Repairs begin for Beulah schoolhouse

A year after the people of Beulah asked for permission to save the old schoolhouse that serves as their community building, Keith Haiar of the Beulah Civic Committee gave the Crook County Commission an update on progress so far. The building’s future fell into uncertainty when it was deemed unsafe and the community’s polling station was moved elsewhere.

Beulah locals did not want to lose the building, however, and offered to take on the cost and responsibility of fixing the damage and preventing future deterioration. Issues with the building included water leakage, deterioration of the foundat...