Fire season continues; above average conditions expected for August Community News August 7, 2024August 7, 20240 Submitted photo Over 1,000 firefighters and support resources, including your local Burns Interagency Fire Zone staff and Rangeland Fire Protection Associations, continue to be busy with wildfires large and small across Harney and southern Grant counties. In these extreme conditions, fire leaders move crews to high priority areas as quickly as
Dusty Threads & Thrift opens to the public on August 8 at 53 East Industrial Ave., in Burns Community News August 7, 2024August 7, 20240 Photo by TERRI WATTS DT&T board members from L-R: Joyce Loranger, Sherrie Modey, Donna Delange, Liz Appleman, Mark Doverspike and Tom Hebard. Terri Watts Burns Times-Herald On Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, I attended the soft opening of Dusty Threads & Thrift, a new business now open in Burns. I was personally impressed with everything
Wildland fire community mourns fallen pilot Community News July 31, 2024August 1, 20240 The wildland firefighting community is mourning the loss of one of their own. Single engine air tanker pilot James Bailey Maxwell, 74, died while working in the vicinity of the Falls Fire on July 25, 2024. James was an experienced pilot who had spent 54 years of his life flying
Resources for farmers and ranchers in Harney County Agriculture News July 31, 2024August 1, 20240 The Harney County Soil and Water Conservation District (HCSWCD) is taking action to support farmers and ranchers impacted by the devastating wildfires in Harney County. With an uncountable number of livestock displaced or lost, and vital sage grouse habitat destroyed, the HCSWCD is working to protect and rehabilitate the region’s
Falls Fire Reaches 140,000 Acres; storms bring new fires to the area News July 24, 2024July 25, 20240 Photos by BLM The Falls Fire has consumed over 140,000 acres of public and private lands northwest of Burns. Full suppression efforts are underway, utilizing a combination of direct, indirect, and point protection where the highest probability of success can be safely achieved. This human-caused fire started July 10 and U.S. Forest
Falls Fire grows to over 85,000 acres News July 17, 2024July 17, 20240 A retardant drop on the Falls Fire, July 10. Photo by RICK VETTER As of Tuesday, July 16 at 12 noon: The Falls Fire has consumed over 85,000 acres of public and private lands northwest of Burns. This human-caused fire started July 10 and remains under investigation. • Initial attack resources attempted direct
$1.3 million tax avoidance hits district budgets News July 17, 2024July 17, 20240 Barbara Cannady for Burns Times-Herald It is not illegal to postpone payment of property taxes and expect the accruing interest to be added to the final calculation. When your home or business is for sale, in fact, many would argue that strategy might be “good business,” depending upon the circumstances. Invest that
2024 Tribal Stewards participants get to work in eastern Oregon Burns Paiute Tribe Community July 17, 2024July 17, 20240 Hands-on natural resources and restoration education program serving inter-tribal young adults Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) and Lomakatsi Restoration Project have announced the launch of the 2024 Tribal Stewards program, which brings together a nine-member inter-tribal crew to work on ecological restoration projects in Oregon’s high desert. Serving members of the
Harney County shelters are open to help people stay cool during heat wave Community News July 10, 2024July 10, 20240 Cooling centers are opening across Oregon to help people beat the heat during excessively high temperatures this week. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is working with 211info to get information out and ensure the safety and well-being of everyone in Oregon, especially those most vulnerable to heat-related illnesses. “Our
Hospital welcomes CEO Bob Gomes Community Health District Board of Directors June 26, 2024June 27, 20240 During a special meeting on June 7, the Harney County Health District Board of Directors unanimously agreed to hire Bob Gomes as the permanent chief executive officer (CEO) for the Health District. In this role, Gomes will oversee Harney District Hospital and all of its affiliated entities. Gomes will assume