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Youth art contest winners announced

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Each year, the Harney County Migratory Bird Festival hosts a Youth Art Contest in the celebration of migratory birds.   The contest encourages students in kindergarten through high school to observe, understand, and ultimately share what they have learned about migratory birds. By creating a unique art entry for the contest,

Slater Elementary robotics club advances to state competition

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Photos by STEPHANIE BOWEN The Bulldog Builders in action.   by Stephanie Bowen for Burns Times-Herald The Bulldog Builders, a team of students from Slater Elementary, are taking their interest in robotics to the next level. In their second year, they won the Robot Design Award for the Eastern Oregon Region and advanced to state

Local families make birding count

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Thirty participants from six local families turned out for Harney County’s third annual CBC4Kids event. This was the first count that had more snow than ice on the ground, and little wind. While the skies were gray and cloudy, conditions were perfect for getting out and exploring the birds of

Burns High recognized for physical activity participation

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Burns High School has been recognized by the Aspen Institute as an exemplary and innovative high school for growing sports and physical activity participation. Burns was one of three finalists in the small rural school award category.  The recognition is part of the Aspen Institute’s new initiative called Reimagining School Sports,

Christmas Bird Count for Kids returns

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The Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4Kids) returns for its third annual event, once again providing youth and families with an opportunity to get outside, count birds, and contribute to science in a fun and COVID-safe environment. As with last year, families are encouraged to create their own teams to go

The American Legion is hosting a speech contest

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Preparations are underway at American Legion Harney County Post 63 for the 2022 American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program — “A Constitutional Speech Contest.” The purpose of the contest is to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States among high school students (grades 9-12).  Other

Youth in foster care need your help

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The Rural Alliance for Diversity (RAD) is hosting an informational event on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. to address the critical shortage of foster care providers in Harney County. The foster care system is meant to provide safe and healthy homes for children and youth, but our local child

High Desert Partnership offers summer jobs for youth

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Photos by KAYLEE LITTLEFIELD Range Scientist Dustin Johnson with summer crew Camille Torres, Carter Lardy, Danika Piotrowski, and Tea Recanzone, along with Garrett Johnson. Dustin Johnson is training the crew on the protocols for mapping and monitoring at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for a Reed Canarygrass project. by Lauren Brown Burns Times-Herald For

Hitting the Jackpot: Youth win big at cattle show

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Submitted photo Held Saturday, July 17 at the Harney County Fairgrounds, the Jackpot Show offered youth an opportunity to exhibit their market and breeding beef projects. The show was open to local youth as well as those from outside the county. Thanks to generous donations from multiple sponsors, the winners took

Powering the future: OTEC announces 2021 academic scholarship recipients

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Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) is proud to announce that 29 local students were selected to receive college scholarships. Twenty-five of the scholarships, ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, were awarded to graduating high school students and returning college students.  OTEC is also proud to announce the new class of recipients for the

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