Grant County

County residents received letters saying they might lose some development rights because of the maps.

A coalition of timber interests is trying to block the sale of the last remaining sawmill in Grant County to a logging company based in John Day.

James Bailey Maxwell, 74, had more than five decades of flying experience.

In October 2022, a U.S. Forest Service employee was arrested after leading a prescribed burn that jumped to private land and burned roughly 20 acres. His case was dismissed last week. OPB reporter Conrad Wilson joins us with more details about the case.

A criminal charge has been dismissed against a U.S. Forest Service employee arrested in 2022 by a rural Oregon sheriff after a prescribed burn on federal land unexpectedly spread to private property and burned roughly 20 acres.

Removal of the Eastern Oregon mayor, who is facing a criminal complaint from local residents, will be made official Jan. 23.

The eastern Oregon county has rescheduled the recall election for mid-January.

The group sent the complaint to the Oregon Department of Justice and Oregon State Police Sept. 19 with the hopes of pushing back against Mayor Heather Rookstool, who they accuse of violating the city charter.

Tax measure would have dedicated more money to sheriff's office now that it's the only local law enforcement agency in the county.

Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley said John Day losing its small police force — only two officers at the time of its closure — has further strained his department. The sheriff’s office has eight people to patrol the entire county, he said.