Prineville Reservoir State Park certified as ‘International Dark Sky Park’
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Oregon Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association announced Friday that Prineville…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Oregon Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association announced Friday that Prineville…
Continue ReadingThere are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Crook County’s 20th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,495, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingAn unusual hit-and-run took place on Wednesday, involving a 130-year-old…
Continue ReadingDue to an increase in local cases in Crook County and an increase in hospitalizations across the state, Crook County has been identified as one of…
Continue ReadingBack in 2020, the Crooked River Roundup was getting ready to celebrate their 75th anniversary, but the pandemic sidelined their plans.…
Continue ReadingCrook County Judge Seth Crawford is one of seven Central Oregon county commissioners who signed a letter to Gov. Kate Brown, urging her not to move…
Continue ReadingJohn Hicks has more reason to go to the gym than…
Continue ReadingIf conditions remain favorable later this week, firefighters will be burning two units totaling 625 acres near the Marks Creek community on the…
Continue ReadingThere’s just under two months left in the current school year, but that hasn’t stopped parents from signing up students for Crook County School…
Continue ReadingBasketball and wrestling are two high school sports which have been waiting on the sidelines while others got the green light. Both remained on Gov.…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect…
Continue ReadingState Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, R-Prineville, says she was subjected to sexual harassment and pressured to take part in a “quid-pro-quo”…
Continue ReadingThanks to $11,000 in grants from Facebook’s Prineville Data Center, students in the Crook County School District will enjoy live presentations…
Continue ReadingEveryone over the age of 16 is now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Crook County Health Department is currently vaccinating 18 and over using the…
Continue ReadingKindergarten students at Crooked River Elementary School were all smiles this week as they raced around a track for the first annual Bike Rodeo. The…
Continue ReadingOchoco National Forest officials said Thursday they have extended the road closure for the Frog Fire Roadside Danger Tree Mitigation project in the…
Continue ReadingContinued job growth in the community, and a strong reputation in local schools saw enrollment in the Crook County School District rise once again,…
Continue ReadingA Bend man was arrested on drugged driving and other charges Sunday after a head-on crash east of Prineville that sent both drivers to the hospital,…
Continue ReadingApril is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Crook County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across the nation…
Continue ReadingThe numbers of deer and elk in Central Oregon are on the decline, and experts who track the animals say the region’s continued growth in human…
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