The Warners were the only people living at Wagontire for several years. The Warners ceased operation in 1997. The property was purchased in 1999 by Ellie Downing, of Burns, who moved there with her ...

For the fourth time in a decade, wool from Central Oregon’s Shaniko Wool Co. will be used to keep U.S. Winter Olympic ...

The Oregon Department of Transportation has released a pdf outlining safety tips for winter driving. Any amount of rain can ...

Bright Wood Corporation, a long-time local business, is changing ownership. Anderson Corporation has announced the ...

YEARS AGO7, 1925 D.M. Clark, formerly one of the largest wheat growers in this territory and builder of the Clark elevator ...

A group of Jefferson County taxpayers have sued the Madras Aquatic Center Recreation District Tuesday for an alleged unlawful 2025-26 budget. They are requesting a judicial review of alleged unlawful ...

In the hilly heartland of Romania, where Transylvania’s spired castles and ancient villages famously served as the backdrop for Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” medieval history feels very close at hand.

The local VFW branch awarded winners for the Voice of Democracy scholarship and Teacher of the Year award at its Dec. 3 ...

The Corwin Arena at Jefferson County Event Complex and Fairgrounds is closed temporarily due to the most recent outbreak of ...

The Culver Bulldogs boys basketball squad hammered North Lake on the road Dec. 9, coming home with an 84-37 victory. The ...

On Dec. 18 Madras Performing Arts Center will host an “evening of the arts” said Eliza Raines, the art teacher at Jefferson ...

On Dec. 6, Jefferson County Fire & EMS crews responded to a structure fire in Madras around 10:41 a.m. The fire, at 964 S.W.