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
Jack Gordon Smith 1929-2020 Obituary September 9, 2020September 9, 20200 Jack Gordon Smith passed away peacefully Aug. 23 at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Jack was born July 8, 1929 in Ontario. At the age of 6, he moved to Harney County with his parents, Frank and Viola (Meyers) Smith. Jack attended elementary school at Harney (riding horseback every
Funeral notice – Bettie Zink Obituary September 9, 2020September 9, 20200 Bettie Zink, 85, passed away Sept. 3 at her home in Juntura. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. (PDT) Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Burns Cemetery, with a celebration of life service held at her home in Juntura at 4 p.m. (MST). LaFollette’s Chapel is in charge of
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
Harney County Clerk’s Office releases important election information Election News September 2, 2020September 2, 20200 The Harney County Clerk’s Office released the following information regarding the upcoming election: • The Presidential Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. • The last day for NEW Oregon voters to register to vote for the Nov. 3 General Election is Tuesday, Oct. 13. • Oregon is entirely vote-by-mail. • You do not
Herbert Roger Einstein “The Captain” 1939 to 8-20-2020 Obituary September 2, 2020September 2, 20200 Herbert Roger Einstein, “The Captain”, passed away Aug. 20. Herbert was born Jan. 18, 1939, in Highland Park, Mich. Later in life, he retired from the U.S. Navy. He has no known family, but is survived by his two dogs, Sissy and LBD. The Captain moved to Burns about eight years ago
Bill Drex Williams 1938-2020 Obituary September 2, 2020September 2, 20200 Bill Drex Williams passed away July 1. He contracted polio as a boy and although he recovered, the degenerative disease came back in his late seventies, severely weakening him and taking his life much sooner than he would have chosen. Bill was born Aug. 23, 1938, in Ontario to Drex and