Treatment Court Judge Christie Timko attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Dec. 19 to discuss reentry court. This new program will help people who are coming out of prison or local control “reintegrate into our community in the most positive fashion,” Timko explained. Reentry court is similar in

Paul Zipser of Burns Electric and Dale Houck of Great Basin Plumbing attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court to voice their concerns about people doing electrical, plumbing, and other work without the proper licenses or permits. “It’s getting rampant,” Zipser said. “It’s the ‘Wild West’ out there.” Explaining that

A work session was held during the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Nov. 21 to discuss the status of the Malheur Lakes Redband Trout Conservation Plan. According to a press release published in the May 2 edition of the Burns Times-Herald, the plan intends “to protect, conserve, and

Maria Snodgress, water quality specialist for the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Nov. 7 to discuss Coordinated Streamside Management and Strategic Implementation Areas (SIAs). According to a handout provided by the ODA, Coordinated Streamside Management is “a coordinated approach to improve

Angie Ketscher, Tiny Pederson, and Lynda Haakenson of the former Harney County Youth Livestock Auction Committee attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Oct. 17 to request that the court investigate why add-on money for the 2018 Harney County Fair was not disbursed to 4-H and FFA

Mike Simpson, Training and Employment Consortium special projects coordinator, attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Oct. 3 to discuss the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (OYCC) program. According to its mission statement, OYCC “creates meaningful opportunities for youth through significant resource projects that enhance the Oregon Community.” OYCC offers

Marjorie Thelen, chair of the Harney County Democratic Central Committee, attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Sept. 19 to discuss a resolution that the committee passed regarding environmental protection, global warming, and climate change. “We want to make our public officials aware of our concern about what

During its regular meeting on Sept. 5, the Harney County Court approved payment in lieu of taxes agreements between the county and South Burns Solar I LLC, Riley Solar I LLC, Suntex Solar LLC, Starvation Solar I LLC, West Hines Solar I LLC, and Harney Solar I LLC. With these agreements

Ed Guzman, Terry Corning-Sevey, and Shilo Burton-Harper of the U.S. Forest Service attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Aug. 1 to discuss the Cliff Knox Project, which would span 40,000 acres in the Prairie City and Emigrant Creek ranger districts in Grant and Harney counties. In a

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