Wheeler County News

A Wheeler County homicide case involving a Scappoose family is expected to go to grand jury later this week, said an Oregon State Police captain who is investigating the case.

The State of Oregon needs to take a very hard look at the State of Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in connection with certification of sheriff.

Oregon State Police said on Wednesday that four people from Scappoose, all related, were involved in an "altercation" with a Portland hunter who died mysteriously nearly three weeks ago in Central Oregon.

FOSSIL - The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office says the Oct. 7 shooting death of a 61-year-old Portland hunter came during an altercation with a Scappoose family.

The body of a man thought to be a missing 27-year-old camper was found by hunters in Wheeler County Monday.

PORTLAND, Ore. A Portland woman left widowed after her husband died in an apparent shootout at his campsite says investigators dropped the ball.

By Tove Tupper A October 13, 2009 A NEAR FOSSIL, Ore. - The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office have identified 37-year-old Daniel Townsend as the pilot killed in a helicopter crash Monday near Fossil in Central Oregon.

Wheeler County authorities are continuing to investigate what led to the Oct. 7 fatal shooting of a Portland hunter.

Born in extraordinary times, Joe Fitzgerald grew up in the Great Depression. He found work on a ranch, married, raised his boys, made ends meet.

A helicopter rescue team reached the crash site of a single-engine airplane Friday afternoon in mountainous Wheeler County near its boundary with Crook County, said Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer of Canyon City.

Among the sagebrush and scrub trees that inhabit this portion of Eastern Oregon, it's easy to miss the aptly named Painted Hills.

The new Oregon Paleo Lands Institut e field center stands out bright next to Wheeler County's historic courthouse and the sturdy, comfortable homes that line the narrow streets.

Thomas Hoover, Thomas Condon and John Day are some names you're likely to encounter on your trip.

The Service Creek Store, restaurant, raft rental, vehicle shuttle and lodge are grouped together on Oregon 19, just past a sign reading "Congestion." As you descend Oregon 19's long, gradual grade 20 miles southeast of Fossil, you see three things, in order.

The Oregon Paleo Lands Institute, a nonprofit that educates people about paleontology and geology, is dedicating its new Field Center on Sept.

Willy the woolly mammoth , a fixture in Fossil. Caty Clifton of Athena, a small farm town north of Pendleton, was randomly selected as the winner of a central Oregon getaway in the "Send Terry on the Road" contest.

The Paleo Lands Field Center in Fossil plans a Sept. 12 dedication. Fossil has a new visitor attraction.

Purple starthistle is considered an aggressive invasive weed species. Discovery of a nasty weed in Eastern Oregon's Wheeler County has state agriculture officials jumping for the herbicide.

Purple starthistle is considered an aggressive invasive weed species. Discovery of a nasty weed in Eastern Oregon's Wheeler County has state agriculture officials jumping for the herbicide.

The McGinnis Creek Fire remains at approximately 3,200 acres today, and firefighters from Sunday's day and night shifts report good progress on fireline construction and mop-up. The fire is located 4 miles northwest of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument visitor's center, 2 miles west of the John Day River, and about 12 miles southeast of ...