Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Dear Editor: Since one third of Valley County is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management, I am extremely interested in the happenings with Mr. Bundy in Nevada. Putting aside the big issue of Federal verses State, my concern is the force being used by BLM. Why does a “Land Management” agency have a SWAT team with snipers and armored vehicles at all? Other federal agencies are also arming in the same manner. Every county in the U.S. has an elected sheriff whose responsibility is to enforce the law. Why have states and “us” as tax payers...
Dear Editor, As we approach the third anniversary of Valley County’s Detention Center, I would like to share some numbers with our taxpayers, since we are still getting opinions that we should not have built. The center cost $3.7 million. If Valley County had not built, we would be transporting prisoners at this time, in the same fashion that Custer County is now. At present Custer County is spending approximately $4,400 a month, or $53,000 per year on transportation costs (not including damages to vehicles while on the road). Add to that t... Full story