Crook County Archives

Facebook donates $225,000 for ‘Prineville Connected’ free public Wi-Fi project

July 12, 2021 12:25 pm KTVZ news sources

Facebook announced Monday it is providing a $225,000 grant for the Prineville Connected Community Project, which it said will provide robust internet…

St. Charles’ $100K gift helps Crook County Fire buy new ambulance

July 8, 2021 7:22 pm KTVZ News Team

Crook County Fire & Rescue on Thursday showed off the advanced features of the first of its two new ambulances, the second due this fall, with a…

St. Charles gives $100,000 to help Crook County Fire & Rescue buy an ambulance

July 7, 2021 11:42 am KTVZ news sources

St. Charles Health System said Wednesday it is donating $100,000 to Crook County Fire & Rescue to help the district with its purchase of two new,…

Crooked River Roundup Horse Races return July 14-17

July 6, 2021 3:14 pm KTVZ news sources

The Crooked River Roundup Horse Races, known for attracting the largest average daily attendance of any track in Oregon, return to Prineville…

DUII suspected in Nevada crash that killed Prineville man

July 6, 2021 1:42 pm The Associated Press

The Nevada Highway Patrol suspects a 32-year-old Prineville man was driving under the influence when he died in a single-vehicle rollover crash in…

Fire crews head into hot holiday weekend battling several blazes across Central Oregon

July 2, 2021 10:25 am KTVZ news sources

While many Oregonians were preparing to hit the road or relax over a long holiday weekend on Friday, hundreds of firefighters were spending the day…

Stormy aftermath: Lightning strikes ignite several new wildfires around Central Oregon

July 1, 2021 12:43 pm KTVZ news sources

Thunderstorms that moved through Central Oregon Wednesday evening and early Thursday blanketed the landscape with hundreds of lightning strikes and…

Prineville-area couple lose home to fire that sparked evacuations, O’Neil Hwy. closure

June 30, 2021 12:00 pm Max Goldwasser

Two residents escaped unharmed, but lost everything when a fire destroyed their home on Northwest Deer Lane west of Prineville Tuesday afternoon and…

Crook County 911 launches upgraded emergency medical dispatch system

June 28, 2021 9:16 am KTVZ news sources

Crook County 911 is implementing a new emergency medical response system this week, designed to improve response times and first responder…

Keeping livestock cool at the Crooked River Roundup rodeo

June 25, 2021 5:43 pm KTVZ News Team

We talked with a veterinarian about the steps taken to take care of livestock as the 75th annual Crooked River Roundup rodeo rolls on and a big heat…

Prineville man seriously injured in Powell Butte UTV-car crash

June 24, 2021 3:17 pm Barney Lerten

A Prineville man driving a side-by-side UTV was seriously injured Thursday when he failed to yield to a car that struck the vehicle on Southwest…

Crook County HS Navy JROTC to compete in national Academic Bowl Championship in D.C.

June 16, 2021 12:54 pm KTVZ news sources

COVID-19 has presented many challenges in schools over the past year. From in-person to remote to hybrid learning, high school students across the…

Crook County parents protest state mask mandate at school board meeting

June 14, 2021 7:59 pm Alec Nolan

For the first time in 15 months, the Crook County School Board held an in-person meeting Monday evening. And they got an earful from several parents…

Conservation groups hail settlement of lawsuit to protect Ochoco Forest riparian areas from logging

June 14, 2021 6:07 pm KTVZ news sources

A federal judge on Monday approved a settlement between Central Oregon LandWatch, Oregon Wild and the U.S. Forest Service to exclude sensitive…

Merkley plans remote, phone town hall for Crook County residents next Friday

June 11, 2021 1:10 pm KTVZ news sources

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will hold a remote and telephone town hall for constituents in Crook County next Friday, June…

Prineville man killed, Crook County HS student seriously injured in rollover crash south of Prineville

June 10, 2021 7:51 am KTVZ news sources

A northeast Oregon man was killed and his younger sibling, a Crook County High School student, was seriously injured Wednesday night in a…

Crunching the numbers: Oregon lawmakers look at redistricting’s C.O. impacts

June 8, 2021 7:58 pm Alec Nolan

Oregon lawmakers held a committee meeting Tuesday night to discuss changes in county demographics, as lawmakers prepare for the once-a-decade setting…