Standing in the Gap for Oregon

Willow Creek Dam, near Hepner, Morrow County, OR He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. Daniel 2:22 Morrow County was one of the counties still under the County Court system of government, but in 2017 the Court became the Morrow County Board of Commissioners. Currently, the Board comprises David Sykes , the Chair; Jeff Wenholz ; and Roy Drago Jr . All three were elected in 2023, so it is a fairly new Board. The Sheriff of Morrow County is John A. Bowles and the Undersheriff is Brian Snyder. Described as dry and flat, except for the bit of the Blue Mountains at the southern end, Morrow County is the last county of the six-county Northeast Region as we move toward the west. Heppner is the county seat, and Boardman is the largest town with a population of 3,828.  The entire county has 12,186 residents spread over 2, 049 square miles. The Columbia River forms its northern boundary, an important consideration, as it turns ...

Morrow County, Oregon He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. Daniel 2:22 Described as dry and flat, except for a bit of the Blue Mountains at the southern end, Morrow County is the last county of the Northeast Region of Oregon as we move toward the west. Heppner is the county seat, and Boardman the largest town with a population of 3,828. The entire county has 10,995 people spread over 2, 049 square miles. The Columbia River forms its northern boundary, an important consideration, as it turns out,  in Morrow County’s economic development. In the early days, Morrow was settled by ranchers and farmers, and to a certain extent agriculture and ranching remain the mainstay of the county’s economy, along with food processing, lumber, and recreation. The county was formed in 1885, sectioned off from the western edge of Umatilla County, and named for a state representative, Jackson L. Morrow, who was instrumental in creating the ...