Reardan, county reach jail contract agreement

REARDAN—The town and Lincoln County have reached an agreement on a contract for district court, prosecutor, defense, dispatch and jail services. The two-year contract will run through the end of 2023 after town council OK’d the deal at its April 7 regular meeting.

According to meeting documentation, the town will be charged $63 per inmate day, a rate that will increase to $66 per day in 2023. That rate will increase 2% per inmate day each year beginning Jan. 1 of every calendar year thereafter if the agreement isn’t terminated or re-negotiated.

Reardan must pay the full rate for up to 60 conse...