Commissioners to Transfer Oversight of Klickitat County Jail; Songer Objects

Commissioners to Transfer Oversight of Klickitat County Jail; Songer Objects

Cole Goodwin
The Dalles, Wasco County, Klickitat County, Home Page

Klickitat County Commissioners have decided to form a new County Department of Corrections which would oversee operational changes and improvement to Klickitat County Jail. Including appointments of a Jail Administrator to run and operate the jail and the establishment of a medical clinic on site. The new Jail Administrator will report directly to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer has opposed the decision.

Google Money: You want $1 million annually... forever?

Google Money: You want $1 million annually... forever?

Tom Peterson
Business, Home Page

The City and County are at a true crossroads when looking to the future - they have the happy problem of a lot of money and how to manage it responsibly. Wednesday’s meeting was a contrast between two ideas. Spend Google dollars as they receive them on worthy projects and or reduce taxes now, or put it into an endowment and have money to use later? Forever.

NWSCD21 Proposes Cutting 10 Positions; Union Says Staff are "at the breaking point"

NWSCD21 Proposes Cutting 10 Positions; Union Says Staff are "at the breaking point"

Ken Park
Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Education

North Wasco County School District 21 and Union leaders are still embroiled in difficult negotiations about next year's contracts. The district faces a $1.5 million to $2 million financial deficit due to a decline in enrollment. During recent bargaining meetings D21 has proposed what they feel is the best solution to the budget shortfall: capitalizing on staff attrition to cut 10 positions without doing any layoffs.

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