Crook County Schools Superintendent Dr. Sara Johnson sent a letter Wednesday to Colt Gill, director of the Oregon Department of Education, asking for…
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The Oregon State Police is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) who recently shot and killed a doe mule deer on Highway 26…
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If conditions remain favorable, firefighters are planning a 2,560-acre prescribed burn north of Big Summit Prairie on the Ochoco National Forest.…
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All grades in Crook County have been back in school for a week, but the future remains uncertain.…
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The Latino Community Association released a report Monday that was more than a year in the making, showing how issues such as health care, education…
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The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to deny a fish passage waiver for Bowman Dam in a split 5-1 vote at their meeting Friday, after…
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If conditions remain favorable, firefighters plan a 28-acre “jackpot” prescribed burn about a mile south of Big Summit Prairie, near Big Springs…
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Crook County Fire and Rescue has opened up a new CPR training space for community classes, which also houses the agency’s new fire…
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The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission staff is recommending the panel reject a request by Ochoco Irrigation District for a waiver of fish passage…
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An unexpected move by the Oregon Department of Education could mean Crook County students in grades 4-12 will soon return to class, the school…
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As the state battles several major wildfires and generally dry conditions continue, the Ochoco National Forest said late Tuesday that crews had…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Tuesday for Southern Oregon and parts of…
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A 2-year-old child was run over and fatally injured Thursday evening northwest of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies…
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The Crook County School District sent a letter Wednesday to the Oregon Department of Education, asking for a pilot program designation that would…
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With more hazardous air quality readings late Monday, Central Oregon school districts again weighed whether to open their school buildings, though…
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While Crook County schools work to hit one set of numbers –COVID-19 metrics — to make it possible for older Crook County students to return to…
Continue Reading A Silver Lake man hunting in the Ochocos with friends was killed Monday night when a tree fell and crashed down onto his camp trailer, Crook County…
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Taylor Trautman’s first day as principal of Barnes Butte Elementary in Prineville was probably different than she…
Continue Reading If the COVID-19 numbers remain favorable, Crook County’s older students could be back in school for in-class learning a week after their younger…
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Federal officials released a draft watershed plan and environmental assessment Tuesday on the Ochoco Irrigation District’s proposal to pipe more…
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