Rodeo’s next generation: Crooked River Roundup invites Young Guns to compete
Along with world-class professional contestants, Crooked River Roundup welcomes back fan-favorite Young Guns, sponsored by Bigfoot Beverages/Pepsi.
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‘They gave their lives for us’: Crook County honors the fallen at Prineville Memorial Day parade, wreath drop
A Memorial Day parade took place Monday morning in downtown Prineville.
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‘We didn’t expect it that full’: Prineville Reservoir rebounds to full capacity, just in time for summer
All the late-season snow has helped a popular reservoir reach full capacity, just in time for summer. Prineville Reservoir recently hit 100% capacity, a big rebound from some record low levels in recent years.
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Madras, Prineville airports receive share of FAA funding for needed improvement projects
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding six airports across the state — including Madras and Prineville — nearly $3.5 million under the Airport Improvement Program.
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Over $17,000 raised at Rimrock Trails’ 2nd annual ‘Life Changing Lunch’
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Held during Mental Health Awareness Month, over 100 guests gathered for the May 10th Rimrock Trails Treatment Services mental health awareness and fundraising event, A Life Changing Lunch. Through sponsorships and private donations, this second annual event raised over $17,000 to benefit Rimrock Trails’ mental health and substance use counseling programs.
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Prineville Police join in nationwide ‘Click it or Ticket’ seat belt enforcement effort
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the Prineville Police Department as well as agencies throughout Oregon are urging drivers to buckle up during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort.
Continue ReadingWyden to hold May 22 town hall at Crook County HS in Prineville
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday he will have open-to-all, in-person town halls the evening of Monday, May 22 in Crook County and two days later in Josephine County.
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Crook County, Bend fire crews rescue kayaker stranded in high-running Crooked River in Prineville
A kayaker whose craft overturned Sunday afternoon in the Crooked River in Prineville held onto branches in the middle of the high-running river until firefighters helped her reach an island and Bend Fire & Rescue’s swift-water rescue team arrived and brought her to the shore.
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St. Charles will be dropping scheduled surgeries in Prineville, night and weekend procedures in Redmond
St. Charles Health System confirmed Friday it is dropping or cutting back on surgeries at two of its campuses. The changes will impact the Redmond and Prineville hospitals. For some procedures, you can expect to be redirected or transfered to other hospitals.
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Prineville’s Stryker Park gets musical addition
Several musical instruments surround a gazebo at Prineville’s Stryker Park now.
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WorkSource Oregon’s Madras, Prineville offices to close for in-person services, shift online
Beginning on Friday, April 28, the WorkSource Oregon Madras and WorkSource Oregon Prineville offices that were open one day per week will be closed for in-person services.
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The sky in Prineville was a bit brighter Tuesday night, calling into consciousness – Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The sky above Prineville was lit up Tuesday night to call attention to a very important issue. Jeep Girls Connect took part in the ‘Shine a Light on Sexual Assault’ event as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. They took their jeeps to the top of Ochoco Viewpoint, and shined their lights into the night.
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US Forest Service grant gives $1 million boost to city of Prineville’s planned biomass power project
The city of Prineville has just received a $1 million boost from the U.S. Forest Service for its plans with Crook County to build a 25-megawatt renewable energy biomass plant that officials say will speed and expand forest restoration projects while reducing wildfire risk.
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Rimrock Trails, Wild Ride Brewing partnership raises over $30K for mental health programs
Hundreds of community members recently turned out to celebrate the second annual Kiefer’s Magical Birthday Bash at Wild Ride Brewing in Prineville and Redmond.
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‘I think it’s good … we’ve got to grow’: New, larger Wilco Farm Store opens Tuesday in Prineville
A well-known business in Prineville is expanding, and will now employ more than two dozen people. The new Wilco Farm Store that opens Tuesday morning is five times larger than the current location, a symbol of the growth being seen in Prineville and Crook County in recent years.
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During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, join Crook County DA, Saving Grace for April 11 ‘Shine a Light’ event
Join the Crook County District Attorney’s Office, Prineville Police Department, Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Crook County Fire and Rescue, Oregon State Police, Saving Grace, and Jeep Girls Connect this April to “Shine a Light on Sexual Assault.”
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Prineville’s first BottleDrop Express bag drop location opens at Erickson’s Thriftway
Recycling Oregon’s 10-cent redeemable beverage containers just got much easier for Prineville area residents and nonprofits, thanks to the arrival of a BottleDrop Express Green and Blue Bag drop location at Erickson’s Thriftway, located at 315 NW 3rd Street.
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Knopp, Breese-Iverson, Boquist urge Gov. Kotek to launch independent investigations of OLCC
Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend), House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville), and Senate Independent Leader Brian Boquist (I-Rural Yamhill & Polk Counties) sent a letter to Governor Kotek Tuesday urging that independent nonpartisan investigations be launched into the OLCC’s alleged favorable treatment of land acquisitions and rare liquor distribution.
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Prineville PD seeks public’s help identifying person of interest in string of thefts
Prineville Police posted a photo on Facebook Friday of a person of interest in a string of thefts in the northeast part of town early Wednesday morning and requested information or surveillance video from area residents.
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No charges filed in fatal shooting at Prineville apartment; grand jury rules man acted in self-defense
A Crook County grand jury has ruled that a 29-year-old Prineville man acted in self-defense early last month when he shot a formerly close friend who had punched him and forced his way into his apartment, District Attorney Kari Hathorn announced Monday afternoon.
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