health board appointed Tubbs to the position Thursday...

By Ted Fiskevold For the Sun Tribune DENVER -- Chanting "Yes - we - can - Yes - we - can !" and waving his "Obama-Biden" sign with the rest...

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - Douglas Williams is headed to the Democratic National Convention in part to honor his grandmother. In fact, the University of...

By Kayla Kloos Sun Tribune Stevens County Environmental Services Coordinator Bill Kleindl reviewed the Pope-Douglas Solid Waste Agreement with County Commissioners at their July 1 meeting. Kleindl will take the...