Warm Springs Recreation Kicks Off New Youth Flag Football League at Pi-Ume-Sha Field

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service and Warm Springs Fire Management elevated industrial fire precaution levels this week, moving Zone 1 to Level 3 as the reservation holds under high fire danger. A reservation-wide burn ban remains in place, and open burning is prohibited across Jefferson County.

About 70 Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs college students could lose Oregon Tribal Student Grant funding if they don't complete their applications by the end of the month. Tribal Higher Education Coordinator Gerald Smith is urging affected students to act immediately at OregonStudentAid.gov.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda Health are stopping in Madras as part of the 12th annual Rip City Rally tour — a free community fair at Madras City Hall on Wednesday, September 16, from 4 to 6 p.m., featuring games, prizes, health resources, and a local donation to the Kids Club of Jefferson County.

As summer fire season slowly winds down, the Crooked River Ranch community is shifting attention to fall programming, ongoing fire mitigation work, and a recent Board of Directors work session that addressed neighborhood priorities ahead of the cooler months.

With irrigation season winding down across Jefferson County, farmers and ranchers are tallying the toll of what water managers are calling one of the driest years in recent memory. A state drought declaration issued this spring did little to soften the blow of severely reduced water allocations.