DEQ flags Prineville well water Downtown wells could be contaminated with gasoline By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 28. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Oregon Department of Environmental Quality officials are warning downtown Prineville residents not to drink water from shallow wells, which may be contaminated by gasoline that has seeped into the groundwater.City Manager Robb Corbett said at a City Council meeting Tuesday that the DEQ...
Next steps uncertain in Prineville M37 payout Grover Palin's claim is first M37 claim to be paid in state By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 25. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Standing on his steeply sloped property that looks out over downtown Prineville, Barnes Butte and the mountains beyond, Grover Palin reflected on the Prineville City Council's decision last week not to let him build a home...
Crook County residents will vote on $12M swim center By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 25. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - The 53-year-old Crook County pool is showing its age. It is leaking water, there are problems with the septic system, and swimmers often leave with cuts on their feet from the rough bottom.This year, Crook County voters will be asked whether they want to build a...
Four contenders vie for three seats in Prineville race Mike Wendel also running unopposed for another term as city's mayor By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 24. 2006 5:00AM PSTIn a race that several of the candidates said they did not expect to be contested, four Prineville men are running for three open seats on the Prineville City Council.Mayor Mike Wendel is also running unopposed for...
Two run for Crook County Court post Former state lawmaker wants to be local voice By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 22. 2006 5:00AM PSTEight years ago, Lynn Lundquist was one of most powerful politicians in the state, serving as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.Now, Lundquist, a Republican, said he wants to return to the political arena in Crook County. He is challenging Democratic...
Incumbent has more goals yet to accomplish By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 22. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Mike Mohan has been a commissioner on the Crook County Court for the last four years. But he has been an accountant for 30 years and that has a big influence on how he approaches his political role."I question decisions about lease versus buy, I question decisions about,...
Levy would help Prineville museum preserve Crook County's history Tax would keep funding for the museum going for four additional years By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 20. 2006 5:00AM PSTThe cost of the operating levy for Crook County's Bowman Museum, its supporters say, is the price of maintaining a connection to the past.And, they add, the average family pays only about $10 a year to...
Prineville to pay first M37 claim Council votes to keep couple from building on top of rimrock By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 18. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - The Prineville City Council unanimously voted to compensate a resident for his Measure 37 claim at a special council meeting Tuesday night, marking the first time a municipality has paid a property owner rather than waive land use...
Prineville could pay state's first M37 claim By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 17. 2006 5:00AM PSTThe first Measure 37 claim filed in Prineville has left the city with two unappealing options: allow the owner to build a house on the edge of the rimrock or pay him as much as $195,000.Grover Palin, an 80-year-old man who bought the land in question in 1963, filed a...
Ex-employee runs against Crook sheriff By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: October 14. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - A string of personal disputes among candidates and an investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice have shaken up the race for Crook County sheriff, a position that has not seen a contested election in more than a decade.After a 20-year tenure in which he was almost always unopposed for...