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April 25, 2017

Supporters say debate over trapper program shows rural-urban divide

  • The federal agency has been in the spotlight for unintentionally killing a gray wolf with a cyanide trap in Wallowa County.
    • By ANDREW THEEN
    The Oregonian/OregonLive

    PORTLAND — In many Oregon communities, county governments are hard up for cash, a decades-old fact of life arising from falling timber revenue, stagnant property values and a deep-seated aversion to local tax levies.

    So locals are used to prioritizing services. Lincoln County Chair Terry Thompson recalls a time a few years back when a group of rural residents wanted to make their wishes known to the county board.


     
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