Powell Butte News

It's been two weeks since the primary election, and the election result that continues to reverberate around the country is the win by Jeff Reardon over Rep.

Portland's City Council is set to vote Wednesday on measures that would hike water rates by 8.1 percent.

PORTLAND, Ore. A request to extend the replacement of two open-air water reservoirs in Portland was denied Friday.

Crook County announced Tuesday that it is now accepting applications from people interested in adopting the 55 horses seized from a Powell Butte ranch in an ongoing neglect case -- and there will be no charge to do so, at least for now.

The $138 million Powell Butte reservoir, a hole in this picture, will eventually hold 50 million gallons of drinking water on a hillside high above East Portland with mountain views.

After a nearly two-week delay, the immediate fate of 75 neglected animals in Crook County was decided Friday morning.

Here's what you need to do. Sit yourself down with your ballot, smack down your best shot glass and prepare to sample what we're offering up in the 2012 Cinco De Mayo Election Guide.

Fourth annual Golf for Schools fundraiser: The Golf for Schools program, a fundraiser for Central Oregon's education foundations and school districts, is back again this year.