‘That could never happen to me — until it happens’: C.O. teen speaks out after fentanyl overdose
“When you’re doing it, it seems so harmless, and you’re like, ‘I’m fine. That could never happen to me’ — until it happens.”
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Crook County Middle School’s Sixth-Grade Outdoor Camp returns after 2-year hiatus
Outdoor Camp has been a right of passage for sixth-grade students at Crook County Middle School for decades. Generations of students have enjoyed the week-long experience for 62 years, which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bend man working security at Prineville-area bar arrested on sex-crime, harassment charges
A security guard working at a Prineville-area saloon was arrested early Sunday morning, accused of committing a sex crime in the parking lot, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Prescribed burn of downed juniper planned on Crooked River National Grassland NNW of Prineville
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters will be igniting a prescribed burn in downed juniper Tuesday on the Crooked River National Grassland north-northwest of Prineville, near Ramms Road and Jefferson County Road 782 and SE Grizzly Road (C Street).
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Prineville woman talks of being on phone with ‘best friend,’ hearing his deadly encounter with deputy
Prineville resident Jennifer Hill says Nicholas Rodin “was my best friend for 20 years now” – but she also knew he was wanted on an arrest warrant. So when she heard his name on her police scanner Friday afternoon, she called to warn him – and ended up listening in on his fateful, fatal encounter with a Crook County sheriff’s deputy.
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Crook County sheriff’s deputy on leave after fatal shooting in Juniper Canyon
A Crook County sheriff’s deputy reportedly shot and killed a person in the Juniper Canyon area south of Prineville Friday afternoon. Sheriff John Gautney released limited details Saturday, including that the deputy has been placed on leave as Oregon State Police and the district attorney’s office lead the resulting investigation.
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Powell Butte Charter School seventh-grade boy arrested after 2nd day of violent phone threats
A second straight day of phone messages threatening staff and students at Powell Butte Community Charter School Thursday led Crook County Sheriff’s Office investigators to a seventh-grade boy who was arrested, officials said.
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Powell Butte Charter School to resume classes Thursday as violent threats investigated
Powell Butte Community Charter School canceled classes and closed the campus Wednesday after receiving violent threats by voicemail and text message, as an investigation began, involving the FBI, to find the culprit. Classes are expected to resume Thursday, with an added police presence.
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Over 200 pieces of mail stolen in Powell Butte PO burglary found dumped near Oakridge
More than 200 pieces of mail stolen in a recent burglary at the Powell Butte post office were found dumped in a rural area off state Highway 58 just east of Oakridge, Crook County sheriff’s deputies say.
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office to join in statewide seat belt, child safety seat enforcement
Beginning Monday, Jan. 31 and extending through Sunday, Feb. 13, the Crook County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon will use federally funded overtime to educate the public about safety belt and child seat laws, including a law passed in 2017 increasing safety for children under age 2.
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Sen. Ron Wyden sets rescheduled Crook, Jefferson County online town halls
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday he will have three live online town halls hosted by People’s Town Hall from Jan. 25-27 for residents of Clackamas, Crook and Jefferson counties.
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Powell Butte post office burglarized, offers limited services
The Powell Butte post office is usually a fairly quiet one, only serving a few thousand people. But this week the typically tranquil location location was the target of a burglar.
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Crook County Library’s ‘People from Our Past’ to hear from Dorothy Lawson McCall
The fascinating history of Crook County doesn’t only belong to the men who settled here. Women arrived as wives, adventurers, and entrepreneurs. With the return of People from Our Past at the Bowman Museum, you will have a chance to chat with historical figure Dorothy Lawson McCall – no time machine required.
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Rimrock Trails Treatment Services receives $4,000 grant from NW Farm Credit Services fund
Rimrock Trails Treatment Services is grateful to receive $4,000 in grant funds from the Northwest Farm Credit Services Rural Community Grant Fund. This funding supports the work Rimrock Trails has underway, including a $50,000 renovation project in their Crook County-based adolescent residential treatment program.
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Crook County School District sends $66 million bond measure to May ballot
The Crook County School Board voted unanimously this week to place a $66 million school bond measure before voters at the May election, largely for general maintenance to replace roofs, boilers, and make much-needed safety improvements to some of the district’s oldest schools.
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OSP: Drugged driving suspected in O’Neil Highway head-on crash
A Prineville man is under investigation for drugged driving in a head-on crash Monday evening on state Highway 370, the O’Neil Highway, that sent him and the other driver to the hospital, with serious injuries Oregon State Police said.
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Redmond man killed in Highway 126 head-on crash east of Powell Butte
A Redmond man was killed Monday morning when his pickup truck went into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with a semi-truck on state Highway 126 east of Powell Butte, Oregon State Police reported.
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Gov. Brown extends Crook County DA applicant deadline to Jan. 7
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that, in light of the holidays, she is extending the application deadline for the position of Crook County district attorney, to fill a vacancy occasioned by her appointment of District Attorney Wade Whiting to the Jefferson/Crook County Circuit Court.
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Crook County launches Oregon’s first integrated outbound text-from-911 service
Crook County 911 said Tuesday it recently became the first dispatch center in Oregon to implement a new integrated outbound Text-From-911 system. Dispatchers can now reconnect with disconnected or abandoned callers via text.
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Fire heavily damages Prineville home, claims family’s dog
A fire heavily damaged a Prineville family’s home while they were away Saturday night and also claimed their dog’s life, Crook County Fire and Rescue officials said.
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