Klickitat County Commissioner David Sauter and County Prosecutor David Quesnel went to Washington, D.C. this month to talk with Department of Justice officials about the upcoming federal case over the long-standing question surrounding the boundary of the Yakama Nation Reservation in the Glenwood area. Sauter says they talked with attorneys preparing the federal government’s opinion in the case, noting he believes the County’s legal representation has put together a strong case through the historical record. The case will be tried in U.S. District Court in Yakima in late July, with Sauter noting they are prepared for the possibility that this could go all the way to the Supreme Court. The county maintains it has authority in Tract D in and around Glenwood. The tribe considers the land to be part of its reservation within the exterior boundaries under an 1855 treaty and says the land is not subject to state or county jurisdiction.