Crook County Fire and Rescue announced Wednesday it will be upgrading and remodeling the main station in Prineville in coming months.
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The Prineville-Crook County Chamber of Commerce has launched a new discount program in a bid to draw tourists in from Bend and other Central Oregon communities, and so far it’s drawing a lot of interest and support.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Family Access Network (FAN) is honored to partner with Meta’s Prineville Data Center as a recipient of their 2024 Data Center Community Action Grant. FAN was awarded a grant of $5,000 to help address poverty-related needs by students and their family members in the Crook County School District. At an awards presentation
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School Board made it official Monday evening that Dr. Melissa Skinner will serve as the next superintendent for the Crook County School District. Following a comprehensive search and extensive community involvement, the board unanimously approved her contract and introduced her at the school board meeting in Brothers. With
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A Crook County methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficker was arrested Thursday in a guns-drawn traffic stop and arraigned Friday on seven felony drug and firearms charges after a raid on his car and Juniper Canyon home turned up drugs, two pistols, cash and a butane honey oil lab, authorities said.
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Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say they support the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s moves to address concerns raised by Crook County commissioners and residents regarding Knife River’s wastewater permit for a mine near Prineville and possible groundwater contamination.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) released a statement Friday regarding the partial title transfer by the Bureau of Reclamation to the Ochoco Irrigation District of the water delivery infrastructure associated with Ochoco Reservoir near Prineville: “This ‘phase one’ title transfer of the Crooked River Project’s water distribution facilities to OID will provide the District
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County Health Department has resources to help protect our community from smoke. The start of prescribed burn season brings the potential for smoke in and around homes and communities. While prescribed burns are a key tool to protect the community, smoke from prescribed burns can reduce air quality and harm
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters from the Ochoco National Forest and the Prineville Interagency Hotshot Crew are planning a prescribed burn near Grizzly Mountain on the Crooked River National Grassland on Thursday. The 271-acre unit was site of a training burn for the Central Oregon Wildfire School in the spring of 2023, following multiple seasons
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The Bowman Museum and the Crook County Historical Society held a grand opening for the Belknap Exhibit Center on Saturday. The project started 11 years ago, and will be a rotating exhibit center. The inaugural exhibit focuses on the life and work of Dr. Horace Preston Belknap, a pioneer Crook County doctor. It celebrates his work and achievements as
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Two drivers were injured, one critically, in a three-vehicle head-on crash Thursday morning on the Powell Butte Highway west of Powell Butte that closed the road for about two hours, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Deschutes County, which paced the state as one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. for quite a stretch 20 or 30 years ago, is back atop the state’s growth rankings in a year that saw Oregon actually decline in population, the U.S. Census Bureau reported in July 1, 2023 estimates released Wednesday night.
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The Ochoco National Forest has opened a 30-day public comment period on a draft environmental assessment to formalize an unofficial 51-mile equestrian trail system and conduct restoration of areas damaged by off-road vehicles.
Continue Reading After more than a year of discussion – and just days before the May primary candidate filing deadline – the Crook County Court voted 2-1 Friday to change the county’s form of government from two commissioners and a judge who is the board chair to three equal commissioners and a county manager, they’ll appoint.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As forecast, a few to several inches of snow fell over much of Central Oregon overnight, prompting schools in Sisters and Paulina to operate on a two-hour delay. Sisters Schools Superintendent Curt Scholl said all buses were running two hours later than their regular pickup times, adding, “The safety of our
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A 20-year-old Madras man allegedly driving at 130 mph without headlights led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit late Saturday night that turned into a manhunt involving Jefferson, Crook and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, a K-9 team and a drone and led to the arrest of the driver and two passengers.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County School Board is pleased to announce the selection of three finalists for the position of superintendent. After a thorough and rigorous selection process, the board has identified the following candidates: Casey Hallgarth: Superintendent./Principal, Prairie City School District #4, Oregon Dr. Melissa Skinner: Executive Director of Leadership, Ector County Independent
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The Crook County Clerk’s Office has released the final ballot title of a non-binding, advisory measure about the long-debated Greater Idaho border-move proposal that will appear on the county’s May 21 primary ballot.
Continue Reading PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County has open positions for the county’s Wolf Compensation Committee. The two positions currently open are 1. Conservation/Coexist and 2. Local Business Representative. If you are interested in serving on any of these boards, please stop by the County Commissioner’s Office located at 203 NE Court Street, Prineville, or email sarah.puerner@crookcountyor.gov for an application.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seth Crawford of Prineville filed Monday for re-election to Crook County Judge. Crawford, twice elected, seeks a third term as county leader to continue promoting and protecting Crook County. Crawford has drawn an opponent in the primary election, Monty Kurtz, a construction manager from Powell Butte, who filed his candidacy on
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