County court addresses financial situation Editorial Op-ed July 10, 2019July 10, 20190 To the people of Harney County: Introduction Harney County is experiencing a tight budget and an ongoing financial shortfall. There is a lot to process in understanding the nature of the situation, and this letter is presented as a way to help inform, particularly as it relates to closing out last year’s
Budget shortfall has county sheriff intending to resign Op-ed April 17, 2019April 18, 20199 by Dave Ward, Harney County Sheriff Citizens of Harney County, sheriff’s office staff, and commissioners, the Harney County Sheriff’s Office is not currently funded or staffed to provide adequate law enforcement or search and rescue services necessary to the citizens of Harney County. As well, our severely outdated county jail is not
Guest speaker: Juniper-water seminar to be held Tuesday, April 3 in Burns Editorial Op-ed March 28, 2018March 30, 20180 by Ryan Niemeyer, PhD Back in 2014, my University of Idaho (UI) research team was doing workshops in Caldwell, Idaho, with a diverse set of stakeholders including ranchers, environmentalists, birders, ATV riders, and state and federal land managers. In one of the discussions, there was a heated argument about the impact