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The Oregon Government Ethics Commission is preparing to sign a proposed stipulated final order imposing a $1,000 civil penalty on Crook County High School Principal Jake Huffman, resolving a months-long state investigation into his private wrestling academy’s use of district facilities without paying required rental fees.

An infant has died following an incident nearly a month ago at a Prineville daycare, according to the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, which confirmed Monday that the child was transported to a Portland hospital but did not survive.

The Wrangler, a bar in Prineville owned by the same operator behind the embattled Horseshoe Tavern, was cited during a Sept. 15 health inspection for multiple violations, according to records reviewed by the Prineville Review.

Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers are grilling up tri-tip sandwiches outside Ray’s Food Place in Prineville today and tomorrow, raising money to help fund their mission of saving lives and assisting in emergencies across the region.

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.

A 16-year-old foreign exchange student was hospitalized Tuesday evening after being struck while crossing Lynn Boulevard on an electric bicycle near Crook County High School.

The Crook County Justice Center was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a Prineville man parked on a sidewalk near the courthouse and told deputies he believed his vehicle contained an improvised explosive device.

St. Charles Health System announced Monday that it has reached contract agreements with insurance providers Aetna and Cigna, ensuring patients on those plans will remain in-network for elective services at St. Charles facilities.

A heavy police presence converged on the area of 9th Street and Harwood Avenue late Saturday morning after multiple reports of gunfire prompted an urgent response.