Higher pay for county employees was a frequently discussed topic at a special meeting of the Grant County Commission on Tuesday morning, during which elected officials and department heads presented their proposed budgets for the coming fiscal year. This preliminary “budget hearing” allowed county leaders to explain their respective departments’ needs for the coming year as compared with the current one. Needs varied widely, and included supplies, the addition of …
At their regular meeting Tuesday, the Hurley Town Council heard several updates from department heads and approved all items on the evening’s agenda. Several upcoming events a meet-and-greet with the new chief of police, the Hurley Pumpkin Patch, a neighborhood watch cleanup event and an upcoming Cobre school board candidate forum were also discussed. Wayne Kleck, head of the Hurley Neighborhood Watch, updated the council on two events …