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Ilwaco awards bid for citywide paving: Utilizing state transportation grant
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (772+ words) Published 9: 35 am Monday, June 1, 2026 ILWACO " Pave, baby, pave. The Ilwaco City Council at its May 26 meeting voted to authorize Mayor Eddie Hillard to execute an updated cost estimate of about $1. 33 million for a Washington State Transportation Improvement Board-funded (TIB) project…...
BACK IN TIME - 2001: Closure of Ochoco Lumber Sawmill announced
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (426+ words) Published 2: 03 pm Thursday, May 28, 2026 Six Prineville persons escaped without serious injury Sunday afternoon on the Marks Creek cutoff of the Ochoco Highway when the sedan in which they were riding plummeted over a 50-foot embankment and was demolished. The victims…...
OREGON HISTORY: Large ranch operation launched in Harney County
2+ week, 3+ day ago (406+ words) Central Oregonian OREGON HISTORY: Large ranch operation launched in Harney County Published 5: 00 am Friday, May 15, 2026 By Steve Lent/for the Central Oregonian The Double-O (OO) Ranch is located in the Harney Basin of southeastern Oregon and south of Burns. The…...
SNAP to require interviews for benefits starting June 1
2+ week, 4+ day ago (130+ words) Published 9: 35 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 By Adapted from news release Starting June 1, all SNAP households must complete an interview when they apply for or renew their monthly food benefits. The change returns SNAP to standard federal rules, which require interviews for…...
Outdoor burning closing in Crook County May 9
3+ week, 4+ day ago (30+ words) Central Oregonian Outdoor burning closing in Crook County May 9 Published 7: 39 am Thursday, May 7, 2026 By Adapted from news release...
Prineville resuming Economic Opportunities Analysis without biomass plans
3+ week, 4+ day ago (575+ words) Published 11: 43 am Wednesday, May 6, 2026 How much land does Prineville need to satisfy its commercial and industrial needs for the next two decades? That's a question city leaders are planning to answer as the continuation of an Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA)…...
Farmer sentiment drops in April with Iran war
3+ week, 5+ day ago (497+ words) Published 5: 30 am Wednesday, May 6, 2026 The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose in late 2024 and early 2025 with the fortunes of President Donald Trump, whom many farmers viewed favorably. But for much of 2026, survey results have been more in line…...
Prineville conservation project one of 12 to receive Visit Central Oregon grant
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (395+ words) Central Oregonian Prineville conservation project one of 12 to receive Visit Central Oregon grant Published 7: 36 am Tuesday, April 28, 2026 A Prineville conservation project was recently awarded grant funding by a regional tourism organization. Visit Central Oregon has announced that 12 recipients will be…...
BACK IN TIME - 2001: City council votes to pursue Enterprise Zone designation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (580+ words) Published 5: 00 am Wednesday, April 22, 2026 "If it hadn't been for County Agent W. B. Tucker promoting poultry meetings during the past, I would not have gone into the chicken business as I have," said Mrs. W. S. Ayers, who has one of the finest chicken…...
OREGON HISTORY: Dee was established as lumber company mill town
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) Dee is an unincorporated former lumber company town in Hood River County, Oregon, located about 10 miles southwest of the community of Hood River. The Oregon Lumber Company established a [] OREGON HISTORY: Dee was established as lumber company mill town Published…...