Government

At Fish & Wildlife Region 9 headquarters, the toilets are backing up and Facility Manager Virgil “Eggshell” Coggeshell’s patience is circling the drain. Johnny floats the idea the source of the problem is in the attic. Will his theory hold water?

Amid sub-zero temperatures and 80-mph winds, two of four furnaces serving the State Lands headquarters continually are tripping off. Could the problem be ice crystals in the fuel line? The facilities manager, Pete “Plug” Lipcheau, has cleaned the...

On the eve of public hearings at the state capitol, Supervisor of Facilities Maintenance and Operations Hank Hoovestahl is facing a grilling worse than that of any witness: If he does not get the chiller serving the meeting rooms in the recently...

Despite a new roof, new attic insulation, and a new boiler, energy consumption at Fish & Wildlife Region 9 headquarters has skyrocketed. Facility Manager Virgil “Eggshell” Coggeshell is about to crack. Luckily for him, his old pal Johnny Tundra is...