Gary Bethscheider News Today

WALLOWA COUNTY — The 246th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will once again get a rip-roaring recognition from one end of Wallowa County to the other,

The executive session will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Joseph Community Events Center. It will offer city Councilor Kathy Bingham the opportunity to respond to complaints in a Feb. 21 letter to the council written by businessman Gary Bethscheider saying Bingham accused Bethscheider of making an obscene gesture at her at the regular February council meeting. She has opted to make her defense in the closed executive session. Eckstein said that after Bingham makes her defense, the council will reces...