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Emotional public input given at MACRD board meeting
Several community members attended the Madras Aquatic Center Recreational District Board of Directors July 24 work session, nearly all concerned that the pool may have to close in light of recent financial developments. On July 17, taxing districts in Jefferson County that received tax funds from Portland General Electric (the county's largest tax-payer) received a letter from County Assessor Ray Soliz that PGE had substantially overpaid its taxes due to a reporting error from PGE and later caught by the Oregon Department of Revenue. The...
KWSO Calendar for Fri., Jul. 26, 2024
The Jefferson County School District’s Free Summer Meals for Kids provides meals weekdays at the Warm Springs K-8 Academy. Breakfast is served from 8:30-9am and lunch 11:30 until noon. Meals are open to all kids 18 and younger. No enrollment is required. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Day 1 of the Jefferson County Fair
Check out day 1 of the Jefferson County Fair, and enjoy the fair for the rest of the weekend!
Madras man arrested for commerical quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine
A Madras man is now facing charges related to the trafficking of controlled substances after the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team executed a two search warrants in Jefferson County. On Friday, July 19, around 4:30 p.m., the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded a long-term investigation and surveillance operation with the apprehension of Christopher Crawford, a 34-year-old man from Madras. Christopher Crawford was identified by drug agents as a trafficker...
Suspected Madras drug dealer arrested at work; raid on car, home turn up meth, fake Oxycodone pills with fentanyl
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A long-term drug trafficking investigation led to the arrest of a Madras man working at a retail store late Friday afternoon and a raid on his car and home that turned up a commercial quantity of methamphetamine and fake Oxycodone tablets containing fentanyl, officials said. After several days of surveillance, the The post Suspected Madras drug dealer arrested at work; raid on car, home turn up meth, fake Oxycodone pills with fentanyl appeared first on KTVZ.
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