B Street expansion grant to link opportunities News May 29, 2024May 30, 20240 Barbara Cannady for Burns Times-Herald (Part 2 of Development Series beginning on May 22) More building opportunities are in the works for Burns with the anticipated B Street expansion grant. The streets one-eighth mile extension will lead to the edge of the anticipated Miller Springs Development from the west corner of Slater School.
Telos Development plans to build 180-new homes in Burns and Hines Community News May 22, 2024May 27, 20240 Barbara Cannady for Burns Times-Herald Housing shortages have pushed home prices beyond the imagination. Rising interest rates compound the issue of affordability for local homebuyers. One or the other must give. Developers are responding to these issues with proposed new subdivisions within the cities of Burns and Hines. Property owner Telos Development Company,
Dag Robinson elected to Chair of the Standards Board Election News May 15, 2024May 20, 20240 Oregon’s own Harney County Clerk Derrin “Dag” Robinson has been elected Chair of the Standards Board for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission whose mission is to help election officials improve the administration of elections and help Americans participate in the voting process. Its
Foundation raises funds for lifesaving CPR device Health Care News May 8, 2024May 13, 20240 Photo courtesy of HDH Harney Hospital Foundation Manager Elisha Miller presents a check to the Harney District Hospital (HDH) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department for the Stryker LUCAS chest-compression system. From L-R: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Kim Kautz, EMT Christina Banton, Foundation Manager Elisha Miller, and HDH EMS Department Manager Cliff
Primary Election is on the horizon Election News April 24, 2024April 25, 20240 Barbara Cannady for Burns Times-Herald Primary ballots will be mailed to registered voters on May 1, 2024. Local residents’ mail in returns must be postmarked no later than May 21, 2024. Those registered with non-Oregon addresses must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2024. The County Clerk is then given seven
New look for circuit court jury summons coming soon County Court News April 17, 2024April 18, 20240 Grant and Harney County Circuit Courts will mail out jury summons in a new postcard format starting May 20. The postcards will direct people to a website to respond to the jury summons and get more information. The old jury summons was a brochure inside an envelope. “Our local courts strive to
Understanding advance care planning with Harney County Home Health and Hospice Community Health Care April 3, 2024April 3, 20240 Harney County Home Health and Hospice will join a nationwide project by hosting a community event at Harney Hub (Senior Center) on Wednesday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., which is to help engage communities in important conversations about medical decision making. The events, featuring the conversation toolkit
BLM celebrates National Celery Month; Volunteer host wanted for Chickahominy Reservoir Campground Community News March 20, 2024March 21, 20240 Photos by BLM A look at edible plants on public land Forget about St. Patrick’s Day – March is for celery! And at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), we can’t let the month go by without a nod to its most esteemed vegetable. For decades, people have used public lands in the
What happens when the mountain snowpack melts News March 13, 2024March 13, 20240 Photo by Nick Wagner, Foresight Drones Lauren Brown for Burns Times-Herald Mountain snowpack is key to the Harney Basin water year A healthy snowpack in the Harney Basin benefits not only ranchers and farmers who rely on it to grow hay, but also migrating birds who depend on the flood irrigated wet meadows in
Connie Steelman retires from Postal Service after 42 years Community News March 6, 2024March 6, 20240 After 42-years of working for the United States Postal Service, with 24 of those years being at the Hines Post Office, Connie Steelman has officially retired with her last day being Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. In celebration of her retirement, cake was available in the post office lobby all day Thursday