Investigations

The Alfalfa Fire District Board publicly questioned its own actions during a recent meeting after board members appeared unable to recall a vote taken just weeks earlier to delay appointments to two vacant board seats

A Crook County hearings officer will decide Wednesday whether evidence involving Knife River’s aggregate operation northwest of Prineville is sufficient to begin formal proceedings that could modify or revoke the company’s conditional-use permits.

A Prineville Review investigation has identified what appears to be undocumented meetings by a Crook County Fair Board funding committee that discussed Fair Board busines

After more than a year of unexpected setbacks and months of determination, a longtime dream has finally become reality as Mai's Bamboo Deli officially opened its doors this week at the Corral Tap Room & Food Carts

Last month, Oregon agreed to pay $49 million to COVID-afflicted state prison inmates. It’s the state’s biggest payout ever—and underscores an underlying liability that is far larger.

The Alfalfa Fire District Board of Directors adopted the district's 2026-27 budget on June 30th, following a Budget Committee meeting one week earlier in which a committee member raised concerns that the proposal may not comply with Oregon's Local Budget Law

The Crook County Board of Commissioners has approved a new public records policy, marking the second major phase of an ongoing transparency initiative championed by Commissioner Seth Crawford with unanimous support from other commissioners.

A Central Oregon homeowner says he paid thousands in a deposit for a new roof, but after the charge went through, communication with the contractor stopped — prompting a credit card dispute and raising broader concerns about consumer protection. 

Crook County commissioners are seeking additional information and an independent third-party review of the Crook County Vector Control District after concluding the district's response to concerns raised earlier this year failed to adequately address a series of governance, financial oversight, and public meetings questions.

A dispute involving a Central Oregon contractor has progressed from complaints to state agencies and a mediated settlement agreement before the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) to court proceedings after a homeowner alleged the agreement was breached.