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Burns resident requests that more community events be held

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Mayor takes part in refuge planning   Without many items on the agenda, the regular meeting of the Burns City Council on Wednesday, Feb. 24, was fairly brief. Amanda Pruitt was in attendance and told the council she’d like to see more community events taking place. She mentioned that there used to be

Tiller to host CAN Cancer fundraiser

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Dinner will be held March 12 Each year, Burns High School seniors are tasked with coming up with a project to work on the entire year, culminating in a finished product by the time graduation rolls around. Trace Tiller’s senior project will come to fruition Saturday, March 12, when he hosts a

Court discusses rural community meetings

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Grasty, Runnels will take message to Washington During the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Feb. 17, Mitzi Defenbaugh inquired about the outcomes of the community meetings that were held in Harney County’s rural communities. Harney County Commissioner Dan Nichols replied that comments collected during the meeting have been summarized

Public hearing on groundwater to be held March 30

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Comment period extended To provide the public more time to review and comment on proposed Malheur Lake Basin groundwater rules, the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) has extended its public comment period from March 1 to March 30, 2016. This also means that the public hearings originally scheduled for Feb. 24

Election update

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On Feb. 13, Tom Schaefer filed his candidacy for Harney County judge, and on Feb. 22, Anna Jo Surber filed her candidacy for Harney County judge. Schaefer and Surber join Pete Runnels who has filed for the position now held by Steve Grasty. On Feb. 16, Vanessa Leathers-King filed her candidacy

Refuge occupation ends

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The occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge that began on Jan. 2 came to an end after 41 days. At approximately 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, the FBI brought three of the remaining Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers into custody without incident. At approximately 11 a.m., agents brought the

Fish and Wildlife, Refuge looking for person who poached mule deer buck

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The Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division and the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for the unlawful taking of a large-bodied mule deer buck found deceased with the head removed near Frenchglen in Harney County on the Malheur

Restoring unity in the community

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The Harney County Chamber of Commerce and others have been placing orange ribbons around town in an effort to promote unity within the community. Unfortunately, however, many of the ribbons were torn down last weekend, and a number of the wagon wheels that adorned merchants’ businesses were broken. Undeterred, the

New Harney County billboards donated

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Meadow Outdoor Advertising recently donated two billboards, which are located east of Burns on Highway 20, to the Harney County community. One of the billboards features imagery of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and says, “We are Harney County. We have our own voice.” The other, which features a photograph of

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