Adams County Commissioners approve 2018 budget

During the Dec. 20 regular meeting in Othello, the Adams County Board of Commissioners approved the 2018 budget, totaling $30,332,995.

Commission chairman Jeff Stevens explained one of the goals for creating the 2018 budget was to utilize the financial resources the county had to maintain operations without making cuts to various departments.

Stevens said maintaining operations can be difficult because the revenue does not increase at the same rate as operating costs.

Stevens explained some departments are doing well within their budgets, while other are struggling. The problem is the commissi...