Jenks is turning air into water Business Community September 5, 2024September 5, 20240 By Lauren Brown Crane graduate is co-inventor of technology that could revolutionize the HVAC industry and provide access to clean water Turning air into water. It sounds like something from a fairy tale that might involve a genie, or a little man named Rumpelstiltskin. However, turning air into water is something one
Malheur National Forest reduces closure area on Telephone Fire News August 28, 2024August 28, 20240 Malheur National Forest officials have further reduced the Falls and Telephone Fire Area Closure. This closure area reduction will provide access to National Forest lands no longer impacted by wildfire or wildfire suppression and repair efforts. Portions of the area around the fires will remain in a closure to protect
Fire season continues; above average conditions expected for August Community News August 7, 2024August 7, 20240 Submitted photo Over 1,000 firefighters and support resources, including your local Burns Interagency Fire Zone staff and Rangeland Fire Protection Associations, continue to be busy with wildfires large and small across Harney and southern Grant counties. In these extreme conditions, fire leaders move crews to high priority areas as quickly as
Dusty Threads & Thrift opens to the public on August 8 at 53 East Industrial Ave., in Burns Community News August 7, 2024August 7, 20240 Photo by TERRI WATTS DT&T board members from L-R: Joyce Loranger, Sherrie Modey, Donna Delange, Liz Appleman, Mark Doverspike and Tom Hebard. Terri Watts Burns Times-Herald On Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, I attended the soft opening of Dusty Threads & Thrift, a new business now open in Burns. I was personally impressed with everything
Wildland fire community mourns fallen pilot Community News July 31, 2024August 1, 20240 The wildland firefighting community is mourning the loss of one of their own. Single engine air tanker pilot James Bailey Maxwell, 74, died while working in the vicinity of the Falls Fire on July 25, 2024. James was an experienced pilot who had spent 54 years of his life flying
Resources for farmers and ranchers in Harney County Agriculture News July 31, 2024August 1, 20240 The Harney County Soil and Water Conservation District (HCSWCD) is taking action to support farmers and ranchers impacted by the devastating wildfires in Harney County. With an uncountable number of livestock displaced or lost, and vital sage grouse habitat destroyed, the HCSWCD is working to protect and rehabilitate the region’s
Falls Fire Reaches 140,000 Acres; storms bring new fires to the area News July 24, 2024July 25, 20240 Photos by BLM The Falls Fire has consumed over 140,000 acres of public and private lands northwest of Burns. Full suppression efforts are underway, utilizing a combination of direct, indirect, and point protection where the highest probability of success can be safely achieved. This human-caused fire started July 10 and U.S. Forest
Falls Fire grows to over 85,000 acres News July 17, 2024July 17, 20240 A retardant drop on the Falls Fire, July 10. Photo by RICK VETTER As of Tuesday, July 16 at 12 noon: The Falls Fire has consumed over 85,000 acres of public and private lands northwest of Burns. This human-caused fire started July 10 and remains under investigation. • Initial attack resources attempted direct
$1.3 million tax avoidance hits district budgets News July 17, 2024July 17, 20240 Barbara Cannady for Burns Times-Herald It is not illegal to postpone payment of property taxes and expect the accruing interest to be added to the final calculation. When your home or business is for sale, in fact, many would argue that strategy might be “good business,” depending upon the circumstances. Invest that
2024 Tribal Stewards participants get to work in eastern Oregon Burns Paiute Tribe Community July 17, 2024July 17, 20240 Hands-on natural resources and restoration education program serving inter-tribal young adults Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) and Lomakatsi Restoration Project have announced the launch of the 2024 Tribal Stewards program, which brings together a nine-member inter-tribal crew to work on ecological restoration projects in Oregon’s high desert. Serving members of the