Jefferson County News

Being the only animal shelter in Jefferson County, incidents like this happen at least twice a year.

Using a razor-thin majority, Oregon House Democrats pushed through the cornerstone of their effort to protect the Metolius River basin from destination resort development.

Some industries have held steady despite the economic recession. Others have been hit hard in Central Oregon, most notably those tied in with the nation's housing market.

The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team detectives, assisted by Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies and Madras police raids a southeast Madras duplex Friday.

A Culver man died Monday morning after a two-vehicle crash in Jefferson County. Investigators say Steve Miller, 57 was riding a motorcycle eastbound on Jericho Lane near Elbe Drive when he collided with a pickup.

Charges have been filed against a Madras woman who surrendered five horses to authorities last month.

Oregon House members voted Wednesday to reconsider House Bill 3296 after they voted it down 24 hours earlier.

"It was always about the students" Views: order photo Steve Earnest, 60, left, who has served 28 years on the Jefferson County School Board, stands next to Jeff Sanders, 70, who has spent nearly 22 years on the board.

The Metolius is a special place for Oregonians. It deserves better treatment than it has received from Oregon legislators.

A measure aimed at banning large-scale development in the Metolius River Basin in Central Oregon was narrowly rejected Tuesday by the Oregon House.

There will be a battle in the Oregon House today over creating a 425-square mile area of critical concern for the Metolius River Basin.

In age and experience, we're two generations apart -- a retired two-term governor and a young state representative -- but in our devotion to this state, we couldn't be more together.

Foxes guarding henhouses, and other acts. Carla Axtman As I mentioned a few days ago , the land speculators and Jefferson County officials who've been pushing destination resorts have been especially nasty and strident with legislators.

Environmentalists favoring strict protection of the Metolius River got a big boost Friday when the Oregon Senate passed a contentious bill that would ban most development in the Metolius basin.

Many authorities have been involved in the investigation including the Oregon State Police, Jefferson County District Attorney and Crook County District Attorney.

Oregon has been a global leader in measuring its successes and failures. Unfortunately, too few people have been paying attention, especially in state government and the Legislature.

Behaving badly, live from Jefferson County. Carla Axtman With the Oregon Senate on the precipice of voting on the protections for the Metolius, I'm reminded of the efforts to do this in 2007.

Yesterdaya s storm gave Central Oregon residents a dramatic lightning show. A dispatcher with the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office says they received various reports of lightning hitting yards, between houses and various city streets.

That's up more than ten percent from this time last year, and many in Prineville have noticed the change.

After working at AT&T for 25 years, Don Mercer decided he was done punching the time clock.