Sherman County News

By Sam Craig The Chronicle Some decisions are easier to make after eating a handful of freshly-picked cherries.

The first turbines erected for phase two of Portland General Electric's Biglow Canyon Wind Farm have started generating electricity, PGE officials said.

Sherman County now officially has only one elementary school. Though, said Sherman County School District Superintendent Ivan Ritchie - and the principal of the newly-named Sherman Elementary - the district has known that for a while.

While the number of people without jobs in Douglas County dropped slightly in May, the picture remains much bleaker when compared to a year earlier.

Even with two mayors backing them, the group of parents and community members who are trying to keep North Sherman Elementary School from closing are having some problems convincing the district that it would be an economically feasible idea.

With a unanimous motion at their June 8 meeting, the Sherman County School Board made some drastic changes that ruffled feathers across the county.

Michele Russo's "To Move, To Breathe, To Speak," in the "PNCA at 100" show at the Portland Art Museum.

The faith of Oregon's native and pioneer forebears is the subject of the Line in the Sand Tour "ROAR," , coming to The Dalles Monday as part of Oregon's 150th anniversary of statehood.

Lightning shocked a fast-food worker emptying the dishwasher in Central Point Sunday night as a storm knocked out power to thousands of Rogue Valley customers.

Firefighters remained positioned around Central Oregon to respond quickly to any new wildfires started by this afternoona s thunderstorms.

Wasco Sherman Public Health Department will expand July 1 to include Gilliam County, according to an announcement from Teri Thalhofer, department director.

By Sam Craig of The Chronicle Home town looking run-down? Parks overrun with trash? Bursting at the seams with civic pride? SOLV Oregon, in partnership with Oregon 150, is organizing numerous events across the gorge - and the rest of the state - to make public areas sparkle like new again.

The family of the Pioneer Woman of the Year settled in Sherman County during the 1890s.

This segment form Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at the rise of wind farms in rural Oregon.

With her daughter's pre-wedding party well under way in Southern California, Gina Wilcox didn't hear her cell phone ring, so a friend picked it up and learned the unthinkable news from home.

By Kathy Gray of The Chronicle When a home burns down, photographs of the flames often have the most dramatic impact on newspaper readers, but sometimes the rest of the story gets lost in the next day's news.

The Oregon Humane Society and the Sherman County Sheriff's Office removed 25 cocker spaniels and a German Shepherd mix from an Eastern Oregon breeder.

One of the dogs before grooming and after. Story Published: Apr 2, 2009 at 4:01 PM PDT Story Updated: Apr 2, 2009 at 4:01 PM PDT This is a press release courtesy of the Oregon Humane Society The first group of Cocker Spaniels rescued from Grass Valley, Ore., by the Oregon Humane Society will be available for adoption to the public this Friday, ...

A Grass Valley dog breeder is facing animal neglect charges after Sherman County sheriff's deputies and the Oregon Humane Society removed 26 cocker spaniels from her business.

By ELROY KING of The Chronicle The Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue District Board approved a resolution making amendments to existing intercept agreements it has with five other ambulance districts, but left it up to Chief Bob Palmer to work on the sharing of the money received for these ambulance transports.