Four people were arrested Wednesday, January 10 after officers from the Pulaski County Probation Department assisted the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office in the act of a random check on a probationer.
Continue readingA Kewanna man was arrested Monday, September 12 after a search warrant was conducted at his residence.
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After the Pulaski County Commissioners disbanded the county’s IT Department, the county council continues trying to figure out how to cover technology costs going forward.
Continue readingPulaski County has fewer and fewer people, but the county’s courts and probation office are only getting busier. Chief Probation Officer Chris Allen told the county council Monday that the number of people on probation has gone up over the past three years.
Continue readingAs the Pulaski County Council continues exploring potential budget cuts, the county’s judges and chief probation officer had the chance to share their cost-saving ideas Monday. Circuit Court Judge Mary Welker told council members that there’s $50,000 in the commissioners’ budget for detention of children that she doesn’t think will be needed.
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The Pulaski County Council will continue looking for ways to cut expenses tonight. For the past month, the council has been meeting with department heads for preliminary discussions on their 2020 budgets. The goal is to avoid a $2.7 million deficit that’s projected to develop over the coming years. Meeting with the council tonight will be the two courts and Probation Office, according to the Auditor’s Office.
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Work continues to crack down on truancy in Pulaski County’s schools. The West Central School Board got an update on the effort last week, according to Superintendent Don Street.
