Judge Runnels thanks community for lowering curve in COVID cases County Court COVID-19 News December 30, 2020December 30, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Harney County Court meeting held Dec. 16. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. Harney County Judge Pete Runnels thanked the community for working to lower the curve in COVID-19 cases. Harney County is now in the “low-risk” category for COVID-19, which benefits
Gov. Brown aims to return schools to in-person instruction COVID-19 News December 30, 2020December 30, 20200 In order to return as many Oregon students to the classroom as safely as possible in the new year, Gov. Kate Brown directed the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to implement several new policy initiatives, with the goal of putting more school districts on
HDH to open specialty care clinic sponsored by solar developer, NewSun Energy Health Care News December 23, 2020December 23, 20200 Submitted photos NewSun Energy & Harney District Hospital Specialty Care Clinic will open in the Racine Building. Harney District Hospital (HDH) is excited to announce that it will be opening a new specialty care clinic in the Racine Building. Located at 271 N. Egan Ave. in Burns, NewSun Energy & Harney District Hospital
Hines to temporarily suspend water usage charges Hines Common Council News December 23, 2020December 23, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Dec. 8. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. Police Chief Ryan DeLange reported that November was slow for the police department. However, he noted that the department is still seeing the import/export of marijuana, and traffic cases
‘Artists behind the Art’ help a neighbor Arts and Entertainment News December 16, 2020December 16, 20200 Submitted photo Kristy Rickman donated a quilt for the auction. by Mary Kerns Burns Times-Herald This week, the ‘Artist Behind the Art’ article will be a little bit different. One of the blessings about being an artist and maker is that we often are able to donate the work of our hands to a
Burns selects city manager and discusses council vacancy Burns City Council News December 16, 2020December 16, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Burns City Council meetings held Nov. 18 and 23. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. Nov. 18 City Clerk Dawn Crafts swore Jennifer Hoke in to fill Councilor Position No. 2, replacing Liz Appelman. ••• Interim City Manager Judy Erwin reported that: • the
Harney County receives state COVID-19 grant funding COVID-19 News December 16, 2020December 16, 20200 Harney County received COVID-19 grant dollars from the state of Oregon to help local businesses that are struggling from the effects of COVID-19. The dollar amount received was $564,855. The target for these dollars is to prioritize the hospitality industry first, followed by businesses that were impacted by the freeze, and
Harney District Hospital is ready to care for you! COVID-19 Health Care News December 9, 2020December 9, 20200 Harney District Hospital (HDH) and HDH Family Care clinic are safe, open, and ready to care for you! Although COVID-19 is relatively new, emergency preparedness is not new to hospitals or clinics. Our staff are continuously trained to treat patients with a variety of infectious diseases. Following guidance from the Centers
Superintendent seeks direction from board after bond measure failure News School Board December 9, 2020December 9, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Harney County School District No. 3 (HCSD No. 3) Board meeting, which was held Tuesday, Nov. 10. These minutes have been edited for clarity and length. Superintendent Steve Quick reported that the school bond failed to pass. “I would like to discuss with the
OSAA’s new activities plan pushes start date to February, swaps seasons around COVID-19 Sports December 9, 2020December 9, 20200 The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Executive Board has revised the Association’s calendar to start activities in February. The OSAA Executive Board was hopeful that the state’s landscape was going to improve when it adopted the current calendar back in August, but that has not proven to be the case,