The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

In last week's article about a proposal to seek voter approval of a special levy to supplement the county's criminal justice/public safety funding, The Eagle reported statements by officials stating that the county no longer retains a portion of fines from infractions prosecuted local courts, but instead, the money all goes to the State of Washington. On Friday, staff from the Wahkiakum District Court informed us that 53 percent the fines stay in the county.