Photos by HDP James Williams for Burns Times-Herald Anyone who’s traveled up the Hines Logging Road recently might have encountered tree-fallers or, later, slash piles just west of the Burns Butte Shooting Range. Such work is all part of a collaborative effort to protect critical infrastructure from wildfire. During a two-week span in September,

The 2024-2025 property tax statements were scheduled for mailing on Friday, Oct. 11. If you receive a yellow tax statement, it means that your lender has asked for your statement and they should be paying your taxes. If you have questions with regards to your lender paying your taxes, please contact

Barbara Cannady for Burns Times-Herald Oregonians have accepted for decades the practice of unpaid taxes resulting in foreclosure, ending in the presiding County taking ownership, with, any proceeds from the sale of the property being retained by the County.   The “taking” part of this practice was addressed by the US Supreme Court

 Barbara Cannady for Burns Times-Herald As we announced in May, the Oregon experiment with open drug use failed and ended on Sept. 1, 2024. The time between Legislative action and implementation of a roll-back gave law enforcement time to receive guidance on types of implementation the new rules might allow through a

Lilly Lawson for Burns Times-Herald There’s resources available for awareness and prevention training. There is also tips for keeping kids safe and indicators of human trafficking. All of this and much more can be found at www.inourbackyard. org. In Our Backyard is a national nonprofit that fights for human trafficking by raising awareness

Malheur National Forest officials have further reduced the Falls and Telephone Fire Area Closure. This closure area reduction will provide access to National Forest lands no longer impacted by wildfire or wildfire suppression and repair efforts. Portions of the area around the fires will remain in a closure to protect