Prineville going solar to cut wastewater treatment plant costs
The city of Prineville is working to cut costs at its wastewater treatment plant, by turning to the sun.
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Breese-Iverson, colleague vote against cap and trade bill
Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, and GOP colleague voted no Wednesday as a House subcommittee in a party-line vote advanced the controversial cap and trade proposal.
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80-year-old Prineville school building set for demolition
Demolition of a roughly 80-year Crook County School District-owned building in Prineville begins Tuesday, as the building is said to be “beyond its useful life.”
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Prineville Police Dept. reports distracted driving enforcement results
The Prineville Police Department conducted their distracted driving enforcement operation throughout the month of January, and on Monday provided the results.
Continue Reading Prineville PD plans seat belt, child car seat enforcement blitz
The Prineville Police Department is joining other Oregon law enforcement agencies in a statewide safety belt and child car seat traffic enforcement “blitz” from Feb. 3-16.
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Community asked to recommend new Prineville school’s name
Crook County School District officials are seeking community input to name the new elementary art, technology and adventure theme school that will open in September at the Pioneer Complex in downtown Prineville.
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Prineville man who helps others left without home after fire
A fire heavily damaged part of Henry Freeman’s southwest Prineville home Wednesday morning, leaving the man who helps those less fortunate without his own place to live, at least for now.
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Public asked to help choose Prineville roundabout artwork
Now that Prineville’s first roundabout is open and a local sculptor has been chosen for its center artwork, the public is being asked in an online survey to vote for its favorite among five choices for the piece.
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Bedroom fire damages SW Prineville home
A fire broke out in the bedroom of a southwest Prineville home on Wednesday, causing no injuries but displacing the resident and three dogs rescued from the home, officials said.
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St. Charles Prineville donates medical equipment to Crook County HS
St. Charles Prineville has donated medical equipment to the Crook County High School Health Science Career Technical Education program as part of an ongoing partnership.
Continue Reading Crook County Schools plan K-4 ‘theme school’ for this fall
In response to continued growth, Crook County School District administrators said Tuesday they are developing plans to open a theme elementary school centered on art, technology and adventure learning in September of this year.
Continue Reading Prineville PD using grant to focus on distracted drivers
The Prineville Police Department received overtime funding from the Oregon Department of Transportation and the USDOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to focus on distracted driving. This added enforcement will be conducted throughout the month of January.
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Prineville shooting victim sues gunman for $21 million
A Bend man who was left paralyzed in a shooting at a Prineville bar’s New Year’s Eve party two years ago has sued his attacker for more than $21.5 million.
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Prineville man still fighting after 5 bouts with cancer
As 2019 comes to an end, a Prineville man is reflecting on how far he’s come while battling five different cancers, and encouraging others to maintain a positive mindset when facing hard times.
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2020 marks 75 years for the Crooked River Roundup
One of Oregon’s oldest family entertainment events celebrates its 75th year in 2020.
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‘Active’ Prineville drug dealer arrested minutes before jail release, after raid
A Prineville man known to police as an “active drug dealer/fugitive” was arrested again Monday, just minutes before he was to be released from the Crook County Jail, and minutes after a raid turned up guns and other weapons at his home.
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Prineville man accused of breaking into Bi-Mart, stealing 12 guns
A Prineville man was arrested this week on charges he broke into the city’s Bi-Mart with a brick, then used an axe to smash into a firearms display case and steal a dozen guns, found stashed in a tent bag outside the store.
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Prineville PD offer details of what led to high-speed Hwy. 26 chase, crash
Prineville police provided details Monday on the events that led to a wild high-speed chase of a menacing suspect Friday on U.S. Highway 26 that topped 90 mph and ran oncoming cars off the road, ending in a crash after the car hit police spike strips.
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Prineville PD seek tips to find stolen horse trailer
Prineville police turned to the public for tips Tuesday in the recent theft of a horse trailer parked in a grocery store parking lot that was being used to raise funds for Crook County High School students.
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Prineville home to C.O.’s only ferret shelter
There’s only one animal shelter in Central Oregon focused on rehoming ferrets, and it’s located in Prineville.
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