Reward offered in horse shooting incident in Grant County

CANYON CITY — A reward of up to $2,500 is now being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the Oregon State Police (OSP) investigation into last week’s shooting of a horse in Grant County. The reward offer is made jointly by the owner of Gander Ranch ($2,000) and Grant...

Bates State Park set to open Sept. 20

PRAIRIE CITY, Ore. — A public ceremony set to celebrate the grand opening of Bates State Park is slated for September 20, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This is the eighth new state park to be opened by Oregon Parks and Recreation (OPRD) since 2004. The new park is located off Oregon Highway 7, one mile...

Grant County rape, kidnap suspect arrested in North Carolina

MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. — A suspect wanted in connection with alleged sex and kidnap charges’ involving a 12-year old girl in Grant County, Oregon is in custody Tuesday morning in North Carolina after police arrested him for stealing towels and blankets from a motel. According to Grant County...

Grant County Sheriff’s Office seeking rape, kidnap suspect

CANYON CITY — The Grant County, Oregon Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a rape suspect who was last known to be in eastern Oregon Wednesday, August 24, and may have fled the state enroute to possibly Arkansas or Florida. John Edward Williams, Jr., age 36, is wanted...

A new take on hunger: Oregon food prices by county

DAYVILLE, Ore. – Groceries in Oregon set the average person back about $2.54 per meal, but in some counties, you can add a dollar or more to that figure. A new survey by the anti-hunger group Feeding America shows food prices by county, and the highest in Oregon are in Crook and Wheeler counties. The...

Oregon State Police offers Halloween safety tips

Halloween is one of the most exciting times of the year for children, but sometimes the most hectic for parents. Nearly 94 percent of children between the ages of four and twelve participate in Halloween activities each year, so the Oregon State Police Missing Children Clearinghouse and the National Center...

OSP Troopers investigating deer poaching find indoor marijuana grow Grant County

JOHN DAY — Oregon State Police troopers from the John Day office are continuing the investigation into a Grant County indoor marijuana grow discovered Tuesday during a deer poaching investigation. Charges related to the marijuana grow are pending in the case in which some of the marijuana plants were...

Sumpter Valley Railroad Train Robbed!

The McCarty Gang has been seen in the area of Sumpter yet again. They robbed the train in June, and got away even with the Sheriff and Deputy on board the train. Gunfire rang out in the area of the Dredge State Heritage Area and probably will again. Wood you help us? The No. 3 Heisler locomotive will be...