Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies raided two properties in Crooked River Ranch on Monday and charged two residents with operating an illegal…
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The Culver School District superintendent informed families Friday that the district will reluctantly implement the state mask mandate for students…
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There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 44th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,975, along with…
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The Jefferson County Historical Society sponsored the annual Threshing Bee Saturday, giving people a chance to see how wheat farming was done back in…
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A Warm Springs man and a Madras woman were stopped and arrested on several charges Wednesday night after a homeowner northwest of Culver found them…
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Despite Wednesday’s hot temperatures, crews on the Monty and Bean Creek fires have increased containment to 95%, officials…
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Despite warmer temperatures Tuesday, firefighters on the Monty and Bean Creek fires west of Lake Billy Chinook were able to significantly increase…
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Cooler weather Monday continued to aid firefighters in securing perimeters on the Monty and Bean Creek fires, west of Lake Billy Chinook. But…
Continue Reading Officials said firefighters made great progress on all wildfires in Central Oregon Friday, including the two on the Sisters Ranger District near…
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Two drivers were killed Tuesday morning in a head-on collision of a pickup towing a trailer and a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 97 in the Cow Canyon…
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As expected, firefighters brought two larger wildfires north of Madras that burned over 2,000 acres close to full containment on…
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A bit of welcome rain fell Saturday as crews made strong progress on two lightning-sparked fires north of Madras that have burned about 2,800 acres,…
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The Culver school superintendent told parents and the community Friday that the district will challenge the state’s order that students and staff…
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Academy is an 11-week program that will focus on educating participants on the day-to-day duties…
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A California woman was killed and three other people were injured in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras Thursday afternoon, Oregon…
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The Oregon Office of Emergency Management held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss this weekend’s expected heat wave and actions…
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A 37-year-old Culver woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to manslaughter, burglary and other charges in the…
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A 65-year-old Bend man was killed Saturday morning when his motorcycle crashed on Highway 20W near Suttle Lake in Jefferson County, Oregon State…
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– Firefighters made more good progress Tuesday toward full containment of the Grandview Fire northeast of Sisters and the Darlene Fire southeast of…
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Oregon’s Harney County will vote this November on the “Greater Idaho” proposal of moving the Oregon-Idaho border, as a group called Move Oregon’s…
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