Sheriff Dave Ward and Lt. Brian Needham of the Harney County Sheriff’s Office attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Jan. 17 to discuss the wolf depredation training that they recently attended. Ward explained that the training (which was also attended by local ranchers and elected officials from
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Court discusses fair finances
Former Interim Fair Manager Rick Paul and Harney County Fair Board President Karen Moon attended the Dec. 20 regular meeting of the Harney County Court to introduce the new fair manager and present financial information regarding the 2017 Harney County Fair, Rodeo, and Race Meet. Paul reported that the race meet
Court receives update from Juvenile Department
Lori Cheek and Brooke Nyman attended the Dec. 6 regular meeting of the Harney County Court to provide an update regarding the Harney County Juvenile Department. Cheek began by providing the court with statistics. “These are stats from our caseload involving DHS [the Department of Human Services],” she explained. Cheek reported that there
Cawlfield briefs court concerning modernization of public health
Public Health Director Jolene Cawlfield attended the Nov. 1 regular meeting of the Harney County Court to provide an overview of public health modernization. Adopted by the Oregon Legislature in 2015, public health modernization is a framework for the state and local public health system that aims to address Oregon’s health
DEQ details water quality study
Eric Nigg, Aaron Borisenko, Paige Evans, and Smita Mehta of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) attended the Oct. 18 regular meeting of the Harney County Court to discuss a groundwater quality study. Nigg explained that the study will monitor groundwater wells in Harney County to characterize water quality, adding
Court receives Home Health and Hospice update
Harney County Home Health and Hospice Director Jodi McLean attended the Oct. 4 regular meeting of the Harney County Court to provide an update. McLean and the court discussed a recent audit that was conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS). Harney County Judge Pete Runnels explained that this
Representative Bentz briefs court
Rep. Cliff Bentz attended the Sept. 6 regular meeting of the Harney County Court to provide a legislative briefing. He began by announcing that he intends to run for another two-year term as state representative of House District 60. Bentz also discussed damage caused by snow in Malheur County earlier this year. “We
BLM discusses sage grouse management with court
Matt Obradovich and Holly Orr of the Burns District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court Aug. 16 to discuss the adaptive management strategy for sage grouse. Obradovich — who is the district biologist for the Burns BLM and a point of
Court selects Gregory Smith & Company LLC for economic development services
During its regular meeting on Aug. 2, the Harney County Court agreed to begin negotiating an economic development services contract with Gregory Smith & Company LLC of Heppner. The court also received proposals from PARC Resources, Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation (GEODC), and Denise Rose. All four applicants were interviewed by
Library awarded during court meeting
Katie Anderson, youth services consultant for the Oregon State Library, attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court July 19 to present the 2016 Outstanding Ready to Read Project Award to Harney County Library staff. Each year, five out of 133 libraries are awarded in recognition of the services they