Talking it out

With some frank discussion, feedback from the commissioners and sage advice from the county attorney, Crook County Weed & Pest Board members appear to have set aside their differences.

Issues surfaced between board members at the beginning of the month, when board member Wade Dennis brought a complaint to the county commissioners. He felt there had been a “serious breakdown in the chain of command between the board and the supervisor”.

Dennis said he felt board members had chosen to act as the Weed & Pest supervisor themselves, directly violating the role’s job description. He felt that indivi...