Government

A proposal to grant Crook County Fire & Rescue Chief Matt Smith an approximate 8% raise was rejected by the majority of the district’s elected board during its public meeting on Friday

Crook County Sheriff John Gautney is celebrating a major milestone this week—40 years in law enforcement since first taking the oath on April 18, 1985.

The Prineville City Council voted Thursday to postpone a highly anticipated public hearing on proposed expansions to the city's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), originally scheduled for April 22.

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office is once again inviting local youth to step into the boots of law enforcement this summer through its annual Junior Deputy Academy.

Crook County is once again updating its long-range transportation planning, and this time, officials are emphasizing the importance of community input as they weigh priorities ranging from congestion relief to new roadway access in rural neighborhoods like Juniper Canyon.

Two off-duty firefighters from Crook County are being credited with saving a motorist’s life after a dramatic crash on Highway 20 near the Yukwah Campground on Saturday morning, Mar. 22nd.

Following an ongoing dispute over public records sought by The Prineville Review from Crook County since November, Oregon’s Public Records Advocate has raised serious concerns about the county’s handling of public records requests—both generally and in relation to this publication’s outstanding requests.

A Crook County water district is facing severe financial and governance issues following allegations of misappropriating thousands of dollars, general mismanagement, and potential ethics violations by its elected board—nearly half of which has now resigned.

Two newly appointed Crook County School District Board members were sworn into office during a special meeting late last week after being appointed to the vacant positions by the existing board. The appointments, which cover Zone 1 and Zone 3, follow the resignations in recent months by Jessica Brumble and Cheyanne Edgerly.

A fatal officer-involved shooting occurred in Madras on Thursday evening, resulting in the death of a 28-year-old man, according to Madras Police. The incident led to the temporary closure of U.S. Highway 97 for several hours as authorities conducted their investigation.