Douglas County News

Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Road construction work in Douglas County can now move forward after commissioners approved bids for two grading projects and overall county paving work in 2024. The bids were ...

Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

  Douglas County Commissioners learned the latest information on how the U of M Extension program is serving county residents, how the local office of the Minnesota Depar...

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...

Posted: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Upon petition by the Osakis Lake Association for a proposed Osakis Lake Improvement District, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners has set a public hearing scheduled for ...

Posted: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

NOTICE is hereby given that the Chippewa River Watershed Association Joint Powers Board is holding a Public Hearing at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Pope County ...

Posted: Monday, March 18, 2024

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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...

Posted: Friday, March 1, 2024

Approximately 31,000 property tax statements & value notices will be mailed to Douglas County property owners at the end of March. Local Boards of Appeal and Equalization ...

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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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...

Posted: Monday, January 29, 2024

Posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners, the Responsible Government Unit (RGU) for environmental review of the project titled Fern-Roth 40-Megawatt Solar Farm Project, LaGra...

Posted: Monday, January 22, 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...

Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 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...

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...

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...

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...

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2023

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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...

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...

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...

Posted: Monday, November 6, 2023

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Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 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...

Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

A Mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) has been prepared for a project by SolarGen of Minnesota, LLC and Allied Solar, LLC, to construct a 40-megawatt solar elec...

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...

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 ...

Posted: Monday, September 18, 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...

Posted: Monday, August 28, 2023

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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 ...

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...

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...

Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 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 ...

Posted: Monday, June 19, 2023

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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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...

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...