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A Prineville man convicted by a jury on 13 counts involving child sexual abuse material was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in state prison, according to Crook County District Attorney Kari Hathorn.

Former Alfalfa Fire District Chief Chad LaVallee has been traveling the country teaching firefighters while representing himself as having 16 years in the fire service, including experience in both career and volunteer departments and nine years as chief of a rural combination fire district.

An annual memorial honoring the victims of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks will return to downtown Prineville next week, with this year’s display carrying added significance as the nation marks 25 years since the attacks.

The wife of Alfalfa Fire District Acting Board President Mark Laucks launched into a lengthy social media attack against critics of the embattled fire district this week, blaming residents raising concerns about its operations for the loss of emergency services and making several claims about Wednesday’s board meeting that do not appear to have actually happened.

Months after Oregon lawmakers approved $1 million for horse-racing facilities in Crook County, county officials still have not accepted the money and are now considering whether to ask the Legislature to change how the grant is awarded.

A company that supplied the Alfalfa Fire District with approximately $165,000 in new breathing equipment to protect firefighters says it has not been paid anything for the purchase more than half a year after the district publicly celebrated receiving the equipment that its former chief Chad LaVallee claimed was paid for through a federal FEMA grant.

Authorities are investigating an overnight burglary at Brasada Ranch after two people were reportedly caught attempting to steal alcoholic beverages from the resort's Ranch House early Wednesday morning.

As families prepare for the start of another school year, Crook County Christian School is seeing continued growth while also working to accommodate families left searching for new educational and childcare options following the abrupt closure of High Desert Christian Academy.

A Redmond man was recovered from approximately 90 feet of water at Prineville Reservoir Monday morning following a multi-day search involving several Central Oregon emergency response agencies.