As Crook County is allocated 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine per week, groups have been scheduled to receive their dose in the order that was outlined by the governor and Oregon Health Authority as priority groups.
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The last time middle and high school students in the Crook County School District saw their peers and teachers on a daily basis was March of last year, before the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools in Oregon.
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Tom Evans has been a Realtor in Prineville for quite some time now. He says that lately, he’s been seeing more and more first-time buyers making their way to the small city, as many can’t afford to buy even homes below the average price in bigger cities, like Bend.
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A 77-year-old Prineville-area man was arrested on attempted murder and other charges Wednesday after he allegedly shot and seriously wounded his 35-year-old son, who then fled into the nearby woods, prompting a search, Crook County Sheriff John Gautney said.
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COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, including Crook County’s eighth death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,558, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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According to Oregon Health Authority data, 1.3% of residents in Deschutes County, 1.2% in Jefferson County and less than 1% in Crook County have been vaccinated for COVID-19 so far.
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Bend firefighters began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations this week at St. Charles Bend, while the Crook County Health Department reported Wednesday receiving its first doses of the vaccine.
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Crook County authorities have identified a woman whose remains were found on BLM land east of Redmond last week. They say the manner and cause of death remain under investigation and are seeking the public’s help in their investigation.
Continue Reading Rising COVID-19 cases in Crook County appeared to dash all hopes of students returning to classrooms after Winter Break. That changed Wednesday after the Oregon Department of Education announced the extension of the Safe Harbor designation.
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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Tuesday it has released a Final Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Ochoco Irrigation District’s Infrastructure Modernization Project.
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A 33-year-old Prineville man and 11-year-old boy face theft charges, accused of stealing a handgun from a Prineville store, police said Thursday.
Continue Reading A woman’s remains were found Tuesday morning on BLM land off state Highway 126 in Powell Butte, Crook County Undersheriff James Savage said.
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Crook County schools, which brought K-3 students back to in-class learning in September and older students in hybrid fashion in early October, will shift back to all-online learning next week due to shortages of staff out on quarantine, officials said this week.
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The year 2020 has been an interesting and difficult year for everyone, and we all have had to adapt in one way or another to all that has been going on this year. Shop with a Cop was no exception.
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The American Forest Resource Council and Crook County on Wednesday applauded the Ochoco National Forest’s decision to move forward once again with the Walton Lake Restoration Project, an effort to improve forest health, ensure public safety and mitigate wildfire danger immediately surrounding Walton Lake, the national forest’s most heavily used developed recreation site.
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Central Oregonians have always rallied to help others in the community, especially during a year in which many of us needed it most. Now, several local residents have taken it upon themselves to help someone they’ve never met: a Vietnam veteran who currently lives on the Oregon coast.
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Gov. Kate Brown announced updates Tuesday to county risk levels under the state’s new public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19, with four more counties moving into the “extreme risk” category, for a total of 25.
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Three officers were legally justified in firing shots during an attempted traffic stop north of Prineville earlier this month, one of which wounded a Redmond fugitive trying to flee the scene, Crook County District Attorney Wade Whiting said Monday.
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Crook County Sheriff John Gautney has written a letter to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, sympathizing with her “predicament” over how to curb COVID-19’s spread but also critical of the two-week freeze and refusing to have deputies issue citations for not wearing a mask or having too large a Thanksgiving gathering.
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The Big Summit Wild Horse Territory on the Ochoco National Forest features the only herd of wild horses in the Pacific Northwest managed completely by the U.S. Forest Service.
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