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CCPRD: out-of-district users to be surveyed
Residents near to the Crook County Parks and Recreation District (CCPRD) in Prineville will soon receive a written notice about an important new survey. This survey is designed to let the CCPRD know if currently out-of-district users want to join the Crook County Parks and Recreation District. CCPRD is the primary park and recreation provider for approximately 25,000 residents in the City of Prineville and Crook County. These 25,000 residents have access to parks, campgrounds, and indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, as well as programs,...
New superintendent Skinner enjoying start in Crook County
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question often asked of young children, and while the responses can vary from the typical “fireman” and “jet pilot” to the more exotic “stuntman” and “explorer,” seldom do these dreams continue into adulthood. Not so for Crook County’s new school superintendent Dr. Melissa Skinner. “I knew I was always going to be a teacher,” Skinner said. As the...
Our TV picks for Friday, August 9: The Mummy; WWE Friday Night SmackDown
The Mummy AMC 8 p.m. Brendan Fraser plays adventurer Rick O’Connell in 1999’s “The Mummy,” which airs as part of a Mummy franchise marathon. This first film sees Rick save the world from Imhotep’s (Arnold Vosloo) destructive search for his long-lost love (Patricia Velásquez). WWE Friday Night SmackDown KPTV 8 p.m. Live from BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., it’s the fallout from the Biggest Party of the Summer. With some major match-ups at SummerSlam, did champions Cody Rhodes, Bayley and Logan Paul stave off challengers Solo Sikoa, Nia Jax and LA Knight, respectively?
Six tips to find the right real estate agent
Working with a real estate agent can give both buyers and sellers an edge in what continues to be a challenging real estate market. Agents, brokers and Realtors are professionals with distinct expertise and knowledge of buying and selling homes. That expertise is evidenced by how many people rely on real estate professionals yearly. A 2022 Zillow Group Consumer Housing Trends report found that 88% of homeowners choose to list their homes with a real estate agent when it comes time to sell. ...
Conserving water during drought and dry periods
Weather can be unpredictable. Carefully developed plans for days spent in the great outdoors can be derailed by unexpected rainstorms. At the same time, sudden bursts of sunshine can turn overcast afternoons into chances to get outside and breathe some fresh air. Lawn and garden enthusiasts know how mercurial Mother Nature can be, especially during summer. The specter of drought looms every summer, but the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center does not anticipate any broad-scale areas of drought developing in the Lower 48 states...
Alaska Airlines plane makes wobbly emergency landing at Portland International Airport
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport Monday afternoon, Aug. 5. The moment was captured on video by a bystander and can be seen at KOIN 6 News. The video shows the front wheel wobbling on the runway after touching down at PDX. Flight 2020, operated by Horizon Air, was originally scheduled from Seattle to Redmond. KOIN 6 News is a partner of this publication. Find the original story here.
Telehealth abortion still on the rise, especially in states with shield laws, report shows
Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report, released Wednesday, Aug. 7. Telehealth made up 20% of all abortion care in the first three months of 2024, and the monthly total of abortions exceeded 100,000 for the first time since the group began tracking abortion data in 2022. #WeCount is a collaborative...
Faith & Blue event at Pioneer Park Aug. 17-18
Faith & Blue — a fantastic opportunity to meet and visit with Crook County's law enforcement and first responders — takes place at Pioneer Park Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18. The event is designed to "bridge the gap between faith-based organizations and law enforcement." It also serves as a food drive for help with local food insecurity. The program begins Saturday at 9 a.m. with a blessing and flag ceremony....
BACK IN TIME - 1999: Voters expected to decide whether to fund new jail
110 years ago August 13, 1914 “Willowdale Ranches,” owned by M.R. Biggs, and the two miles east of Prineville in the Ochoco valley, are two of the finest ranches to be found anywhere in the state of Oregon. The ranches contain 720 acres, 400 acres in the upper and 320 acres in the lower one, the Henry Cram place separating the two. The greater part of the 720 acres is...
Our TV picks for Thursday, August 8: Alone; Don’t Forget the Lyrics!; Lucky 13
Alone HIST 8 p.m. The Arctic can be a cruel associate. As new weather patterns appear on the horizon, several survivalists need to rethink their foraging strategy. Then, one contestant is left wondering why nature took back its gift, while another gets a second chance. Don’t Forget the Lyrics! ...
Tim Walz, Harris’s VP pick, carved out relationships with Oregon governors while leading Minnesota
As Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz has earned a reputation as a collaborative and collegial elected official eager to work with other state executives around the country. That includes Oregon. Walz, who on Tuesday, Aug. 6, was announced as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, has built relationships with both Gov. Tina Kotek and former Gov. Kate Brown over the years. “He is very charming, he is very nice, he is...
Readers Respond: What Olympic sports we love the most.
With several local athletes competing in the summer Olympics in Paris, readers across Oregon are rooting for Team USA. We asked our readers which sports they love to watch the most. Classics like soccer, diving and basketball made the top 10 list, but readers were mostly drawn to the most popular Olympics sports: Gymnastics, swimming, and track and field. All told, nearly half of our respondents said they love to...
Oregon on track to set new wildfire record for acreage burned
The wildfire season in Oregon likely has not yet peaked and already 1.3 million acres have been blackened or are ablaze, with 34 large fires burning. And five of them have spread to more than 100,000 acres each. “We are on a trend of possibly setting a record in the state of Oregon for the amount of acres affected by fire,” Carol Connolly, a spokesperson for the Northwest Interagency Coordination...
Oregon Sen. Wyden pushes probe into luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas
Oregon senior senator, Ron Wyden, sent a letter to the attorney representing billionaire Harlan Crow regarding luxurious travel accommodations Crow allegedly provided to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In the letter, dated Monday, Aug. 5, Wyden expresses concern over potential tax fraud. Wyden chairs the Senate Finance Committee. The letter was sent to Michael D. Bopp, a partner of the Washington, D.C., law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher. Bopp represents Crow, who made his fortune as a second-generation real estate magnate. ...
Oregon utility watchdog asks state to intervene on proposed double-digit electricity rate hikes
If the state’s two largest electric utilities get what they’ve asked for, their 1.5 million customers in Oregon could pay 40% more for electricity next year than they did just three years ago. Those utilities — Portland General Electric, or PGE, and Pacific Power — say their latest proposed increases are due to the rising cost of insurance and needed investments to expand electrical grids and to make them resilient to extreme weather. ...
Letters to the editor
Bowman Museum expansions, commitment to history impressive I recently visited Prineville’s Bowman Museum, specifically to view the Belknap Exhibit Center’s new display. This was the Oregon Trail art of Sunriver artist, David Dittman. I found it informative, historically correct, representative and entrancing. The artist is very adept (and talented) in his depictive presentation of the lifestyle elements of that era in Oregon’s history. More broadly, I am very impressed by...
Our TV picks for Wednesday, August 7: Finding Amelia; See No Evil; Claim to Fame
Finding Amelia DISC 8 p.m. Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan famously disappeared while on a 29,000-mile flight around the world in 1937. But, in 1945, a group of Australian soldiers said they found the plane in Papua New Guinea. Experts use their notes to locate the plane. See No Evil ...
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