Rep. Josh West said he does not believe his job conflicts with his duties as a state legislator or as a member of the new council to examine the growth of poultry farms in the state.
Duncan said the raises — which in some cases reflected pay increases of about 60 percent — to at least a dozen employees were necessary to keep the office staffed until his term ends in January.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations are agricultural operations where more than 1,000 animal units (equal to about 1,000 head of beef cattle, 700 dairy cows, 2,500 swine weighing more than 55 lbs, 125,000 broiler chickens, or 82,000 laying hens or pullets) are kept in confinement for 45 days or more or that discharge into waterways. CAFOs, …
In Delaware County alone, the Department of Agriculture has issued licenses to 162 operators for 712 total chicken houses holding nearly 19.6 million birds, most of which go to Simmons Foods.
Though the DA’s office has been operating a community service program for years, and has charged thousands of participants monthly fees, no agreement with the county authorizing such a program could be found.
The Rogers County DA’s Office has charged thousands of low-level offenders a monthly fee to do work through its community service program. It’s not clear if the office had the legal authority to run the program.
The two candidates will now face off to fill the open Congressional District 1, which was vacated by former Congressman Jim Bridenstine, who was appointed by President Donald Trump to head NASA.
In response, the DA said that he had not made a charging decision “at this time.” The passengers of the vehicle struck by the deputy survived the crash, but one woman lost her unborn child, whom she had named Wyatt.
