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Help shape the future of healthcare in Harney County

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The 2022 Harney County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) survey is scheduled to launch Feb. 1. A collaboration of Harney County Health District (Harney District Hospital), Harney County Health Department/High Country Health and Wellness Center, and Symmetry Care Inc., the survey aims to gather information about the health and health needs

Slater Elementary robotics club advances to state competition

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Photos by STEPHANIE BOWEN The Bulldog Builders in action.   by Stephanie Bowen for Burns Times-Herald The Bulldog Builders, a team of students from Slater Elementary, are taking their interest in robotics to the next level. In their second year, they won the Robot Design Award for the Eastern Oregon Region and advanced to state

Assistance available for small businesses

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Great news for small, frontier businesses! High Desert Partnership (HDP) was awarded $750,000 from Business Oregon, the state of Oregon’s economic development agency, to provide business technical assistance to small businesses in Harney County and beyond.  HDP is serving as the lead agency in a partnership that, in addition to Harney,

Burns Police Chief Newt Skunkcap resigns

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On Jan. 5, 2022, former Burns Police Chief Newt Skunkcap resigned from his position with the city of Burns, effective immediately.  Skunkcap had served as the Burns police chief since April 1, 2015, and he had been employed with the city since 2008. The city of Burns thanked Skunkcap for his

Join the Great Harney County Bake Off!

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Put your aprons on, grease your cake pans, and get ready for the Great Harney County Bake Off! Yes, it’s happening right here in our community. Bakers will compete to earn top honors in the Harney County Library’s cake baking competition, and the winner will be crowned Best Amateur Baker in

Local families make birding count

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Thirty participants from six local families turned out for Harney County’s third annual CBC4Kids event. This was the first count that had more snow than ice on the ground, and little wind. While the skies were gray and cloudy, conditions were perfect for getting out and exploring the birds of

Virtual Scoping sessions set for BLM sage grouse planning

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) scheduled two virtual public meetings to gather input on issues to consider while it evaluates the need to update range-wide management plans for sagebrush habitat adopted in 2015 and amended in 2019. The agency recently announced its intent to consider amending the plans, which

Burns Elks Lodge delivers holiday cheer to the community

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Submitted photos Some of the volunteers who helped assemble and deliver Burns Elks Lodge's Christmas baskets.  Continuing an annual tradition of giving back to the community, Burns Elks Lodge No. 1680 delivered Christmas baskets on Dec. 23 to individuals and families in the Burns-Hines community. Going strong for more than 40 years, the

Otley elected Oregon Farm Bureau second vice president

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Submitted photo Shane Otley will serve a two-year term as Oregon Farm Bureau's second vice president.  Shane Otley, member of Harney County Farm Bureau, was elected to serve a two-year term as Oregon Farm Bureau’s (OFB’s) second vice president. Otley was elected to the position by the OFB House of Delegates, a grassroots group

Harney County Court discusses future of its Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance

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The following are the unapproved minutes from the Harney County Court meeting held Dec. 1. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. During the public comment period, Gretchen Bates stated that she opposes Ordinance 2021-04, which would rescind Harney County’s Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance (SASO). Harney County Court enacted the SASO

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