Newly released records show Police Chief Jeff Profio had submitted a 90-day retirement notice effective November 26, 2025 — a detail not disclosed in the city’s earlier announcement that described his resignation and retirement.
State officials have confirmed that the Prineville daycare where an infant died last month was operating without a valid child care license and is now the subject of an open investigation.
Crook County Library Director Sarah Beeler has abruptly resigned, leaving trustees and staff with unanswered questions about the circumstances of her departure, according to details uncovered from a September public meeting.
The Ochoco West Water & Sanitary Authority (OWWSA) is facing intensifying scrutiny after revelations involving both its former and current managers involving ethics and nepotism issues, and its former manager’s alleged misuse of district funds and other controversies that led to his quiet 2024 resignation.
At a recent public meeting about the financial health of OPERF, the $100 billion Oregon Public Employees Retirement System Fund, an activist criticized the Oregon State Treasury for losing money when it recently sold $4.5 billion in private equity holdings from the fund.
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as deputies continue searching for 29-year-old Gordon Grafton III, who was reported missing last week after leaving his home in the Post area.
As Oregon state treasurer for eight years, Tobias Read didn’t have a discouraging word for “private equity,” the secretive investments that account for one quarter of the state’s $100 billion Public Employees Retirement System fund.
State regulators have confirmed that the Horseshoe Tavern, operated by Triangle C Investments LLC, was penalized in March of 2025 for failing to maintain workers’ compensation insurance for more than a year and remains under scrutiny for continued noncompliance.