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County’s emergency management department fields complaints in one of Oregon’s sparsest counties FILE: A truck loaded with hay bales leaves rural Harney County, Ore., on Dec. 13, 2019.
Harney County now handles the administrative duties of the program in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties. “Looking forward to getting this going,” Union County Commissioner Jake Seavert said.
Due to severe flooding in southeastern Oregon’s Harney County, the wide-reaching Migratory Bird Festival planned for April 10-13 has been canceled. Some virtual and in-person events will be offered.
Harney County Residents Come Together For Fair By Amanda Peacher (OPB) Sept. 12, 2016 9:27 a.m.
Harney County receives air cleaners in local, state and federal effort to curb wildfire smoke exposure Oregon Office of Emergency Management By KTVZ News Partners Published September 10, 2024 11:17 pm ...
Gov. Tina Kotek declared a drought in southeast Oregon’s Harney County on Nov. 22 and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. “I find that long-term ...
BURNS, Ore. (KATU) — All evacuation notices in Harney County were lifted as of Monday morning, April 21, as the flood risk from the Silvies River significantly decreased.
A Harney County judge says he'll make his decision in the coming weeks. Voters approved Measure 114 in November, but it's been mired in legal challenges.
A Harney County judge on Tuesday ruled that Oregon’s voter-approved gun safety law was unconstitutional.Judge Robert S. Raschio made the decision on Measure 114 ...
Harney County voters on Tuesday showed their love for Idaho. Ballot measure 13-18, which requires local officials to hold meetings about moving the small rural Oregon county into Idaho, passed ...
The Oregon Supreme Court late Wednesday let stand a Harney County judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks the voter-approved gun control Measure 114 from taking effect as planned Thursday morning.
On Jan. 23, not a single Harney County rancher took up Bundy’s call. One rancher from New Mexico came and took the pledge, but several months later renewed his U.S. Forest Service grazing contract.