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Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley visited Crook County on Sunday, April 23. He began by having an intimate visit with a few friends then transitioned to Barnes Butte Elementary School for his Town Hall, during which he presented an American flag to the Humane Society of the Ochocos and answered questions from the audience....

Vice Chair Rachael Gass led the April CCDCC meeting. It featured a “sea of blue” as our new t-shirts were rolled out to members. Jason Chaney, Editor of the Central Oregonian, was guest speaker....

We had a great time on our Ochoco Creek Clean up.  Members of the Crook County Democrats gathered many bags of trash in the creek and surrounding pathways.  Clean streams and public spaces are a value to our community! Thank you to those who donated their time to this worthy endeavor. Thank you to SOLVE coordinator Carol Benkosky for leading this...

On Monday evening, March 20, representatives of the Crook County Historical Society Board presented information to us about the upcoming vote on the levy they require to maintain our local treasure. Here is the information sheet they shared with us....

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2021 Crook County Democratic Central Committee (CCDCC) accomplishments...

Crook County Democrats celebrated the Season as well as LaQuita Stec’s service as our long-serving Secretary on Monday evening, Dec. 19. Food and fellowship was followed by sharing and laughter as well as participation in our silent auction fundraiser. All in all it was a good night!...

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Crook County Library Director April Witteveen spoke to the Crook County Democratic Central Committee at our meeting on Monday, November 21. The information she provided centered around a small group of citizens attempting to segregate age-appropriate gender-related books in the children’s and teens’ sections of our public library. Because we consider this censorship, a group of us planned to attend...

Democratic Party of Oregon Secretary, Eileen Kiely shared some of her experiences as a DPO officer and also as a prior candidate for state office. After Eileen, we heard from Crook County Treasurer candidates Galan Carter and Monty Kurtz....