Crook County DA: Officers justified in firing shots, wounding fleeing fugitive
Three officers were legally justified in firing shots during an attempted traffic stop north of Prineville earlier this month, one of which wounded a…
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Crook County sheriff tells Gov. Brown: I won’t enforce mask, gathering mandates
Crook County Sheriff John Gautney has written a letter to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, sympathizing with her “predicament” over how to curb…
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Ochoco National Forest plans big reduction in Big Summit wild horses herd
The Big Summit Wild Horse Territory on the Ochoco National Forest features the only herd of wild horses in the Pacific Northwest managed completely…
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Estacada man injured in pickup-trailer crash on icy George Millican Road
An 82-year-old Estacada man was injured and taken to St. Charles Prineville Friday night after losing control of his pickup truck towing a camp…
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Portland-area man driving stolen pickup arrested after chase SE of Prineville
A Clackamas County man being pursued by Crook County sheriff’s deputies got a stolen pickup truck stuck on a large butte southeast of Prineville,…
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Crook County to offer free drive-thru flu shot clinic, COVID-19 testing Saturday
The Crook County Health Department as the lead agency is partnering with Mosaic Medical and local support agencies and volunteers to conduct a free…
Continue Reading Crook County DA ID’s Redmond fugitive shot, wounded by CERT Team
Members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team shot and wounded a wanted Redmond man during a guns-drawn, “high-risk” traffic stop north…
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Oregon reports record-shattering 805 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths
The Oregon Health Authority reported a record-shattering 805 new COVID-19 cases Thursday — more than 200 above the previous record — and said the…
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Marine Board seeks written comments on proposed Prineville Reservoir no-wake zone
The Oregon State Marine Board is soliciting written comments on proposed rules affecting boat operations on Prineville Reservoir. The proposed rules…
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Woman killed in ATV crash NW of Prineville
A 23-year-old Prineville woman was killed in an ATV crash northwest of Prineville Sunday afternoon, Crook County sheriff’s deputies…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 COVID-19 deaths, including Crook County woman; 524 cases
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, including the second Crook County woman in two days, raising the state’s death toll to 691, along…
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Ochoco National Forest plans prescribed burn this week in Maury Mountains
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters are planning an 884-acre prescribed burn in the northwest portion of the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco…
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Oregon reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, including Crook Co. woman; 555 cases
COVID-19 has claimed 14 more lives in Oregon, including a Crook County woman, raising the state’s death toll to 689, along with 555 new cases, the…
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What the state’s new COVID-19 metrics mean for C.O. schools
Despite two straight days of record COVID-19 case numbers, Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials on Friday unveiled new, more flexible guidelines…
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‘Safe harbor’ designation will keep Crook County schools open
The Crook County School District said students will stay in the classrooms, thanks to new COVID-19 metrics announced Friday by Governor Kate Brown.…
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Crook County Library hosts first Winter Reading Program
Crook County Library is hosting its first-ever Winter Reading Program from Nov. 16, 2020 through Jan. 9, 2021.…
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Crook County schools expect to remain open as state looks at revising COVID-19 metrics
Crook County schools should be able to stay open “into the foreseeable future,” as the state looks to revise COVID-19 metrics to be “more flexible,”…
Continue Reading New Hybrid Learning Campus at Pioneer HS aims to boost credit recovery
When the Oregon Department of Education announced new exceptions for opening small and rural schools in Oregon this past summer, Pioneer High School…
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Judge awards $21.5 million to man left paralyzed in 2017 shooting at Prineville bar
A Crook County judge has awarded a judgement of more than $21.5 million to a Bend man left paralyzed below the waist when he was shot three times in…
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Ochoco National Forest to begin pile burning
With colder temperatures and precipitation in the forecast, firefighters will begin pile burning on the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River…
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