Education

Superintendent Johnson to step down next month

Crook County School District will start the next school year with a new superintendent. Read moreSuperintendent Johnson to step down next month

High Desert Christian Academy welcomes community to see progress on their new school building

High Desert Christian Academy (HDCA) is making continuous progress on the property that was recently purchased for their Christian school. Read moreHigh Desert Christian Academy welcomes community to see progress on their new school building

Rimrock Trails Treatment Services receives grant for bicycle enrichment program

Rimrock Trails Adolescent Residential Treatment Program of Prineville has received a grant for $2,711, which will help support the implementation of a bicycle enr… Read moreRimrock Trails Treatment Services receives grant for bicycle enrichment program

Discover Your Forest and Oregon Living with Fire present documentary screening in Prineville, Madras

Discover Your Forest, Oregon Living with Fire and the Ochoco National Forest invite the public to a screening of a Landmark Stories documentary, “The West is Burning.” Read moreDiscover Your Forest and Oregon Living with Fire present documentary screening in Prineville, Madras

State school funding bill headed to Senate for vote

A $10.2 billion state fund to support Oregon’s public schools for the next two years is headed to a vote by the full Oregon House. Read moreState school funding bill headed to Senate for vote

Crook County High School NJROTC receives Distinguished Unit Award

The Crook County High School NJROTC program recently announced that they are the recipient of the Distinguished Unit Award. Read moreCrook County High School NJROTC receives Distinguished Unit Award

Crook County Library announces summer reading program

The Crook County Library is inviting families to sign up for the Find Your Voice! summer reading program. Read moreCrook County Library announces summer reading program

CENTRAL OREGON HISTORY: Mount Hood Fire Lookout was the highest fire detection lookout in Oregon

The Forest Service determined in 1915 that the top of Mt. Hood would provide an outstanding view of surrounding forested land and would be ideal for detecting fires during the summer months. The peak has an elevation of 11,239 feet. They plac…

BTI looking to expand in Prineville

Two years into establishing a Prineville presence, Baker Technical Institute (BTI) is looking for more local expansion opportunities and considering a permanent site in town.

School board incumbents defeated, museum levy passes handily

All three Crook County School Board incumbents lost re-election bids following a contentious race, and voters approved the continuation of a museum tax levy Tuesday evening.

CLEAR Alliance launches new fentanyl curriculum

Pictured left to right above: Kim Johnston, Mandi Puckett, Darla Engstrom, Kent VanderKamp, Nichole McAda, Gracie Pacheco. The Counterfeit Pills Education Course (CPEC) was launched on May 10, 2023, at Bowman Museum in Prineville--in conjunct…

Bringing home gold and silver in the annual math Pentagames

After four years and a COVID pandemic, the Pentagames competition is back in play for middle school mathletes.

Bringing a passion for libraries to Crook County

Sarah Beeler discovered early in her career that the library is her happy place.

COCC: Register now for COCC summer learning camps

It might take place on the stage, standing among castmates when the curtains go up. Or perhaps it happens at a flour-dusted pastry-making station. Or maybe something sparks while making a music mash-up in a digital sound studio. Moments of ey…

Crook County student wins district Voice of Democracy essay contest

For students in high school who like to write and welcome an opportunity to express themselves and exercise their First Amendment rights, the annual Voice of Democracy essay contest is offered throughout the United States every year.

New fentanyl awareness curriculum to launch May 10

When an epidemic reaches the level that there is a national awareness day to draw attention to the danger, we as a nation and state must sit up and pay attention.

Crook County School District adds second school resource officer

Crook County School District has made some personnel and infrastructure upgrades to improve school safety for local students and staff.

Crook County School board candidates weigh in on critical issues

Seven candidates are vying for school board positions. All three positions have an incumbent running again for the position, and face one contender.

'Little Women the Musical' coming to the CCHS stage

Crook County High School drama is giving Prineville a taste of musical theater while celebrating a classic piece of literature.

Bowman Museum hosting annual lecture series next month

The local public is invited to enjoy another “May at the Museum.”

Dino Exhibit draws eager audience in Prineville

Last week, Bowman Museum became the venue for dinosaurs and eager young faces, as they learned about tyrannosaurs, sauropods, fossils and everything dinosaur.

COCC: Previewing college with a cultural lens

A grass fire moves hungrily across the brittle landscape on Maupin’s outskirts, spreading like a spilled substance over the basalt plateaus and open country. It’s a frightfully early start to fire season — just the beginning of summer — and m…

Museum leaders seek continuation of tax levy

Crook County voters will be asked to approve a continuance of a longtime Bowman Museum levy during the special district election in May.

CENTRAL OREGON HISTORY: Road viewing expedition of 1852 looks for best wagon route

Group traveled from Eugene City eastward, faces attack but finds favorable route

Meta and Prineville's Facebook Data Center announce grant recipients

Crook County School District was awarded $53,500 for three programs at the elementary, middle school and high school level

Rotary on the Radio returns to Crook County

Local Rotarians will take over the airwaves on March 31 to raise money for college scholarships

COCC: Apply now for a free full year at COCC

Awarding $1.8 million in scholarships for the 2023-24 school year, the COCC Foundation is taking applications through May 1 for fall term enrollment

Local high school culinary students win state competition

Five culinary arts students from Crook County High School won the top prize in the Oregon Hospitality Foundation’s Statewide Oregon ProStart® Championships

Crook County High School drama students competing at regional and state level

Joanna Villagomez, Drew Williams and Chloe Young compete in individual performance contests with a shot at making state

COCC hosting Season of Nonviolence event at Prineville campus

'Relationships for Resilience,' will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, at COCC Prineville

Building the best robot

The Crook County High School robotics team recently competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge in Wilsonville

COCC: Getting ready for a COCC fall-start cohort

To join a cohort-designed health program, which typically only launch each fall, spring term (April 3) is the ideal time to begin earning must-have prerequisites

Kiwanis member Wayne Looney recognized for contributions to youth

CCSD school board and Superintendent Sara Johnson recognized Wayne Looney for his contributions, along with his Kiwanis team, to the youth in the community

Crook County School District invites public to listening sessions

The district is seeking input from the public on what is going well with the schools and what can be improved

Start something new with Community Education at COCC

Mediterranean cuisine, Spanish language, comedic improv and restoring watershed habitat are just a few of the plentiful — and affordable — Community Education offerings at COCC

Prineville resident receives national teaching award

Patrick Higgins, a computer science teacher for Oregon Charter Academy (ORCA) was nationally awarded for his unique approach to teaching and also selected as one of 20 U.S. teachers for the Fullbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching

COCC: Starting College in a High School Classroom

COCC’s College Now program gives high school students a jump on their future with low-cost, career-sampling college credits

Small Business Saturday a big success for Prineville shops

Local businesses reported good turnout and some had record sales on this pivotal shopping day

BTI gets $500K federal investment for clean-up effort

Baker Technical Institute will receive a $500,000 federal investment to recruit, train and place workers from Crook County and other communities in cleanup projects at brownfield sites

CENTRAL OREGON HISTORY: Pioneer in a 'God-forsaken' place

Frances “Fannie” Elizabeth Day was born at Creswell, Oregon on Oct. 5, 1865. She grew up on her parents’ farm. She met Sidney Stearns at her aunt’s farm near Springfield, Oregon in 1886, and on Nov. 15, 1887, she married the dashing young sto…

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