Local Prineville & Crook County News Updates

Local

Crook County Parks & Recreation District earns national accreditation

October 15, 2026

Local

New ballot drop box opens in Juniper Canyon as Crook County mails ballots for November election

Public Transparency

Alfalfa Fire’s $15K ambulance sale to COCC raises questions over auction, payments and former chief’s involvement

Government

Your potluck might be a crime in Oregon

Business & Entertainment

Government

Your potluck might be a crime in Oregon

October 12, 2026

Watt and Jennifer Childress are law-abiding residents of Nehalem, but both have had recent run-ins with the “food police.” Earlier this year, the couple learned that potlucks open to the public are illegal in Oregon.

Prineville man arrested after graffiti reported at multiple downtown businesses

September 21, 2026

Oregon loses skilled trade workers to neighboring states as high unemployment persists

September 18, 2026

Crook County still weighing $1 million horse racing grant as questions linger over earlier closed-door committee meetings

September 4, 2026

Prineville bar owner ordered to pay former employee nearly $8,000 amid ongoing troubles with state regulators

August 26, 2026

Crime & Courts

Central Oregon

Powell Butte man arrested after single-vehicle crash and fire on Highway 97

September 22, 2026

An 18-year-old Powell Butte man was arrested early today following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 97 in Bend that caused the vehicle to catch fire and closed all highway lanes for nearly an hour.

Crime

Prineville man arrested after graffiti reported at multiple downtown businesses

September 21, 2026

A 24-year-old Prineville man was arrested Saturday after police said an investigation linked him to graffiti discovered at multiple downtown businesses.

Prineville man sentenced to seven years in prison for child sexual abuse material

September 9, 2026

Authorities investigate overnight burglary at Brasada Ranch, say reports of armed robbery were false

September 2, 2026

One dead following overnight RV fire in Prineville

August 26, 2026

Lane County sheriff’s deputy charged in federal child exploitation case

July 29, 2026

Lifestyle

Entertainment

Faith & Blue returns to Pioneer Park for fifth annual community event

August 19, 2026

Central Oregon

Prineville man donates leaf blower to man known for helping keep Bend’s McKay Park clean

July 31, 2026

State

Wallowa County Democrats join Crook County, Republicans and Gov. Kotek in Opposition to IP 28

June 22, 2026

Sports

Local

Foreign exchange student struck by vehicle near Crook County High School

October 1, 2025

A 16-year-old foreign exchange student was hospitalized Tuesday evening after being struck while crossing Lynn Boulevard on an electric bicycle near Crook County High School.