County opposes gun restriction initiatives County Court News May 16, 2018May 16, 20180 During its regular meeting on May 2, the Harney County Court adopted Resolution 2018-07 in the matter of opposing Initiative Petition 43 (IP43) and Reporting Initiative 44 (RP44). Harney County Judge Pete Runnels stated that there is a petition going around to put “some really restrictive gun measures” on the November
Hines replacing lift station Hines Common Council News May 16, 2018May 16, 20180 With hopes of heading off a major problem in the city’s sewer system, the Hines Common Council approved replacing the lift station that services the south end of the city. At the council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, May 8, City Administrator Judy Erwin explained that the existing lift station fails almost
Put your phone away or get ready to pay News May 9, 2018May 9, 20180 Distracted driving has become one of the most common reasons for vehicle crashes on America’s roads. That’s why the Burns Police Department is teaming up with the Hines Police Department, the Burns Paiute Tribal Police, the Oregon Department of Transportation, and Harney County Safe Communities Coalition for the national U
Owens reviews FEMA issues with Burns Council Burns City Council News May 2, 2018May 2, 20180 County Commissioner Mark Owens attended the Burns City Council meeting on Wednesday, April 25, to keep the community informed as to what is happening with the flood plain issues in the county. Owens said the county and cities are now starting to enter into a different stage of the mapping by
Court discusses Skull 120 bike race County Court News May 2, 2018May 2, 20180 U.S. Forest Service Recreation Planner Eric Amstad attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on April 18 to discuss the Skull 120/60/30 Gravel Grind, which will be held June 16 in Harney County. The event will offer three bike races consisting of 120-mile, 60-mile, or 30-mile routes. The 120-mile
Meet the county commissioner candidates Election News April 25, 2018April 25, 20180 The Harney County Chamber of Commerce hosted a public forum for the county commissioner candidates on Thursday, April 19. Following opening statements, candidates Patty Dorroh, Suzanne Settle, and Jimmy Walker were asked a series of prepared questions related to the commissioner position. Dorroh is currently serving as a commissioner after being
Wyden holding town halls News April 25, 2018April 25, 20180 Sen. Ron Wyden will hold town halls next week in Malheur, Harney, Grant, and Baker counties. These upcoming town halls will increase the number of town halls that Wyden has held to 893 since he pledged to hold annual town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties. “Open-to-all town halls play a
Collin Raye coming to Harney County Fair Arts and Entertainment Community News April 18, 2018April 18, 20180 Country music artist Collin Raye will be appearing at the 2018 Harney County Fair, Rodeo, and Race Meet. The concert will be held at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Harney County Fairgrounds. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9. They will be available online
Court discusses social services programs in Harney County County Court News April 18, 2018April 18, 20180 Wendy Hill, Dan Ramirez, and Chris Phillips of the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on April 4 to provide an overview of the services that are being provided in Harney County. Hill, who is the DHS District 14 manager, reported that
Skate park improvement project progressing Community News Youth April 11, 2018April 11, 20180 On Monday, April 16, representatives of Dreamland Skateparks will be making a site visit to the Hines skate park as part of a local effort to make improvements to the existing park. The skate park project is being spearheaded by the Youth Changing the Community (YCTC) organization. YCTC was formed a couple