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BILL PEARSON Fri, 05/07/2021 - 8:30am With three vacancies, Lincoln County Communications found itself between a rock and hard a place in maintaining a fully staffed work schedule. To alleviate the staff shortage, Teamsters Local 340 and Lincoln County Communications Association reached an agreement with Lincoln County to temporarily modify their work schedules. The agreement calls for a modified schedule until July 2. According to the memorandum of understanding between the county and unions, communications officers will work three 12-hour shifts and one six-hour shift per week. Co...

Chief under fire for response Commissioners question Iola Fire Chief about his decisions to call in ambulances from Moran and Humboldt, but not calling in volunteer firefighters for a structure fire last week. April 14, 2021 - 10:29 AM Fire chief Chase Waggoner responds to questions from commissioners regarding a structure fire last week at the Harmony Health store in Iola, shown at right. Concerns were raised given that volunteer departments from Moran and Humboldt were not called to respond. Photo by Trevor Hoag / Iola Register Tempers were running hot during a ...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com A resolution passed Thursday by the Washington County Commission was met with a “baffling” court brief by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The resolution urged Yost to join in a multi-state suit claiming voter fraud. “An overwhelming majority of 69.53 percent of Washington County voters expressed their clear preference that Donald J. Trump be re-elected to the Presidency of the United States; and the veracity of the national election results have not been contested to multiple states through dozens of public and private lawsuits and recounts and investigation...

jschramm@minotdailynews.com Submitted Photo A $5,000 check from St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation was presented to Central Dispatch at a 911 Committee meeting Wednesday. Shown with a symbolic check are, from left, Central Dispatch leads Sean Christie, Beth Sorensen, Ward County Sheriff Robert Roed, Central Dispatch lead Jenna Hurt, PSAP manager Margaret Haugan, foundation President Shelly Weppler, Rex Weltikol of the Minot Rural Fire Department and Minot Police Capt. Jason Sundbakken. Minot Central Dispatch will be updating its emergency medical response system in January with the...