Madras one of 10 communities to get generators
Ten Oregon communities, including Madras, received an early holiday gift recently when 30kW and 56kW generators were delivered to their county or…
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Madras family narrowly escapes house fire, thanks to alarm
Awakened by a smoke alarm, a Madras family of four narrowly escaped out a back bedroom window early Wednesday morning when a malfunctioning water…
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Madras PD have ‘potential suspects’ in law office arson
Nearly five months after an arson fire damaged a downtown Madras law office, police said Thursday they have developed “potential…
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Madras PD: DUII driver hit house, then fled
A 23-year-old Madras woman was arrested Monday night on DUII, hit-and-run and other charges, accused of crashing her car into a home and running…
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Raid fails to find suspect in shooting of Madras woman
(Update: Adding likely charges from probable cause affidavit, statement by victim) A SWAT team raid on a southeast Madras home Friday morning failed…
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Ex-JCSO records clerk accused of stealing union dues
A long-time records clerk for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office who resigned last week was indicted Wednesday on 18 felony and misdemeanor…
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North Unit Irrigation District plans canal piping
The North Unit Irrigation District and project partners will hold a public meeting later this month on their canal-piping proposal to modernize aging…
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Shooting victim shows up at St. Charles Madras ER
A woman with a gunshot wound showed up early Tuesday morning at the St. Charles Madras ER, prompting an investigation that has found ” no…
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