Rainbow City police get raise; Etowah 911 will take over dispatching – (AL)

Rainbow City police got a raise this week, as the City Council approved a $1.50 an hour raise for personnel — just one of the public safety issues considered at the council’s recent meeting.

Mayor Joe Taylor said he, the city clerk and the interim police chief looked at salaries and found that the city’s salaries were behind a little in each position in the department.

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Fundraising underway for dispatcher | (NV)

Douglas County 911 Dispatcher Kristin Oilar, left, is facing treatment for pancreatic cancer. Her best friend and 911 Dispatcher Melissa Johnson started a GoFundMe account to help.

The pancreatic cancer that prompted fundraisers for longtime Douglas County dispatcher Kristin Oilar has returned, according to her friend Melissa Johnson.