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Douglas County Public Notices 7/11/2024
Section 2-965, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, provides a control authority may direct and carry out projects of control for one or more specific noxious weeds without individual notice as prescribed in section 2-955 if the control authority has caused publication of such project. The Lower Platte Weed Management Area...
Millions of dollars up for grabs in Douglas County's visitor improvement fund
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. — When you stay at a Douglas County hotel, a percentage of your bill goes toward the county's Visitor Improvement Fund. $5 million has been allocated to 77 applicants in the community, most of which is earmarked for lifestyle and arts attractions compared to sports and ethnic events.
FEMA Omaha/Council Bluffs Area Storm Recovery Info
FEMA says Nebraskans have one week left to apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance. Those residents in Douglas and Washington Counties affected by severe storms and tornadoes between April 25th through April 27th are eligible. You can:. § Visit DisasterAssistance.gov. § Call FEMA directly at 800-621-FEMA (3362) § Download...
City of Omaha & Douglas County Notice Inviting Bids 7/10/2024
Sealed proposals are invited and will be received on or before the closing date/time. Bidding documents may be found on the Douglas County Ion Wave electronic bidding website: douglascountypurchasing.ionwave.net. Douglas County requires all bidders to submit their bids electronically. Each respondent is responsible for taking the necessary steps to ensure...
Douglas County Public Notices 7/10/2024
Or Mobile: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) The Douglas County Board of Health will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 1819 Farnam St., Legislative Chambers, LC-4, Omaha, Nebraska. The proposed agenda, which shall be kept continuously current, shall be available at the office of the health Director during normal business hours. This board reserves the right to modify the agenda to include items of an emergency nature only while the meeting is in session. The administrative committee, public health issues committee, and/or health equity committee may meet on the first Friday of the month.
Reminisce: The escapes and captures of Kenneth Kitts
Debonair burglar, prison inmate and escape artist Kenneth Kitts was captured on Sept. 21, 1951, after escaping from the Douglas County Courthouse one week earlier. Kitts had been brought to Omaha from the Nebraska State Penitentiary as the government’s witness in a $100,000 jewel heist. Before he escaped on...
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