Month: January 2010

One of the 13 defendants indicted last fall on fraud and other charges in connection with Bend-based Desert Sun Development has entered a guilty plea. Michael A. Wilson, 58, of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to bank fraudThursday in U.S. District Court in Eugene. Last November,multiple indictments were returned by a federal grand jury

The National Geographic Societyunveiled Tuesdayits latest Geotourism MapGuide, which highlights the sustainable places and attractions in the Central Cascades region of the Pacific Northwest. Based on recommendations of local residents and business owners, the MapGuide showcases authentic and sustainable ways to experience the dynamic landscape, pioneering culture and recreational treasures of the Central Cascades areas

A lot can – and did – happen in a decade on the High Desert as the new millennium began, from the fastest growth rate in the state (and among the nation’s fastest) to the region’s worrisome – and to some, surprising — inclusion in one of the swiftest, steepest economic declines in U.S. history.