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due to decreasing water levels.
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rainbow trout averaging 1 pound each in early
June. The trout had been scheduled for release
in September at about 2 pounds each, reported
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Umatilla County commis- smaller than the size of
sioners Thursday approved Umatilla County.
Polk County has almost
pay raises that increase their
annual salary more than 78,000 people but is more
than four times smaller.
$8,000.
The county’s compen- Commissioners there make
sation review committee $65,532 a year. And Klamath
recommended
commis- County is almost twice
sioners receive a one-time Umatilla County’s size, has
parity increase of 7.5 percent about 67,000 people and
as well as a 3 percent cost- pays commissioners almost
of-living increase for all $67,000 a year.
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three commissioners after highest raise to county union-
July 1 will make $86,273 a ized employees.
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heads to the Senate for consider-
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Record-breaking
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104° 73°
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104° (1925)
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was gone along with the child who was
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