Bend man charged with DUII, assault in Hwy. 26 three-vehicle head-on crash
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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Crooked River Ranch volunteers building park shade structure
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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Early-morning fire in Metolius destroys abandoned commercial building
A fire early Thursday morning destroyed an abandoned commercial building in Metolius, Jefferson County fire officials…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 9 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 in Central Oregon; 616 new cases
There 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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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Jefferson County’s 34th; 844 new cases
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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Mikalson named Jefferson County ESD superintendent
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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‘They’ve failed to act’: Family of woman killed in Hwy. 97-Bear Drive crash suing Jefferson County, state
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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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Jefferson County’s 33rd; 748 new cases
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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Sisters High School, Middle School to resume classes Monday after ‘pause’ due to COVID-19 cases
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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Airshow of the Cascades still on for August
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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Prescribed burn planned this week north of Camp Sherman
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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ODOT proposes closing dangerous Highway 97-Bear Drive, Eureka Lane intersections south of Madras
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 being collected for Crooked River Ranch soldier serving overseas
Birthday letters are being collected for Dustin Gallegos, a Crooked River Ranch soldier who is currently deployed…
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‘Frustration’ as Crook, Jefferson counties fall back into COVID-19 ‘High Risk’; Deschutes avoids ‘Extreme Risk’
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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Redmond man arrested in fatal shooting of Prineville man on Lone Pine Road
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’ stalls in committee, but lawmaker is not giving up
‘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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Weed burning sparks fire that destroys Crooked River Ranch home
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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Mysterious Crooked River Ranch waterfall flows for only three days a year
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 announces retirement plans
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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Madras Pep & Cheer Studio hit by break-in, robbery
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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