Powell Butte News

The most widespread dense fog of the winter settled like a murky blanket across Central Oregon Thursday night, delaying or canceling flights and prompting warnings for drivers to take it slow and watch out for trouble.

This session many people are watching the bill connected with the Facebook tax controversy.

That's how much hay the Crook County Sheriff's Office has gone through, taking care of dozens of malnourished horses in Powell Butte.

NewsChannel 21's Mackenzie Wilson gives an update on the conditions of dozens of malnurished horses in Powell Butte and the Crook County Sheriff's Office rising cost to nurse them back to health.

This session is a little different: Lawmakers can only introduce two bills, and have only 34 days left to get them passed.

More bulls sold meant higher net sales this year for the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale.

In a story heard only on KBND news: State Representative Mike McLane of Powell Butte says lots of jobs could come to Oregon if his bill passes in the upcoming session.

Good economic data and some blockbuster earnings reports are moving markets higher this morning.

In a sad rerun of a 2009 horse neglect case still winding its way through the courts, Crook County sheriff's deputies raided a Powell Butte ranch Wednesday, seized at least 20 horses and arrested a caretaker on 20 counts of second-degree animal neglect.

Alison Wallace, of Powell Butte, won the Oregon Make it with Wool competition in the senior division, ages 17 to 24.

Oregon Rep. Mike McLane is trying to right a wrong in the way the state has dealt with Facebook.

The craziest story of the week happened Monday, when a fellow bit off part of an armed intruder's ear during a tense standoff at a house between Powell Butte and Southeast Foster Road in East Portland.