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Editor Randy was born in Iowa, and spent most of his life growing up in the Hawkeye State. After a few years in college, he settled in Idaho for a decade, skiing, golfing, and working at Sun Valley Resort. He married in 1985, completed broadcast school, and moved to Harney County in 1989 to work for KZZR. After 16 years of on-air work, he left the radio station and went to work for the Burns Times-Herald.

Ballot to include bond for school improvements

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Come this May, Harney County school District No. 3 will be asking voters to approve an $8 million bond for building improvements. At its meeting on Feb. 11, the school board approved Resolution 2020-01, to place the general obligation bond on the ballot. If passed, the bond would provide safe,

Mustangs place second at district, two to state

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Photos by DEBBIE RANEY Front row: Tucker Adamson, Jack Roath. Middle: Tatin Ott, Dusty Sherburn, Glen Starbuck, Rixon Doman, Jake Doman, Levi Roath, Carl George, Kelton Dunten, Wyatt Dimzoff, Thomas Doman, David Doman. Back: Seth Doman, Jerry Holloway, Riley Collins, Imani Schaefer, Jerret Doman, Tanner Davis, Michael Doman, John Otley. The Crane

The Parlor offering haircuts and shaves

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Photos by RANDY PARKS Bill Crowell opened The Parlor in the Ponderosa Village on Jan. 21. When it’s time for a haircut and/or a shave, residents and visitors alike now have another option. The Parlor, owned and operated by Bill Crowell, opened Jan. 21, and the clippers and razors have been busy since

Hi-Desert Mat Club hosts the Jay Winn Memorial tournament

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Photos by RANDY PARKS Tommy Winn wrestled his way to a first-place finish at 77 pounds in the Schoolboy division. On Saturday, Feb. 1, the Burns High School gymnasium was filled with young wrestlers and wrestling fans as the Hi-Desert Mat Club hosted the Jay Winn Memorial Hi-Desert Buckle Classic. Results for the

County looking to appoint commissioner

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On Jan. 21, the 15 commissioners from Harney, Baker, Grant, Malheur, and Lake counties appointed Harney County Commissioner Mark Owens as the next representative for House District 60. With the appointment, Owens fills the vacancy created when Lynn Findley was appointed to the Oregon State Senate, representing District 30. At the

Crane girls take over top spot with win over St. Paul

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Submitted photos The Mustangs run their offense. On Saturday, Jan. 25, the last two unbeaten 1A girls basketball teams met at Bend High School to decide who should hold the No. 1 ranking. The No. 2-ranked Crane Mustangs took their 14-0 record into the contest to face the top-ranked, 18-0 St. Paul Buckaroos.

ODOT bans snow berms on Broadway

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Photo by RANDY PARKS Front loaders and dump trucks were busy in the early morning hours removing snow from North Broadway after ODOT told the city that ‘center-berming’ was no longer acceptable on the street. It’s not unusual to see snow berms down the middle of North Broadway in Burns after a

Dial-A-Ride offering trips to Bend

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Photo by RANDY PARKS Beginning Thursday, Jan. 16, Harney County Dial-A-Ride will offer a fixed route to Bend and Redmond. Seeing an opportunity to better serve the riders, Harney County Dial-A-Ride is now offering a fixed route to Bend and Redmond, beginning Thursday, Jan. 16. The route will alternate between Tuesday and Thursday,

Crane downs Adrian, Jordan Valley, now 7-4

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The Crane boys basketball team picked up victories over Adrian and Jordan Valley Jan. 9-10 to improve to 7-4 on the season. On Thursday, Jan. 9, Chase Joyce scored 20 points to lead the Mustangs to a 56-47 win over Adrian in non-conference play. Crane led 15-10 at the end of the

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