Officials to spray for pine beetles News August 1, 2018August 1, 20180 Emigrant Creek Ranger District officials have announced temporary closures to campgrounds starting Aug. 1, as contractors will begin spraying tree trunks in efforts to prevent mortality from pine beetles. Bark beetles are tiny insects with hard, cylindrical bodies that reproduce under the bark of trees. There are 600 different species of
BLM briefs court on proposed wild horse spay research County Court News July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Lisa Grant, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and burro specialist, attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court July 18 to discuss the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for wild horse spay feasibility and behavioral research. In partnership with Colorado State University and the U.S. Geological Survey, the BLM
Emigrant Creek Ranger District increased to IFPL3 News July 25, 2018July 25, 20180 With hot and dry conditions expected to continue and an increasing number of wildfires around the northwest, the Emigrant Creek Ranger District, Malheur National Forest increased to IFPL3, Phase B of Public Use Restrictions and Extreme Fire Danger at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 23. Public use restrictions help protect the
Crane clay target team places 76th at nationals Crane Sports Sports July 25, 2018July 25, 20180 After finishing 10th out of 23 teams at the State Tournament in Hillsboro June 23, 2018, the Crane Union High School clay target team set their eyes to the National Tournament in Mason, Mich., held at the Michigan Trapshooting Association home field with 44 trap fields all lined in a
Doris Lee (Taival) Patton 1930-2018 Obituary July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Doris Lee (Taival) Patton passed away June 22. Doris was born May 29, 1930, in Hawthorne, Nev., to Evangeline and Wenner Taival. She grew up in various Nevada towns, including Tonopah, Virginia City, and Hawthorne. Her father was a gypsy coal miner, and her mother did cleaning, laundry, and sewing to
Louis Alfonso Yriarte 1924-2018 Obituary July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Louis A. “Louie” Yriarte passed away peacefully June 27 at Fox Hallow Care Facility in Eugene. Louie was born in Crane Aug. 31, 1924, to his parents Salvador and Josefa “Josie” Yriarte. Louie’s parents ran a Basque boarding house in Crane where he attended grade school and high school. In the
Arden S. Dodson 1939 – 2018 Obituary July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Arden S. (Huston) Dodson, 78, passed away July 11 in Albany. She was born Aug. 10, 1939, in Caldwell, Idaho, to Fred J. Huston and Vanita M. (Sessler) Pearson. She moved to Burns in 1941. She graduated from Burns Union High School in 1957. She was married to her high school
Jim Kowash 1937-2018 Obituary July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Jim Kowash, 80, passed away July 10 at his home in Malad, Idaho. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, LaVeta Kowash; children, Anita (Dale) Shouse of McCune, Kan., Bernice Kowash of Tremonton, Utah, James Kowash of Malad, Joyce (Kevin) Hofman of Malad, and Louise (Jon) Hotchkiss of Eugene;
Color Fun Run & Walk Community News Youth July 18, 2018July 18, 20180 The fourth annual Color Fun Run & Walk fundraiser was held Saturday, July 14, at Washington Park in Burns. Participants in the kaleidoscopic 5k were blasted with colorful chalk at various checkpoints along the route. After the race, they cooled off with some fun foam. All proceeds from the race
Solar car competition coming to town Community News July 18, 2018July 18, 20180 On Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22, solar cars competing in the American Solar Challenge 2018 will be coming to Burns. The solar cars are expected to arrive between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, depending on traffic, weather, and energy management decisions made by each of the teams. On