Crook County Sheriff Gautney posts letter, defends jail staff
Crook County Sheriff John Gautney posted a three-page letter Tuesday on Facebook, refuting and responding in detail to complaints and rumors about…
Continue ReadingCrook County Sheriff John Gautney posted a three-page letter Tuesday on Facebook, refuting and responding in detail to complaints and rumors about…
Continue ReadingAn injured driver was flown to the hospital Saturday after a pickup truck left the O’Neil Highway near Redmond and crashed into a tree, authorities…
Continue ReadingTwo Nevada residents were taken to the hospital with injuries early Friday after their rental box truck overturned on Southwest George Millican Road,…
Continue ReadingFire managers on the Ochoco National Forest plan to take advantage of recent warm, dry weather to implement two prescribed burn projects north of Big…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced this week that Army Cpl. Norvin Dale Brockett, a Powell Butte resident who died in…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division asked for the public’s help Monday for information regarding the unlawful take and waste…
Continue ReadingAs fall weather brings shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District Office are…
Continue ReadingSt. Charles Health System announced Tuesday it’s hired Jody Britton as community and philanthropy advocate for Crook County. Britton, a…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon drug agents, assisted by the region’s SWAT team, raided five sophisticated, illegal marijuana grow operations in the…
Continue ReadingOn Feb. 5, 2020, the Crook County Sheriff’s Office will begin its seventh session of the Citizen’s Academy. Members of the public are…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown’s Executive Order to enact a temporary ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and cannabis vaping products took effect Tuesday.…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding comments from Crook County health officials, Vector Control manager; horse survived disease) West Nile virus, a disease spread by…
Continue Reading(Update: Revised tally of cats) Three people and dozens of cats, dogs and a rabbit survived, but three cats perished Thursday afternoon when a pickup…
Continue ReadingCrook County School District on Thursday announced a $200,000 Facebook grant funding the launch of expanded Career & Technical Education (CTE)…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding what item was shown in FB post) A reported burglary and theft at a northeast Prineville home led police to a Facebook post of one…
Continue ReadingFor nearly 30 years, Rimrock Trails has been recognized as Central Oregon’s only specialty adolescent substance use disorder treatment provider…
Continue ReadingRimrock Trails Treatment Center is thrilled to receive $1,500 from the September Cascade Car Show held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. The…
Continue ReadingTwo Prineville men were seriously injured Monday night when their Jeep crashed through a power pole and rolled several times, throwing both men into…
Continue ReadingA 79-year-old Prineville man convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of his roommate nearly a decade ago died Sunday morning at a state…
Continue ReadingA Red Bluff, California man was seriously injured Saturday night when his ATV crashed and rolled over him on a road south of Prineville, Crook County…
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