Starting the fire, dealing with wild weather and setting up the tent in the dark keep camping trips interesting ...

The 24,000-square-foot COCC addition is on schedule and expected to open for winter term, which begins Jan. 5, Mark Russell Johnson photo. On a newly poured concrete slab just east of downtown, a ...

Published 3:52 pm Tuesday, July 1, 2025 August 31, 1939 – June 24, 2025 – Loren Estel Copher, of Madras, was born in Midvale, Idaho to Thelma M. Wilburn and William T. Copher on August 31, 1939. Loren ...

The Oregon Health Authority has dropped its algae bloom recreation warning for Lake Billy Chinook as of July 1. Pioneer file photo. Oregon Health Authority has lifted the recreational use health ...

Betty Mae Anderson June 3, 1925 – June 30, 2025 A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, July 8, at 4 p.m. at the Madras Conservative Baptist Church. Most Popular 1 Gambler 500 rolls in and cleans ...

The event — held June 27-29 — marks the 1855 treaty with the United States government which created the Warm Springs ...

Barista Rose Sherman makes coffee for customers at Caffe Umbria in downtown Portland in 2019. (Jaime Valdez) The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum ...

Has there ever been more music in the air in Jefferson County? I doubt it. Let’s drop the needle and think about it. Indian Head Casino is leading the way with its summer concert tour. This is the ...

That was only day one. The Gambler 500 town exists for three days and will be vacated Sunday afternoon. The Gambler 500 leader and organizer is Tate Morgan. The organization and event started in 2014 ...

The Warm Springs Nation Junior Softball All-Stars took two out of three games against Crook County to win the District 5 all-star tournament, held in The Dalles. The Warm Springs girls took a big game ...

Head out down to the park for the Elks Breakfast, which will be served at 8 a.m. If you get there at 7:30, you can watch the 10K winner cross the finish line and see the fun start of the two-mile fun ...