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Grant County has received a $1.6 million grant toward upgrading the historic M.P. Berry Building, just south of the county courthouse, as the region’s new emergency management center. Grant County Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Bush has been working to remodel the Berry Building, built in 1959, as the county’s new emergency operations center. The building had served as the county’s former road department building and equipment yard. Cost for the remodel, Bush said is $398,000, with funds coming from federal and state grants and work expected to be completed in late 202...

A priority for Grant County Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Bush since beginning his role in late 2021 has been to remodel the seven-decade Berry Building as the county’s new emergency management center. But in order to be an official emergency management facility, it must meet state seismic standards. Bush said it likely does not, having been built more than 70 years ago in 1950. Bush plans to hire a structural engineer to determine the work and cost to make the 73-year-old building seismically compliant to meet the state’s requirements. The state of Oregon has a competitive...

When Eric Bush began his job as emergency management coordinator for Grant County in late 2021, he knew he needed more space than the office he moved into at the

Jerry Berry made sure thousands facing criminal charges got a fair shake in court; he set the bar for a generation of young attorneys to come

Jerry Berry made sure thousands facing criminal charges got a fair shake in court; he set the bar for a generation of young attorneys to come