LGBTQ-related books have become a major point of contention at the Crook County Library, as they have at other libraries around the country.
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Oregon State Police and the Department of Fish and Wildlife recently came to the aid of a mule deer doe in Powell Butte struggling with some wire fencing wrapped around her, troopers said.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ ) — A federal appeals court panel has granted Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project’s motion for a stay, leaving in place an injunction that prevents the Forest Service from logging the mature forest around Walton Lake in the Ochoco National Forest, while the group appeals a largely negative court ruling.
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As part of the master planning process for the Barnes Butte Recreation Area, the City of Prineville enlisted Barnes Butte Elementary School students as “junior land use planners.”
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A 66-year-old Prineville woman with Alzheimer’s and dementia who left her home Monday afternoon with a red rolling suitcase, prompting a major search, was found early Tuesday morning at a Madras truck stop, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said.
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The Ochoco National Forest said Thursday it has released the draft Environmental Assessment for the Lemon Gulch Trails Project. The proposal — revised and reduced after criticism arose — is to develop a 27-mile mountain bike trail system on the west side of the Lookout Mountain Ranger District, about 20 miles northeast of Prineville.
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A large maintenance building went up in flames early Tuesday on SW Brasada Ranch Road in Powell Butte, and fire investigators were unable to determine the cause.
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On Election Day and the day before, Deschutes County received 45,000 ballots.
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Crook County Clerk Cheryl Seely says they began to livestream election ballot observing during the COVID-19 restrictions but are still doing it, allowing more people to be able to watch the process in action. You can find the link and more information under Election Observation, about halfway down this Crook County election page.
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Hundreds of Central Oregon families woke up early Saturday morning to take part in the Lord’s Acre Day at Powell Butte Christian Church. It’s a tradition that’s been going strong for 75 years, with activities that brings a smile to everyone’s faces, despite the chilly, cloudy weather.
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A Crook County High School student spotted another student with a handgun at school Wednesday afternoon and reported it to staff, who called police. An investigation led to the arrest of two teens on charges of bringing and sharing the stolen handgun at school.
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With the recent snowfall on the Ochoco National Forest, firefighters will begin pile-burning projects on Wednesday, officials say.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Sheriff’s Office is looking for those interested in joining the county’s Search and Rescue team and serving their community. Here’s their announcement, released Friday: Applicant must be team-oriented, reliable, possess a high degree of integrity, and be comfortable in the backcountry night or day any time of year
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“You can’t process this … you can’t process this,” Bob Johnson said Monday.
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Four Central Oregon entities — East Cascades Works, the Crook County School District, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Youth CareerConnect—are receiving grants totaling $250,000 from Meta to support youth workforce development and career skills training across Central Oregon.
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Meta, the social-network company formerly known as Facebook, announced Wednesday it has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Deschutes Land Trust and the Crooked River Watershed Council in support of two local conservation projects.
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Crook County Sheriff John Gautney announced Friday that Lieutenant Bill Elliott recently graduated as a member of the 283rd session of the FBI National Academy.
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Several temporary seasonal positions for the 2023 field season on the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are open for applications through Friday, Oct. 14 on USAJobs.gov. Additional seasonal positions will open in the coming months.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonal positions for the 2023 field and fire season on the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland are open for applications beginning Thursday and lasting through Oct. 6. Interested individuals can apply for these positions through USAjobs.gov and all jobs have tentative start dates ranging from early April to early June.
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Due to ongoing drought and low water, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is closing fishing in the Crooked River and Ochoco Creek from Saturday until at least Oct. 31.
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