Two Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies and several bystanders helped rescue two men who were drowning at Lake Billy Chinook Saturday evening,…
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With Oregon closing in on its 70% vaccination goal, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday the final round of updates to county risk levels under the…
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Mt Bachelor? Blocked. The Three Sisters? Shrouded. Mount Jefferson? Hard to…
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that Jefferson County will receive $140,000 in federal funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…
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Oregon lawmakers held a committee meeting Tuesday night to discuss changes in county demographics, as lawmakers prepare for the once-a-decade setting…
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Moving forward. It’s a motto that a Crooked River Ranch family has adopted as they look ahead to see what’s next, after a fire destroyed their log…
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Gov. Kate Brown signed a pair of executive orders Tuesday declaring drought emergencies in seven Central and Eastern Oregon counties “due to lack…
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On Wednesday, Jefferson County commissioners unanimously selected Undersheriff Marc Heckathorn to replace retiring Sheriff Jim Adkins as the county’s…
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A 49-year-old Madras man who is a registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly tried to lure a 15-year-old girl online for…
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With the region expected to see hot and dry conditions through summer, Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 has closed open burning as of Tuesday.…
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Jefferson County, striving to reach a 65% adult vaccination rate so that business restrictions can loosen, hopes to boost the number of prizes county…
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A 38-year-old Metolius man was arrested on attempted murder and other charges by the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team as he left his home on…
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The Family Access Network received a $5,000 grant late last year from the Oregon Community Recovery Fund of Oregon Community Foundation. These funds…
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Three drivers were taken to hospitals after an unsafe pass attempt led to a crash Sunday night on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian…
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Volunteers began construction Saturday on a much-needed shade structure at Panorama Park in Crooked River Ranch, a project more than three years in…
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A fire early Thursday morning destroyed an abandoned commercial building in Metolius, Jefferson County fire officials…
Continue ReadingThere are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including three from Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,558, the Oregon…
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There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 34th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,522, the Oregon…
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Jefferson County Education Service District and the High Desert Education Service District announced this week that Shay Mikalson will serve as…
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Ron Adams of Portland is suing Jefferson County after his wife, Nadia Rankov Adams, was killed in a fatal car crash last August at the intersection…
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