Software issue brings county budget shortfall County Court News March 27, 2019March 27, 20191 Harney County Judge Pete Runnels notified the Burns Times-Herald that the county identified a software budgeting issue, which caused the county to start with an inaccurate budgeted beginning fund balance within the General Fund for the past few years. Frugal budgeting from underestimating yearly county revenues and expending less than budgeted
Cutting horse clinic planned for March 30 News March 27, 2019March 28, 20190 Hey riders! Looking for a fun new game for you and your horse? On Saturday, March 30, the High Desert Cutters Club (HDC) is hosting a clinic/workshop for all levels of riders to introduce the basics of cow cutting. The clinic will be held at a covered arena on Highway
Fire engulfs Hines home News March 20, 2019March 20, 20190 Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, Burns and Hines fire departments responded to a report of a fire at the McKnight residence at 410 W. Bennett in Hines. Upon arrival, the fire departments found the house fully engulfed in flames. Hines Fire Chief Bob Spence said several neighbors in the area
There’s a SMART new program at Slater Community News Youth March 13, 2019March 13, 20190 Slater Elementary School has some SMART students and volunteers. SMART is an acronym for Start Making A Reader Today. This nonprofit organization pairs caring community volunteers with students for one-on-one reading sessions and sends each participating student home with as many as 14 new books a year. “Learning to read is one
Silver Sage Farms will process pellets at Hines mill site Business News March 13, 2019March 15, 20191 In the shadow of the nearby Ochoco and Malheur national forests, an abandoned, nearly century-old mill is coming back to life in Hines. A new owner, Pacific Foods founder Chuck Eggert, is repurposing the 220,000-square-foot structure to support one of the state’s biggest industries: agriculture. Eggert, who owns 6,300 nearby organic
Chorale to perform at Gathering Center Arts and Entertainment Burns Paiute Tribe News March 13, 2019March 13, 20191 On Saturday, March 30, the Rogue Valley Chorale (RVC) will perform the world premiere of Cuicapeuhcayotl (Origin of the Songs), a commissioned composition by award-winning and renowned composer, Joseph Julian Gonzalez, at the Gathering Center on the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation. The text of the piece is based on the first
Hines Council continues deer discussion Hines City Council News March 6, 2019March 6, 20191 Are the deer that roam throughout the community a nuisance or something to be celebrated? The city councils of both Burns and Hines passed resolutions declaring that the deer population has risen to levels constituting a public nuisance, and that allows the cities to petition the Oregon Department of Fish and
Post 63 set to celebrate Legion’s centennial Community News Veterans March 6, 2019March 6, 20190 The American Legion is turning 100 years old, and Harney County Post 63 plans to celebrate. The post, which is located in Burns, was chartered Dec. 16, 1919. The American Legion traces its roots to March 15-17, 1919, in Paris, France, in the aftermath of World War I. The organization was
4-H program ‘hits the spark of our youth’ County Court News February 27, 2019February 27, 20190 Shana Withee and Melissa Woodbury attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Feb. 20 to discuss the Oregon State University (OSU) 4-H extension program. “In Oregon, we are really lucky. We have an extremely effective and broad 4-H program,” Withee said, adding that more than 77,000 youth are
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