Passing grade! Crook County K-3 students likely get to return to class this fall
It looks like it’s back to school — really — for kindergarten through third-grade students in Crook County, thanks to improving COVID-19 case…
Continue ReadingCrook County
Frog Fire burns nearly 4,000 acres, now 10% contained
There was relatively minimal growth Friday on the nearly 4,000-acre Frog Fire burning in the Maury Mountains seven miles southeast of Prineville…
Continue Reading
One driver cited, another flown to hospital after Hwy. 126 crash near Powell Butte
An Albany man was cited for reckless driving Wednesday morning after his car slammed into the back of another car stopped to turn left on Highway 126…
Continue Reading
Prineville man facing DUII, hit-and-run charges; ODOT construction trailer hit
A 25-year-old Prineville driver was arrested Monday night on DUII, hit-and-run and other charges, accused of hitting an ODOT construction trailer in…
Continue Reading
Crook County schools fail to meet exception to begin fall with K-3 in-person classes
Health metrics for reopening schools in Crook County for K-3 were heading in the right direction — until late July, but a recent spike in COVID-19…
Continue Reading
Bend man injured in head-on crash west of Prineville
A Bend man was flown to the hospital after a head-on crash west of Prineville Tuesday afternoon, Crook County sheriff’s deputies…
Continue Reading New state metrics mean Brothers, Paulina schools can fully open in the fall
The new state health metrics issued Tuesday will allow two of Crook County’s smallest schools to open their doors to students Sept. 8, the county…
Continue Reading
Brush fire in subdivision SE of Prineville stopped at 1 1/2 acres
A brush fire in a subdivision southeast of Prineville burned about 1 ½ acres across at least three properties Monday afternoon and caused minor…
Continue Reading
Prineville motorcyclist jailed after DUII crash on Juniper Canyon Road
A Prineville motorcyclist crashed into a fence after illegally passing a motorist on Juniper Canyon Road Friday night, lost consciousness for a time…
Continue Reading
Crook County Fair set to open with small-scale, COVID-19-conscious plan
The Crook County Fair begins Thursday in Prineville, and like so many things in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, things will look quite a bit…
Continue Reading
Crook County Sheriff’s Office to join in DUII, safety belt enforcement blitzes
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office will be joining other law enforcement agencies around the state and country in a national high-visibility DUII…
Continue Reading
$100K Facebook grant to grow Crook County schools’ career, tech ed programs
A new $100,000 grant from Facebook will expand Crook County schools’ career and technical education (CTE)…
Continue Reading
Crook County: Recent COVID-19 case rise includes 4 St. Charles Prineville caregivers
Crook County has maintained a low case count of COVID-19 up to this point. In the past two weeks, however, there has been a near-doubling in the…
Continue Reading
Crews work to stop 270-acre Crook County wildfire
A lightning-sparked wildfire fueled by heat and winds grew to about 270 acres six miles north of Brothers in Crook County as a fire protection…
Continue Reading
Gunshot, cry for help bring arrest northwest of Prineville
A man was arrested on reckless endangering, menacing and other charges northwest of Prineville Saturday after police received a report of a gunshot,…
Continue Reading
Crook County Relay for Life takes new path this year
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life still was held in Crook County, but like so many such awareness and fundraising events this year, it was…
Continue Reading
Passer-by grabs hose, stops shed fire NW of Prineville
A passer-by spotted a fire northwest of Prineville on Thursday and stopped to notify the property owner, also grabbing a garden hose to put out the…
Continue Reading
Rimrock Trails Treatment Services receives $500 Rotary Club grant
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rimrock Trails Treatment Services is honored to receive a $500 grant from the Rotary Club of Crook County to provide…
Continue Reading
Crews contain 12-acre wildfire on Ochoco National Forest
Firefighters assisted by a helicopter and bulldozer Tuesday stopped and contained a day-old wildfire on the Ochoco National Forest that burned about…
Continue Reading
Crook County health official: Test confirmed C. Oregon’s first COVID-19 death
Test results have confirmed that a 63-year-old Crook County woman was the first Central Oregon resident who died from COVID-19, a county health…
Continue Reading