Jefferson County Commissioners have approved a site control agreement for a proposed battery energy storage facility in Madras, allowing a feasibility study to move forward. The project could bring significant energy infrastructure and economic investment to the region.

As Oregon communities scramble for a piece of the data center development wave, Madras's interim city administrator is pumping the brakes on speculation. But the city's name keeps appearing in statewide planning documents alongside Prineville and Boardman.

The Wells Fargo branch on E Street in Madras will permanently close on June 24, leaving Jefferson County without a single Wells Fargo location. Customers are being directed to the bank’s Redmond branch.

KEITH Manufacturing Co., headquartered in Madras, was named a 2026 Global Trailblazer Award recipient by the Oregon Consular Corps, recognizing the family-owned company’s expansion into agricultural and industrial markets in India and the Middle East.

Economic Development for Central Oregon is hosting its annual Made in Jefferson County Tour on June 18, with stops at Central Oregon Seed, Keith Manufacturing, and Poland Organic Dairy — a rare behind-the-scenes look at the businesses driving the local economy.

The Wells Fargo branch on E Street in Madras will permanently close on June 24, 2026, leaving Jefferson County without a Wells Fargo location. Customers are being directed to the bank's Redmond branch, roughly 30 miles south.

EDCO's annual Made in Jefferson County Tour is returning on June 18 with stops at Central Oregon Seed, Keith Manufacturing, and Poland Organic Dairy. The half-day bus tour gives business leaders, residents, and stakeholders a firsthand look at the manufacturing and agriculture driving the county's economy.

The Wells Fargo branch in Madras — the only one in all of Jefferson County — will close permanently on June 24 at 11 a.m., ending more than six decades of service to the local community. Customers are being directed to the Redmond branch 26 miles away.

The Wells Fargo branch on E Street in Madras — Jefferson County's only Wells Fargo location — will close permanently on June 24. Customers will be redirected to the Redmond branch, roughly 30 miles away.

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs' Plateau Travel Plaza is targeting a June 15 soft reopening and July 11 grand opening following an extensive remodel and expansion. Tribal members are invited to showcase arts, crafts, and traditional artifacts at the facility.

The Confederated Tribes' Plateau Travel Plaza is inviting tribal members to submit huckleberry baskets, beadwork, carvings, and other cultural pieces for display before the Madras truck stop reopens after a major expansion — submissions due June 3.