Mid-Columbia Center for Living seeks new executive director

The regional jail board, made up of representatives from the four counties that run the jail, declined last week to have the counties pay for unexpected expenses at the jail. Instead, the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facility will have to dip into its contingency fund to pay for $101,500 in legal fees, and $86,725 for repairs to the nearby warehouse it owns, now rented by Insitu.

Azure Farms, Inc., and the Sherman County Court appear close to reaching an agreement about how to keep noxious weed seeds from spreading to neighboring properties and beyond.