Photo by SAMANTHA WHITE The Burns City Council discussed forming a cemetery district.  The following are the unapproved minutes from the Burns City Council meeting held Feb. 24. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. The council discussed transfer of ownership and operations of the Burns Cemetery.  City Manager Dan Brown explained that

The following are the unapproved minutes from the Burns City Council meetings held Nov. 18 and 23. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. Nov. 18 City Clerk Dawn Crafts swore Jennifer Hoke in to fill Councilor Position No. 2, replacing Liz Appelman. ••• Interim City Manager Judy Erwin reported that: • the

The following are the unapproved minutes from the Burns City Council meeting held Oct. 14. These minutes were edited for clarity and length: Interim City Manager Judy Erwin reported that a meeting regarding the 2020 street project was held with HA McCoy and High Desert Aggregate and Paving on Oct. 14. Pending

The following are the unapproved minutes from the Burns City Council meeting held Sept. 9. These minutes were edited for clarity and length: Interim City Manager Judy Erwin reported that: • she attended the county court meeting where housing was discussed. Greg Smith of the Harney County Economic Development office will request

Photo by  SAMANTHA WHITE The Burns Town Apartments in downtown Burns. Now the question is — where do the residents of the Burns Town Apartments (BTA) go? The Burns City Council held a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 24, to discuss the fate of the apartment building after it, once again, failed to

The following are the unapproved minutes from the Burns City Council meeting held July 22. These minutes have been edited for clarity and length: Police Chief Newt SkunkCap reported that the Burns Police Department has been very busy. The department confiscated more than 200 pounds of marijuana and a large sum

by Randy Parks Burns Times-Herald The Burns City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 30, to discuss the search for a city manager. Prior to the open meeting, an executive session was held to discuss the position, according to ORS 192.660 (2) (A). Once the open meeting was convened, the council voted

The city of Burns will have a number of new faces serving the city and on the city council in the near future. At the council meeting on Wednesday, June 10, Mayor Jerry Woodfin announced that the city made an informal job offer to Scott Finlayson of Herriman City, Utah, to

The following are the unapproved minutes from the Burns City Council meeting held May 13. These minutes have been edited for clarity and length: Interim City Manager Dauna Wensenk reported: • A teacher from Burns High School asked the city to hang banners featuring photos of the graduating seniors on the light