years, but couldn’t find the ….

years, but couldn’t find the funding for it,” Oelkers explained.

Commissioner Robert Toavs said, “The ultimate goal is getting people the treatment they need rather than on suicide watch.”

All three commissioners attended the annual Montana Association of Counties conference. After serving the past year as MACo’s president, Oelkers is now the immediate past president.

“The journey he went on for that brought eastern Montana a voice,” Toavs said.

Oelkers added, “I enjoyed it.” Toavs reported that during the ag committee meeting there was discussion of offering crop insurance for grain corn.

Commissioners approved pay raises for Fuller as public health director and Kristi BigLeggins as aging services employee.

Derik Pierce was re-appointed to the planning board.