Court discusses Skull 120 bike race County Court News May 2, 2018May 2, 20180 U.S. Forest Service Recreation Planner Eric Amstad attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on April 18 to discuss the Skull 120/60/30 Gravel Grind, which will be held June 16 in Harney County. The event will offer three bike races consisting of 120-mile, 60-mile, or 30-mile routes. The 120-mile
Meet the county commissioner candidates Election News April 25, 2018April 25, 20180 The Harney County Chamber of Commerce hosted a public forum for the county commissioner candidates on Thursday, April 19. Following opening statements, candidates Patty Dorroh, Suzanne Settle, and Jimmy Walker were asked a series of prepared questions related to the commissioner position. Dorroh is currently serving as a commissioner after being
Wyden holding town halls News April 25, 2018April 25, 20180 Sen. Ron Wyden will hold town halls next week in Malheur, Harney, Grant, and Baker counties. These upcoming town halls will increase the number of town halls that Wyden has held to 893 since he pledged to hold annual town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties. “Open-to-all town halls play a
Collin Raye coming to Harney County Fair Arts and Entertainment Community News April 18, 2018April 18, 20180 Country music artist Collin Raye will be appearing at the 2018 Harney County Fair, Rodeo, and Race Meet. The concert will be held at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Harney County Fairgrounds. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9. They will be available online
Court discusses social services programs in Harney County County Court News April 18, 2018April 18, 20180 Wendy Hill, Dan Ramirez, and Chris Phillips of the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on April 4 to provide an overview of the services that are being provided in Harney County. Hill, who is the DHS District 14 manager, reported that
Skate park improvement project progressing Community News Youth April 11, 2018April 11, 20180 On Monday, April 16, representatives of Dreamland Skateparks will be making a site visit to the Hines skate park as part of a local effort to make improvements to the existing park. The skate park project is being spearheaded by the Youth Changing the Community (YCTC) organization. YCTC was formed a couple
Stand-up comedy coming to town Arts and Entertainment Community News April 11, 2018April 11, 20181 Get ready to laugh. Stand-up comedian Zane Thomas is returning to Burns, and he’s bringing some of Portland’s funniest people with him. Comedy Night with Zane Thomas & Friends will be held Friday, April 13, at 7 p.m. at Steens Mountain Brewing Company Tap Room, which is located inside Figaro’s Pizza at
Hines considers park improvement plans Hines Common Council News April 4, 2018April 4, 20180 Making improvements to the city park was the main topic of discussion at the Hines Common Council meeting held Tuesday, March 27. Councilor Diane Rapaport told the council representatives from Dreamland Skateparks were going to be in town on April 16 to discuss the parameters for a new skate park. Those
Walden announces Secure Rural Schools funding for Harney County News April 4, 2018April 4, 20180 Continuing his efforts to support Oregon’s rural forested communities, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) secured two years of full Secure Rural Schools funding in the government funding measure signed into law recently. Walden gathered a meeting of Oregon county commissioners Wednesday, March 28, in Pendleton to discuss the importance of
High Country Health and Wellness Center is open and ready to serve the community Health Care News March 28, 2018March 28, 20181 Harney County residents now have another option when seeking primary health care. The staff at High Country Health and Wellness Center, located in the same building as the Harney County Health Department, includes Director and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Jolene Cawlfield, Family Physician/Medical Director/Public Health Officer Sarah Laiosa, and FNP Barbara