Novak working with Sesame Street and CNN to promote health Health Care News July 15, 2020July 14, 20200 Photo by RANDY PARKS Kelly Novak of the Harney County Health Department was one of 40 people chosen from across the country to help Sesame Street and CNN create education resources for children and families. Sesame Street and CNN recently teamed up to promote Healthy Habits for Children and Families, an initiative
Team Maher takes first at Harney County Ranch Rodeo Rodeo Sports July 15, 2020July 14, 20200 Photos by RANDY PARKS The saddle bronc competition saw several riders airborne. Twenty-six teams competed in the 17th annual Harney County Ranch Rodeo held Saturday, July 11, at the Harney County Fairgrounds. Results of the competition and prizes are as follows: Top Hand: Custom Hat by Gene Baldwin, Sisters Tim Maher Team: Maher Ranch Top Horse: Mecate
Hines discusses allocation of TLT funds Hines Common Council News July 8, 2020July 7, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held June 23. These minutes have been edited for clarity and length: City Administrator (CA) Kirby Letham mentioned how green the main park looks and said he is pleased with how well the new sprinkler system is working. He
Burns council appoints Erwin interim city manager Burns City Council News July 8, 2020July 7, 20200 by Randy Parks Burns Times-Herald The Burns City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 30, to discuss the search for a city manager. Prior to the open meeting, an executive session was held to discuss the position, according to ORS 192.660 (2) (A). Once the open meeting was convened, the council voted
Grant County lays claim to first ‘Battle’ of golf teams Burns Golf Burns Sports Sports July 8, 2020July 7, 20200 On Saturday, June 20, 88 players representing Grant and Harney counties teed it up at the Retreat, Links & Spa at Silvies Valley Ranch in an 18-hole team competition to claim bragging rights for one year and raise money for the local high school golf teams. Grant County proved to be
Thompson lands Meehan scholarship News Youth July 1, 2020July 1, 20200 Risa Thompson of Diamond, who graduated from Crane Union High School in June, has won a $1,150 college scholarship named after a former reporter and sports columnist for The Oregonian newspaper. Thompson plans to attend Oregon Institute of Technology in the fall to study engineering. The Brian T. Meehan Memorial Scholarship is
Potential for large fires looms this summer News July 1, 2020July 1, 20200 Photo by JEREMY HILL A wildfire blazes through the sagebrush. by Lauren Brown for the Burns Times-Herald It is fire season again in the Harney Basin. Wet, cooler weather allowed for a longer greening-up period locally, but, with the onset of summer, we can expect hot, dry weather and storms with lightning that can
Efforts to memorialize fallen officer under way News July 1, 2020July 1, 20200 Submitted photo The Oregon Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem. While conducting off-duty historic research, Rebecca Hannon, of the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Standards & Certification Section, found online newspaper articles about the line-of-duty death of a Harney City
Sadie Lamona Cloward Wilson 1935-2020 Obituary July 1, 2020July 1, 20200 Sadie Lamona Cloward Wilson passed away June 5. Sadie was born April 7, 1935, a beautiful spring day, to Isaac Lee and Jessie Virginia Cloward in Mackay, Idaho. She joined two brothers and three sisters. Later, her parents took in her nephew, Larry, as his father was killed in a work