May 1, 2026 4:00 a.m. On Wednesday, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners declared an Emergency Drought Order for Douglas County at the request of Public Works Director Scott Adams. A county release said commissioners determined that extraordinary measures must be taken to alleviate the suffering of citizens and livestock and to protect or mitigate economic loss, as well as be responsive to the threat of wildfires. Douglas County is the ten…
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