
Salute to Seniors: Madras High’s Class of 2023 perseveres, excels in many ways
Our next Salute to Seniors focuses on the Madras High Class of 2023, which persevered amid the Covid issues and grew strong through activities and…
Continue ReadingOur next Salute to Seniors focuses on the Madras High Class of 2023, which persevered amid the Covid issues and grew strong through activities and…
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson County School District 509J held a groundbreaking ceremony last week to celebrate the start of construction of a six-classroom addition…
Continue ReadingAn elaborate senior prank at Culver High School last week has sent some ripples through the Class of…
Continue ReadingA third straight night of thunderstorms rumbled through Central Oregon Saturday evening, bringing more lightning, thunder, rain and hailstorms,…
Continue ReadingAfter four hours of deliberation, a Jefferson County Circuit Court jury convicted a 22-year-old Madras man of murder and other charges Friday in the…
Continue ReadingDoug Maragas, winemaker and vineyard manager at Maragas Winery in Culver, said Tuesday he’s alarmed that for the first time since beginning their…
Continue ReadingThe Festival of The Land at Cove Palisades State Park will celebrate the diverse history, food and cultures from Central Oregon 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on…
Continue ReadingA pursuit north of Madras by a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy Friday evening ended in a crash that critically injured the fleeing driver, a…
Continue ReadingA small early-season brush fire broke out north of Camp Sherman on Saturday afternoon, bringing out engine crews from several agencies to stop its…
Continue ReadingDoug Maragas, winemaker and vineyard manager at Maragas Winery in Culver, said Sunday he is very happy to finally see bud break at their vineyards in…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire early Sunday morning that heavily damaged a downtown Madras bar and…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon State Marine Board is conducting its annual two-week marine law enforcement training academy on Lake Billy Chinook through Friday.…
Continue ReadingYears of wear and tear have taken their toll on U.S. Highway 26 between Highway 216 and the Warm Springs River, resulting in a highway scattered with…
Continue ReadingMADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Scam calls are nothing new just about anywhere, including Jefferson County, where the sheriff’s office has issued an alert…
Continue ReadingA pickup truck and Jefferson County school bus collided on Highway 26 in Madras Tuesday afternoon, sending the pickup driver to the hospital, but…
Continue ReadingA 19-year-old man was killed and several other young people were injured late Friday night in a single-vehicle rollover crash southeast of Madras,…
Continue ReadingThe latest attempt in the Oregon Legislature to pass a measure known as Ezra’s Law, to toughen the sentence for assaults that leaves victims with…
Continue ReadingSen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023, with community conversations in five Oregon…
Continue ReadingLast Saturday, Ryan Mejaski of Bend and Joe Wilhite were fishing for kokanee on the Deschutes arm of Lake Billy Chinook without much luck, when they…
Continue ReadingOne Madras man was killed and another was seriously injured in the head-on collision of a minivan and SUV Sunday night on U.S. Highway 97 south of…
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