Community Corrections receives $141,594 grant County Court News December 9, 2015December 16, 20150 Court prioritizes Title II projects Community Corrections Director Lodi Presley attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the Harney County Court on Dec. 2 to discuss the Grant Award Agreement for the 2015-2017 Justice Reinvestment Grant. Awarded by the Criminal Justice Commission, the total grant funding amounts to $141,594. The grant period runs
Candidates file for local election News December 9, 2015December 9, 20150 On Dec. 2, Alan L. Johnson filed his candidacy for Harney County Sheriff. He joins current Sheriff Dave Ward who was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Dave Glerup. Thus far, Mark Owens, Brent Beverly, and Shana Withee have filed for county commissioner; Commissioner Pete Runnels has filed for county
Harney County Court settles claim for damaged bridge County Court News December 2, 2015December 3, 20150 by Samantha White Burns Times-Herald The Harney County Court met Tuesday, Nov. 24. A draft of the meeting minutes (along with a summary of the supplementary meeting materials) is as follows. Please note that these minutes have yet to be approved by the Harney County Court. ••• The court received correspondence from Yturri Rose
Hines council addresses issue with EOA youth Hines City Council News October 21, 2015December 3, 20150 Number of police calls prompt discussion by Randy Parks Burns Times-Herald At their regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Hines Common Council addressed the number of calls the police have been receiving involving youth from Eastern Oregon Academy (EOA), and the options available to the council to try and alleviate the problem. Councilor Dick
Hammonds sentenced to five years County Court Hammonds News October 14, 2015January 4, 20160 Diamond residents convicted of arson Dwight Lincoln Hammond Jr., 73, and his son, Steven Dwight Hammond, 46, both residents of Diamond, were sentenced to five years in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken for arsons they committed on federal lands. A jury sitting in Pendleton found the Hammonds guilty of