The North Jefferson County Library District Board plans to build a "little free library" at the Montana City Solid Waste Transfer Station to protect discarded books from the weather until
2020 Chamber awards March 17 2021
Chamber presents annual awards to Jefferson County people and businesses that stood out during the challenging COVID year
Michael Baker named Public Servant of the Year
When the public health calamity of the century hit our world, it fell to Jefferson County Public Health Director Michael Baker to steer the community through the crisis.
Jefferson County Commissioner Kelly Simmelink presented Baker with the Public Servant of the Year award at this year s Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce awards banquet. Most Jefferson County residents do not know of your 12-14 plus hour days, six and eight days a week since last March, said Simmelink, staying on top of the unknown challenges and planning for the what ifs .
Special district election filing deadline nears
Several positions remain open for Jefferson County special district boards
The candidate filing deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday, March 18 for the May 18 special district election, and many positions remain open in Jefferson County.
Six people have filed to run for three Jefferson County Emergency Medical Services District positions. Janet Brown is running against incumbent John Curnutt for position 1. Incumbent Patricia Neff faces Joe Krenowicz in position 2. Mike Ahern is running against incumbent Louise Muir for position 4.
Incumbent Chris Dupont is running for position 2 of the Jefferson County Rural Fire Protection District. Kim Stout filed for position 4. No one has filed for position 1.