Lisa Moody, program manager of the Treasure Valley Community College (TVCC) outreach center in Burns, attended the Harney County Court meeting on April 23 to discuss a reduction of services. Moody provided a copy of a letter that she received from Kaitlin Brookshire, director of the TVCC center in Caldwell, Idaho,

It was standing room only in Harney County Judge Pete Runnels’ office during the Harney County Court meeting on April 10. The crowd gathered to discuss Ordinance 2019-86, Harney County’s Second Amendment preservation ordinance. In summary, the ordinance states that, “Harney County strongly supports the right of the people to keep

With a shortfall in the current budget for the county, the Harney County budget committee is continuing to meet with department heads to discuss possible cuts. The county court is currently attempting to cut enough funds for this fiscal year to arrive at a zero fund balance. By doing so, the

Veterans Service Officer Guy McKay attended the March 27 meeting of the Harney County Court to share some concerns that he’s heard from veterans regarding proposed state firearm laws. “A lot of the guys are very concerned that, if these laws pass, that they’re going to have to give up their

Wayne Smith attended the Harney County Court meeting on March 13 to discuss the establishment of wolves and other predators in the county. Smith began by reading a letter signed by Jeff Maupin, president of the Harney County Stockgrowers’ Association. The association approved the letter during its business meeting on Feb.

Harney County Judge Pete Runnels notified the Burns Times-Herald that the county identified a software budgeting issue, which caused the county to start with an inaccurate budgeted beginning fund balance within the General Fund for the past few years. Frugal budgeting from underestimating yearly county revenues and expending less than budgeted

Shana Withee and Melissa Woodbury attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Feb. 20 to discuss the Oregon State University (OSU) 4-H extension program. “In Oregon, we are really lucky. We have an extremely effective and broad 4-H program,” Withee said, adding that more than 77,000 youth are

Chris Siegner and Emily Johnson attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Feb. 6 to provide an update regarding Symmetry Care Inc. Siegner began by discussing issues with funding services for inmates in the Harney County Jail. The jail is mandated by law to cover healthcare costs for its

It was standing room only in Harney County Judge Pete Runnels’ office, as a crowd gathered to hear an update from the Harney County Wolf Advisory Committee during the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Jan. 16. The committee consists of Harney County Commissioner Patty Dorroh (representing the Harney

Rep. Lynn Findley attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Jan. 2 to discuss the upcoming legislative session. “It looks like we’re going to have a long and robust session,” Findley said, reporting that his colleagues introduced 45 committee bills for consideration, and they all pertain to revenue