As wildfire season gets closer, it’s a reminder that Jefferson County is 1 of 5 Oregon counties listed among the top 50 in ...

Jefferson County Fire and EMS announced on Friday the county's burning restrictions will go into effect on Monday, May 4th.

The Jefferson County Event Complex is proud to announce it has been awarded a $48,000 grant from the Visit Central Oregon ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a drought for Jefferson County in Central Oregon on Sept. 29. Eight counties in Oregon now have state drought emergency declarations, including Baker, Coos, Douglas, ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a drought for Jefferson County on Monday. Eight counties in Oregon now have state drought emergency declarations, including Baker, Coos, Douglas, Lincoln, Morrow, ...

Jefferson County has demonstrated significant economic improvement, moving from the state's most economically distressed ...

For residents of Jefferson County and several other rural Oregon counties, new rules taking effect this month mean easier access to food assistance — and food pantries say will likely remove hurdles ...

(PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — As voters demanded, Jefferson County Commissioners explored the possibility of the county leaving Oregon and joining Idaho, along with much of Oregon counties east of the Cascades ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Oregon — Gov. Tina Kotek has, for the second time this summer, invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act, this time for the Alder Springs Fire in Jefferson County. Kotek invoked the ...

The director of Jefferson County Public Health said something that made members of the Jefferson County School Board pause in stunned silence at their meeting this week: The district’s schools ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — All evacuations levels have dropped to below Level 3 "GO NOW" for the Elk Lane Fire near Madras in Jefferson County on Sunday morning, fire officials said. As of August 11, the fire ...