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Wednesday May 15 | Bend Bulletin

Today last day to mail in ballots

County clerks in Deschutes and Crook counties say today is the last day to mail your ballots if you expect them to reach the clerks' offices by election Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Deschutes County, OR, Crook County, OR

Wednesday May 15 | Local TV Station KTVZ

Madras, Warm Springs veterans on honor tour to D.C.

Four World War II veterans, five Vietnam veterans and one who served in the Korean War -- all left Tuesday, ready for the trip of a lifetime.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR, Warm Springs, OR, Life, Veteran Affairs, Culver, OR

Wed May 08, 2013

Bend Bulletin

Loan refinance program expands

A state program set up to help Deschutes County homeowners refinance their underwater mortgages is expanding into Crook and Jefferson counties.

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Related Topix: Deschutes County, OR, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Crook County, OR

Thu May 02, 2013

Bend Bulletin

Editorial: Approve Madras pool levy

Last time voters in the Madras Aquatic Center Recreation District were asked to tax themselves to help keep the district operating, the Jefferson County Sheriff opposed the idea.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR, Opinion

Tue Apr 30, 2013

KBND-AM Bend

Jefferson County Investigators Still Searching for a Motive in Deadly Shooting Over the Weekend

The suspect is 24 year old Montana Marlatt. He is the older brother of one of the other men hunting.

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Bend Bulletin

Teen shot in face was COCC student

A Sunday shooting that left a Madras teen dead was intentional, the Jefferson County Sheriff said Monday, but the motive is still a mystery.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR

Mon Apr 29, 2013

The Oregonian

Man shot by Oregon State Police trooper in Jefferson County identified

An armed fugitive who was shot by an Oregon State Police trooper near Madras on Friday has been identified as Zande Joshua Barnacascel, 56.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR

Bend Bulletin

Jefferson sheriff identifies Sunday shooting victim, suspect

A 24-year-old man is facing murder and manslaughter charges in Jefferson County this morning following the death Sunday of another man on a hunting excursion south of Madras, according to Sheriff Jim Adkins.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR

OregonLive.com

Burglary suspect shot near Madras by state trooper is identified as fugitive

Investigators studied the scene of an officer-involved shooting Friday. The area was covered in brush and trees, about three miles northeast of Madras.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Bend Bulletin

Hunter shot dead; another detained

A man was shot dead while rabbit hunting with his friends early this afternoon near the Crooked River National Grassland south of Madras.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR

Bend Bulletin

Suspect in OSP shooting in critical condition

A man shot by an Oregon State Police trooper during a pursuit north of Madras Friday is in critical condition at St.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR, Bend, OR

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Local TV Station KTVZ

OSP trooper shoots burglary suspect NE of Madras

An Oregon State Police trooper shot and wounded a burglary suspect northeast of Madras Friday afternoon, ending a nearly three-hour manhunt that involved several police agencies, a tracking dog and search plane, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR, Bend, OR, Warm Springs, OR

Wed Apr 24, 2013

Local TV Station KTVZ

Jury acquits Culver man of sex abuse charges

At the end of a three-day trial, a Jefferson County jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Wednesday and acquitted a former Culver 4-H leader of sex abuse charges.

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Related Topix: Culver, OR

Mon Apr 22, 2013

Bend Bulletin

Emergency drill at jail in Madras

What would happen if a large-scale disaster took place in Madras, and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office had to evacuate the inmates from the Jefferson County jail? Today you'll find on average at least 100 additional news, business, sports, features and entertainment articles that are available to subscribers - including the one you requested.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR