The Jefferson County Cultural Coalition will provide a boost to the Latino Fest in Madras, an annual event organized by the Latino Community Association, with a first-time grant of $1,200.
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Pacific Power and the Madras-JC Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to ensure electric vehicle drivers have another fast, convenient place to power up during central Oregon journeys.
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A 47-year-old truck driver was arrested in Southern California Wednesday on second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges in Tuesday night’s fatal vehicle-pedestrian hit-and-run crash on U.S. Highway 97 in Madras, police said.
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One of three Madras-area men walking to a warming shelter Monday evening was critically injured when he tried to cross Highway 97 and was struck by a car, police said Tuesday.
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Mario Mendoza has received national and world recognition for his running, but this race was a little different. Mendoza was racing against the clock, on a treadmill, in front of a crowd of Madras High School students.
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More than three months after a SWAT team raid in Madras failed to locate a suspect in the shooting of a Madras woman, another raid Monday afternoon found the fugitive, who was arrested on attempted murder and other charges.
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– A Madras cat was found placed in a plastic tote and abandoned just outside Deer Ridge state prison. No one knows how it got there — not even her owner.
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Ten Oregon communities, including Madras, received an early holiday gift recently when 30kW and 56kW generators were delivered to their county or municipal office, thanks to the disbursement of money from the state’s Resiliency Grant Fund.
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Awakened by a smoke alarm, a Madras family of four narrowly escaped out a back bedroom window early Wednesday morning when a malfunctioning water heater sparked a house fire that blocked both the front and back doors, an official said.
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Nearly five months after an arson fire damaged a downtown Madras law office, police said Thursday they have developed “potential suspects” and are pursuing leads in the still-active investigation. Firefighters and police responded the evening of Saturday, May 25 to the reported fire at the Law Offices of Glenn, Reeder and Gassner on Southeast Fifth
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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 away, police said. Police responded around 10:30 p.m. to the 600 block of Southwest Second Street on a report that a Subaru Legacy had crashed into the side of a home
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(Update: Adding likely charges from probable cause affidavit, statement by victim) A SWAT team raid on a southeast Madras home Friday morning failed to find a suspect in the shooting of a Madras woman earlier this week, but two other men, including his brother, were arrested on other charges, police said. Police responded about 3:30
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A long-time records clerk for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office who resigned last week was indicted Wednesday on 18 felony and misdemeanor theft counts, accused of stealing more than $15,000 in dues from the union representing department employees. Sheriff Jim Adkins said Jennifer Goelze, 46, of Madras, submitted her resignation on Sept. 23 after serving
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The North Unit Irrigation District and project partners will hold a public meeting later this month on their canal-piping proposal to modernize aging infrastructure to conserve water, reduce energy use, improve operational efficiencies, improve water quality and enhance fish and wildlife habitat in the Deschutes and Crooked rivers, federal regulators said Wednesday. By converting open-ditch
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A woman with a gunshot wound showed up early Tuesday morning at the St. Charles Madras ER, prompting an investigation that has found ” no current threat to the general public, ” police said. Officers responded to the hospital around 3:30 a.m. on the report of a gunshot victim who had arrived. Police said the
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In an effort to reduce the risk of fires along city trails, the City of Madras, Jefferson County Fire & EMS and the Oregon Department of Forestry have developed a pilot program that will utilize Martin Boer Goats from Terrebonne to clear the areas naturally.
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WASH, INGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday that a federal investment totaling more than $1.7 million has been secured for the cities of Hermiston and Ontario, as well as Jefferson, Douglas and Lane counties, to improve street safety in their communities. “The ability for all Oregonians to travel safely on
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Madras residents will be choosing a new mayor this fall, as Mayor Richard Ladeby announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a third two-year term.
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A class in noxious weed identification and removal is set for Saturday at Madras City Hall.
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The Airshow of the Cascades just celebrated its 22nd anniversary in fine fashion. The show wrapped up on Saturday afternoon and also put on quite the festival at the Madras Airport.
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