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Chelan County Sheriff Talks Search & Rescues, City Contracts

A kayaker on the Wenatchee River near Plain drowned Tuesday afternoon. Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about the above-average number of search and rescues in the county this spring and summer. Since they talked the identity of the man was released – 61-year-old Michael R. Lawrance of…

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Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Finalizing City Contracts

On Tuesday, the Leavenworth city council approved the city’s new, four-year law enforcement contract with the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office. The city’s of Cashmere and Entiat have approved theirs, just leaving the city of Chelan, which will likely sign off on their contract next week. Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett joins Dan Langager on the…

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Gov. Inslee Signs State Workers’ Contracts

Gov. Jay Inslee will sign state workers’ contracts today, concluding negotiations that started last year with their union. But celebrations over the pay and vacation increase are hampered by the lack of a new capital budget from the Legislature. KOHO’s Dan Langager has more.

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Chelan County Sheriff Continues Contract Negotiations with City of Leavenworth

Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett swings by the KOHO studio to talk about the continuing contract negotiations with the City of Leavenworth. The sheriff’s office renews contracts every four years with the four cities it provides law enforcement coverage to – Cashmere, Leavenworth, Entiat and Chelan. Burnett said Cashmere and Entiat’s city councils have approved…

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Chelan County Sheriff Update – Sheriff Brian Burnett

Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about evacuation levels for the Spartan and Sutherland Canyon Fires, as well as contract negotiations between his office and the cities of Leavenworth, Cashmere, Entiat and Chelan.

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Chelan County Sheriff’s Update – Sheriff Brian Burnett

Last week when we talked with Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett, he was finalizing negotiations with the four cities his office contracts with. Today, we cover internal negotiations, as the county must reach agreement on commissioned deputy contracts. Dan Langager sat down with Sheriff Burnett for more.

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