BLM retiree appointed to Prineville City Council By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 30. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - The Prineville City Council appointed and swore in a new member, Jack Seley, at a meeting Tuesday night.Seley fills a seat on the council that had been vacant since late March when Tim Harris resigned citing work-related conflicts. Harris was appointed to the council in 2005 and re-elected...
Nonprofit to help abused children in Crook County By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 21. 2007 5:00AM PSTPrineville will soon be the home of a satellite branch of the KIDS Center, a Bend-based nonprofit that helps children who are the victims of child abuse and neglect.The Crook County Court announced last week that it will use grant money from the Central Oregon Community Investment Board as...
Concerns rise for Prineville water supply After well failures, officials say city is 'behind the ball' for short-term needs By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 20. 2007 5:00AM PSTThe failure of one-third of the city of Prineville's wells this week had officials working through the night to avoid a full-scale water crisis.By Friday, City Manager Robb Corbett had lifted the emergency irrigation ban and announced that...
Residential rumblings on Crook ranch land 57 percent of Measure 37 claims are concentrated in eastern part of county By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 17. 2007 5:00AM PST PRINEVILLE - As residential development continues at a torrid pace in Powell Butte and Prineville, smaller lots and new homes could make their way to the traditional ranch land in the eastern part of Crook County.About 57...
Crook aquatic center measures sink By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 16. 2007 5:00AM PST PRINEVILLE - Two ballot measures to build and operate a new aquatic center in downtown Prineville appeared to have failed by a large margin, according to unofficial election returns Tuesday night.The first measure to construct a new $10.7 million, three-pool swim center was failing by a margin of 60 percent to...
Newcomer Smith takes only contested Crook parks seat By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 16. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Debbie Smith appears to have fended off her two opponents to earn a position on the Crook County Parks and Recreation District board.As of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Debbie Smith was leading the race for Position 4 on the board with 51 percent of the vote. Larry Smith...
Mark Severson defeats the board chair, Janet Roberts, in race to represent Zone 4 By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 16. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Mark Severson appears to have won the race to represent Zone 4 on the Crook County School Board in the district's only contested race, according to unofficial election results.Severson appeared to have defeated incumbent Janet Roberts with 56 percent of votes...
One of Oregon's smallest schools worries about its future With both teachers leaving at year's end, district turned over 'every rock' in search of replacements By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 12. 2007 5:00AM PSTPAULINA - The calm of a sunny afternoon lolled over the playground at the remote Paulina Elementary School earlier this week, carrying in the bubbling sounds of children talking, birds chirping -...
Crook County sheriff indicted Rodd Clark intends to fight charges of undue influence and official misconduct By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 12. 2007 5:00AM PSTA grand jury on Friday indicted Crook County Sheriff Rodd Clark on charges of undue influence and official misconduct stemming from allegations that he threatened to fire Sheriff's Office employees who ran against him for his job, according to the Oregon...
Crook County sheriff under investigation Rodd Clark says he's looking forward to testifying Friday before a grand jury By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: May 10. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Crook County Sheriff Rodd Clark plans to testify Friday before a grand jury, which he believes is looking into whether he illegally interfered with the May 2006 primary election.Clark said a grand jury also held a two-day...