Newly obtained financial records from the Alfalfa Fire District spanning 2023 through 2025 are raising additional questions about former board president Nathan "Nate" Starr, including thousands of dollars in apparently unpaid facility usage fees involving a legally dissolved church, meals purchased with district funds, and financial transactions involving a family member.

Newly obtained financial records from the Alfalfa Fire District spanning 2023 through 2025 are raising additional questions about former board president Nathan "Nate" Starr, including thousands of dollars in apparently unpaid facility usage fees involving a legally dissolved church, meals purchased with district funds, and financial transactions involving a family member.

Crook County is accepting applications for two upcoming vacancies on the Crook County Fair Board, including seats currently held by board chair and former Prineville City Councilor Gail Merritt and board member Jennifer Cummins.

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.