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Jefferson County News

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10 hrs ago | The Bulletin

Fair-tastic; In its 75th year, the Jefferson County Fair takes over Madras

What: Jefferson County Fair & Rodeo When: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today; 11 a.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday; parade at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown Madras Where: 430 S.W. Fairgrounds Road, Madras Cost: $6 ages 12 and ...

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Thu Jul 24, 2008

Bend Bulletin

Grand jury indicts former Prineville public works director

A Crook County grand jury has indicted Prineville's former public works director on charges he stole nearly $14,000 in fuel after he was fired from his position in January 2007.

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Related Topix: Crook County, OR, Prineville, OR

Tue Jul 22, 2008

KOHD

Fires Burn in Crook and Jefferson County

Fire crews are battling a 640 acre fire 17 miles north of Madras Saturday. The Jersey Two fire was reported Friday night at 6:15 along the Deschutes River Canyon.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR, Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Prineville, OR

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Bend Bulletin

Bumpy future for local roads?

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Related Topix: Crook County, OR

Fri Jul 11, 2008

KOHD

Mill Fire Burns Structures and 1,800 Acres

That fire shut Highway 26 down for about three hours. The Mill fire has burned approximately 18- hundred acres of grass and juniper shrub by Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Warm Springs, OR

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Bend Bulletin

Court ruling favors resorts in Jefferson,

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Related Topix: Jefferson, OR, Madras, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Camp Sherman, OR, Warm Springs, OR

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Madras Pioneer Newspaper - Madras, Or...

Plans die with landowner, court rules

By Holly M. Gill When William Burk died last year, he was two years into a Measure 37 claim process seeking to develop a 50-parcel subdivision west of Culver.

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Related Topix: Culver, OR, Redmond, OR

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Bend Bulletin

Imminent danger

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Related Topix: Bend, OR, Deschutes County, OR

Tue Jun 24, 2008

KTWS-FM Bend

Central Oregon Jobless Rates are Down

All three counties in central Oregon saw decreased unemployment rates from April to May.

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

Sun Jun 22, 2008

KBND-AM Bend

National Lightning Safety Week

Given yesterday's lightning strike in Jefferson county, the timing is perfect for the National Weather Service event that starts today - National Lighting Safety Week.

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News-Register

Number of women farmers growing

As a farmer's daughter, Leslie Elliott Knight grew up with a love for the land. So did her two brothers, but one became a doctor, one a teacher and she eventually took charge of the family farm in south ...

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

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Bend Bulletin

Chinese outpost; Hunan Chinese Restaurant in Madras offers standard fare

Location: 16 N.E. A St. , Madras Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day Price range: Lunches $5.25 to $6.95; dinner appetizers $3.95 to $9.95, main courses $6.25 to $12.25 Credit cards: MasterCard, Visa ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Madras, OR, Meat, Chicken

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Bend Bulletin

Facing foreclosure? You've got a few options

The state of Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services has information explaining foreclosure and where to get help.

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Related Topix: Culver, OR, Oregon, Madras, OR, Home Listing, Home

Sat Jun 14, 2008

Curry Coastal Pilot

Census 2000

Curry County has five Census tracts. It's a constant question: How many people are there in Brookings-Harbor? The 2000 Census says there are 5,447 people in the city of Brookings, 2,622 in the core area of ...

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Related Topix: Brookings, OR, Harbor, OR, Curry County, OR, Morrow County, OR

Tue Jun 10, 2008

KTWS-FM Bend

Jefferson County schools entertains new Superintendent

Rick Molitor, 41, will be taking over the reins July 1 as superintendent of the Jefferson County School District.

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Sun Jun 08, 2008

Bend Weekly News

Madras teen arrested on weapons, criminal mischief charges

" An 18-year-old Madras man turned himself into police and was charged with nine crimes in connection with numerous shots fired at an unoccupied vehicle in the Strawberry Heights subdivision in southeast Madras ...

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

KOHD

Changes for Hwy 97 Near Culver

"Since the traffic has picked up, it has become evident that we're having more accidents here," says Fray Drake, who lives near the highway.

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Related Topix: Madras, OR

Wed Jun 04, 2008

KTWS-FM Bend

Jefferson Co Garbage Rates to Increase

Higher operating costs are why garbage collection rates will be going up. - by Steve Coffee Citing higher costs for fuel, salaries and insurance Madras Sanitary Service plans on increasing collection rates for ...

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Tue Jun 03, 2008

KTWS-FM Bend

Arrest in Madras shooting incident

A suspect in the incident of Sunday night is now in custody. - by Steve Coffee Isac Jerome Zacarias, 18, of Madras turned himself into police Monday night and was lodged into the Jefferson County Jail facing ...

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Related Topix: Madras, OR

The Bulletin

Madras says goodbye to Westside

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Related Topix: Madras, OR, Redmond, OR

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