Prineville BLM seeks input on proposed solutions to Teaters Road access issue
The Prineville District Bureau of Land Management requested public input Wednesday on a proposal to address a long-standing access issue to federal…
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$1.5M warrant out for Crook County fugitive who failed to show for abuse trial
A nationwide $1.5 million arrest warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old California man who failed to show up Monday for his Prineville trial on…
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Crook County School Board picks 5 name finalists for ‘adventure theme’ school
Crook County School Board members selected the top five name choices for the new adventure theme school during a special board meeting last Monday…
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‘Peace, love and happiness’ – but no tow truck payment – sparks Crook County chase, arrest
A Colorado woman got stuck on a road shoulder south of Prineville early Wednesday morning, then refused to pay the tow truck driver who freed and…
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Flames pushed by winds destroy new home in Post
A wind-whipped fire Sunday afternoon destroyed a home nearing completion in the Crook County town of Post, sheriff’s deputies said.…
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Driver cited in Crook County rear-end crash
A two-vehicle rear-end crash southeast of Prineville Thursday evening left one pickup atop another, sending one driver to the hospital for…
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Dozens of cats rescued from crash near Prineville heading to Portland shelter
Dozens of cats rescued after a crash last October on Highway 26 east of Prineville are being brought to the Oregon Humane Society to receive…
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The Big Playback 1/24: Crook County, Sisters
The second part of The Big Playback this week, or rather the mega playback, features the boys and girls basketball squads from Crook County and…
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Crook County HS graduate’s estate to create college scholarship fund
The Crook County School District announced Wednesday it will start a college scholarship fund after receiving a donation of nearly $827,000 from the…
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Prineville couple’s fall prompts 2-county rescue effort
A Prineville man was seriously injured in a 30-foot fall when part of a rock ledge broke loose during a hike in the Crooked River Canyon south of…
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Person dies in Juniper Acres travel trailer fire, explosion
A person was found dead Sunday morning in a travel trailer destroyed by a fire and explosion in the off-the-grid Juniper Acres subdivision east of…
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Nevada pair injured in Geo. Millican Road truck crash
Two Nevada residents were taken to the hospital with injuries early Friday after their rental box truck overturned on Southwest George Millican Road,…
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