There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 33rd, raising the state’s death toll to 2,508, the Oregon Health…
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Two COVID-19 cases at Sisters High School and a possible connection to Sisters Middle School closed both schools Thursday, for a return to distance…
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The Airshow of the Cascades is still planned for late August at Madras Airport, after last year’s cancellation. The plans include two B-17s – one you…
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Deschutes National Forest fuel specialists will implement a prescribed burn on Thursday and Friday north of Camp Sherman along Forest Service Road…
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Jefferson County and the Oregon Department of Transportation are hosting a public meeting Wednesday evening to talk about the proposal to close Bear…
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Birthday letters are being collected for Dustin Gallegos, a Crooked River Ranch soldier who is currently deployed…
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Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect…
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A Redmond man was arrested Monday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a Prineville man whose body was found Sunday…
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‘Ezra’s Law,’ a bill to hike sentences for some crimes that’s named for a young Madras boy severely injured by his mother’s boyfriend, has stalled in…
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A Crooked River Ranch home was destroyed Friday by a fire that was sparked by residents’ outdoor weed burning that spread under the home’s deck…
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Central Oregon is filled with waterfalls, beautiful landscapes and places to explore. Most of these sites have been discovered for years, and they…
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Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins, a 35-year veteran of the sheriff’s office and its leader for over a decade, said Tuesday he plans to retire…
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Funds raised by students, as well as equipment and supplies, were stolen from the Madras Pep & Cheer Studio during a break-in Friday night, the owner…
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Central Oregon drug agents made a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Madras, arrested a 65-year-old Redmond man and seized methamphetamine, heroin…
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Many Pacific Power customers in Jefferson County have seen their lives turned upside down by the economic turmoil caused by more than a year of the…
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday he will have live online town halls, hosted by People’s Town Hall, early next month for residents of…
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A fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in a Culver home apparently was caused by combustible materials too close to an operating wood stove,…
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Jefferson County leaders want to hear from you about all forms of transportation, from motorized to human-powered, as they update the county’s…
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The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday to consider a $605,000 contract to buy equipment to protect…
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Jefferson County commissioners have approved construction of a new Show Barn structure to be built at the Fairgrounds, giving new life and more…
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