Government

Crook County is inviting residents to weigh in on long-debated plans for a secondary access route to Juniper Canyon, an issue brought into sharp focus by the recent Highland Fire. A community meeting is scheduled for tonight, August 20th, from 6–8 p.m. at Carey Foster Hall at the Crook County Fairgrounds.

As the Legislature prepares for an Aug. 29 special session to bail out the Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon economist Joe Cortright says the state agency is misleading lawmakers and the public about its budget.

Crook County, Ore. - The Ochoco West Water & Sanitary Authority (OWWSA) briefly placed a “media screening policy” on the agenda for its...

Crook County Search & Rescue was activated Monday evening at 5:20 p.m. after reports of two lost individuals near the Ochoco Ranger Station, according to the agency’s Facebook post.

Three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a burglary and theft at the Crook County Fair last week, Prineville Police announced Friday.

House Minority Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby) disclosed a $55,000 expenditure to the Virginia polling firm Public Opinion Strategies on Aug. 10. That’s the clearest sign yet that Drazan is considering a rematch against Gov. Tina Kotek next year. 

Backers of Initiative Petition 43, which would allow grocery stores to sell hard liquor, got a certified ballot title from the Oregon Department of Justice this week. 

The Ochoco West Water & Sanitary Authority (OWWSA) is again poised to violate Oregon’s public meetings law, this time by giving just one day’s notice for its upcoming Aug 12th regular meeting — well below both statutory expectations and state guidance

The City of Prineville appears to have significantly sanitized its official meeting minutes from a contentious July discussion about adding video access to public meetings — omitting any reference to the controversial remarks by several city councilors who previously argued against adding video for remote access unless the public was required to give testimony in person — a position which also violates a provision of the State's public meetings law.

Earlier this year, Grant School District Superintendent Mark Witty faced a $900,000 hike in what his district needs to pay this coming year to the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.