Stange said he and the board will keep in mind the 906 people who voted to turn down the measure. He said he’s been in contact with other departments that have similar positions to build a job description. “That is something that we are starting from scratch,” Stange said. Hiring a part-time fire marshal will take longer. He said the district will begin the process of adding the firefighter/paramedic after the 2018-19 budget is adopted in June. “We going to be just as conservative in how we spend the money as if it had barely squeaked by,” he said. 1 levy cost 19 cents per $1,000 of assessed value on properties and pays for adding a fourth firefighter-paramedic, a part-time fire marshal, and contributions to the district’s equipment replacement plan.įire Chief Ben Stange said while the measure passed with strong support, the district’s leaders will be cautious with the money. Results posted Friday has the margin of victory at 3,009 or 77 percent voting yes to 906 or 23 percent voting no. Virginia Barreda is the breaking news and public safety reporter for the Statesman Journal.POLK COUNTY - Voters gave overwhelming approval to Polk County Fire No. The weekly is published every Wednesday and has a circulation of 4,751. The Polk County Itemizer-Observer, based in Dallas, has covered Polk County since 1875. That’s not going to go away no matter what platform it’s on." "Newspapers have gone through a lot of changes, no doubt," Petshow said. "But there’s still value in local information…and information that people trust. "They want to know when things are happening, public records, crime in their neighborhoods.that’s our niche." "People want to know what's going on in their community." he said. Olson said he wants to remain a community-focused newspaper. Petshow was laid off Tuesday after a 25-year career at Eagle Newspapers. They are passionate about the communities they work and live in." "Scott and his wife are perfect for a community newspaper. "I think it’s going to be a wonderful marriage," Petshow said. Negotiations between Olson and Eagle Newspapers began in January after Olson reached out about open positions in the company. "I pretty much had decided that I was probably never going to own another newspaper again," Olson said. But "there's the old saying that when you're in a newspaper career, the ink gets in your blood, you can’t seem to get away from it." He and his wife sold the Creswell Chronicle, a Creswell, Oregon weekly, to Noel Nash and his wife Denise Nash in March 2019. The sale of the Itemizer-Observer had been in the works for two to three years with a number of interested buyers, Petshow said. The company recently sold its weeklies in the Columbia River Gorge, including The Dalles Chronicle, Hood River News, White Salmon Enterprise the quarterly Gorge Magazine and the Mid-Columbia Directory in the Dalles.Īfter more than a 30-year career in local journalism and ownership of five publications, Olson also had been looking to take a hiatus. I’m very happy with our editorial staff and we’ll continue to do a good job."įormer Eagle Newspapers President Joe Petshow said company owner Denny Smith has been trying to phase out of the newspaper industry for several years. "I’m extremely happy to be here," Scott Olson said. "I look forward to getting to know the community. Owners did not disclose the terms of sale. Nine newspaper employees were laid off Tuesday, but all editorial staff and one delivery driver returned to work under the management of Olson and his wife, Jeanne. sold Dallas's weekly newspaper, the Polk County Itemizer-Observer, Wednesday to newspaperman Scott Olson.
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