Carpenter announces the end of his campaign for circuit court judge Election News September 23, 2020September 23, 20200 On Sept. 18, Grant County District Attorney Jim Carpenter announced that he was suspending his campaign for the Grant-Harney Circuit Court Judge position. Carpenter’s announcement is as follows: It is a distinct honor and privilege to serve the people of Grant County as your District Attorney. When Circuit Judge William D. Cramer
Integrated medicine comes to Burns Health Care News September 23, 2020September 23, 20200 Submitted photos AiM staff members (L-R): Nichole Johnson, Katy Langenfeld, Dr. Kevin Johnson, Lauri Travis, Becky Cunningham, and Marlena Bailey. On Oct. 1, Allegiant Integrative Medicine (AiM) will officially begin accepting and seeing new patients. The medical staff will focus on delivering primary medical care to all of Harney County. With special
County needs your input on new land-use laws News September 16, 2020September 15, 20200 The Harney County Planning Department invites the public to participate in a unique land-use planning process created by the Oregon legislature. In 2019, the legislature passed SB-2, which allowed eight Eastern Oregon counties to participate in a special process to find additional employment lands outside standard land-use processes. Employment lands are
Burns Paiute Tribe breaks ground on housing project News September 16, 2020September 16, 20200 Photo by RANDY PARKS The Burns Paiute Tribe held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Yapa Subdivision housing project on Sept. 14. On Monday, Sept. 14, the Burns Paiute Tribe held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Yapa Subdivision Project. The project consists of building eight new home sites. It is hoped that four of
Burns Council discusses the housing shortage Burns City Council News September 16, 2020September 16, 20200 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
County Court discusses housing shortage County Court News September 9, 2020September 8, 20200 With a housing shortage still quite prevalent in Harney County, the county court continued to discuss ways to ease the problem at its regular meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Greg Smith of the Harney County Economic Development Office attended the meeting by phone and informed the court that he’s been researching
Balloon causes power outage News September 9, 2020September 8, 20200 Submitted photo A large, mylar balloon drifted into an Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative substation, causing a power outage in the Burns area on Sept. 2. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 1:45 p.m., power outages in the Burns area were reported, affecting approximately 2,600 members. The cause of the outages is believed to be
2020 Harney County Fair Junior Livestock Show & Sale Schedule Agriculture News Youth September 9, 2020September 8, 20200 Click here to find the 2020 Harney County Fair Junior Livestock Show & Sale Schedule: Livestock Schedule
Bennet shares plan for this year’s fair News September 2, 2020September 2, 20200 By Jordon Bennet Harney County Fair Manager As you are all aware, this year is different than any year we can remember. Unfortunately, the 2020 Harney County Fair is not immune to the challenges and changes of the year. The county court, fair board, and fairgrounds staff are doing everything they can to
Dr. Homertgen joins HDH Family Care Health Care News September 2, 2020September 2, 20200 Harney District Hospital (HDH) Family Care clinic is pleased to welcome Kyle Homertgen, a doctor of osteopathic medicine who started seeing patients in the clinic on July 2. Doctors of osteopathic medicine are fully licensed physicians who practice in all areas of medicine. They receive the same training as a doctor