Prineville News

Prineville women wanting to have a baby will have to go out of town after the end of the year.

Pioneer Memorial Hospital announced Wednesday it will drop its obstetric services by the end of the year because of a decline in the number of primary care physicians who can provide the service.

The top of Pilot Butte will be closed to the public starting at noon today, and the entire butte will be closed for the fireworks show and preparation from noon Saturday, July 4, until Sunday morning.

Watch a video of the Kiss Dogs at www.youtube.com. Search “Cowdog up with the Kiss Dog clan.” It was a hot Friday afternoon in August 2007 when 16 dogs arrived, unexpected, at the front door of the Humane Society of the Ochocos.

21 year old Ricky Karle and 20 year old Andrew Brooks from Redmond were arrested Sunday morning and charged with a number of burglary and theft charges as well as felon in possession of a firearm and delivery and manufacture of a controlled substance.

In Bend, residential yard debris burning is currently limited to two days in November for properties that are at least 2 acres in size, and residents must get a permit from the city.

A 06/25/09 Bend A Two Prineville residents are arrested for allegedly selling illegal prescription drugs from a Prineville business.A Their home is located across from an elementary school.

Central Oregon Community College, Bend The course is nine holes. One hole will be closed the first two to three weeks of July 2009 because of resurfacing work on the nearby COCC track, but the rest of the course remains open.

The female suffered injuries to her head and face. She was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital where she was treated and released.

On the canyon floor near a treeline, amid sawdust and scrap, the last lumber mill in Grant County is barely holding on.

PRINEVILLE- Beginning Monday, biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will sample the Crooked River below Bowman Dam for redband trout and mountain whitefish.

A 20-year-old Madras man was cited at 1 PM Monday on Highway 26 for driving 103 mph, nearly double the posted speed limit, according to Oregon State Police.

Bonus for kids: Deschutes County libraries carry several titles about rocks. “Rocks In His Head.” By Carol Hurst.

A farming family with deep roots in Prineville hopes to be the first in the region to cultivate canola for oil Published: June 15.

The view of the Crooked River Canyon from the Lone Pine Trail. What a difference a couple of decades makes.

Rowdy Barry, left, takes a hit in this 2003 photo from the Sisters Rodeo. “Sometimes you've got to offer yourself in lieu of the bull rider,” he said.

Who: Tiah Abbas, owner, and Joni Lussier, manager What: Farmer's Co-op Antiques Mall Where: 106 S.E. Evergreen Ave., Redmond Phone: 541-548-7975 Number of employees: Two, plus more than 40 dealers who are not employees REDMOND - Just east of downtown, the old Farmer's Co-op Antiques Mall has always been a place for commerce.

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Fire season -- the time of year when fires are most likely to start, spread and do enough damage to require fire control -- is formally declared in Oregon on a fire prevention district-by-district basis.

Residents of Washington and Oregon, as far back as anyone can remember, have traveled to Central Oregon for weekend getaways and traditional vacations to take advantage of the plethora of outdoor recreational activities along the hundreds of miles of shorelines and waterways, forest lands and desert sands, that define Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson ...