Month: April 2012

Republicans have only two contested positions in the May Primary but the one that’s garnered the most attention? The race for Bend’s state senate. Incumbent Chris Telfer faces former state representative Tim Knopp. And much like the start of the race, Telfer and Knopp are still hammering away at each other. “This campaign has been

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., was busy in Central Oregon Sunday. Merkley first held a town hall in Prineville at the COCC Crook County Open Campus building, where he updated residents on his work in Washington D.C. Among the issues he was hoping to hear from residents were education, infrastructure and the closing of rural post

Deschutes County Republican candidates in the May primary wanted to get their messages out to the public, so the candidates spoke at the Awbrey Glen Golf Club in Bend Sunday afternoon. Every county GOP candidate in the May primary was there. If you haven’t received your ballot in the mail yet, you should receive it

A Bend business is adding color to the community in a big way, and literally brightening the lives of two families in need. Webfoot Painting Co. of Bend has donated $5,000 in services to paint two homes, and that work was done Friday. “Not everyone can give large sums of money to charity and stuff,”

The fourth annual Art on the River Show and Sale in the River Run Event Center at Eagle Crest Resort gives back to the community. This year, proceeds go toward a grant for the Redmond School District’s art program. A variety of local artists Saturday shared their work from pottery to painting, baskets to glass

A rural Crook County resident surrendered and was arrested without incident Friday evening after numerous shots were fired toward a neighbor?s home and responding deputies, causing shotgun pellets to land on them as they took cover behind their patrol cars, officials said. Alcohol was a factor in the incident that prompted the callout of Central

It’s a local debate that’s gaining steam. “Where are they going to want to stop? What are they going to want to change next,” Renee Lenter of Bend said Friday. “Worst-case scenario, we’re taking sugar out of kids. What’s the harm in that?? said Sonja McLean, who has four kids, three of them in Bend-La

Mountain View Hospital is inviting the people of Jefferson County to celebrate National Hospital Week, May 6 through 12, with a series of community events. National Hospital Week, the nation?s largest health care event, is a celebration of the history, technology and dedicated professionals that make hospitals beacons of confidence and care. Mountain View Hospital

Tuition is going up again at Central Oregon Community College starting this summer — something that’s becoming fairly routine after four straight years of increases. The COCC board has approved a $6 per-credit-hour increase for students within the college’s district, which brings the total to $82. They also approved at $2 per credit hour raise

Several groups came together Thursday to make one Redmond family’s dream a reality, while also helping a group of at-risk teenagers get back on track in life. Several non-profit organizations built and donated a home for one family who they thought deserved it most. Amanda Ward held the keys to her brand new house high,

Bend is quickly becoming known as a national hot spot for beer — making and drinking. But each new brewery in town has the potential to become a major water user for the city. Still, it?s not the water the breweries need to make beer that is concerning the city — it?s the water they

It’s a story that had 400,000 thousand views before it even aired on NBC’s Today Show on Wednesday morning, and it has an amazing local connection. Bethany Schmidt and Ryan Smith met seven years ago as freshmen at the University of Oregon. They spent their college years basically inseparable, traveling from Eugene to Europe and

The saying “the show must go on” is an understatement at Sisters High School, as students prepare for this weekend’s production of “Peter Pan.” Last October, the school’s drama teacher, Gary Bowne, was riding his bike along Highway 242 when he was struck by a car. Bowne was thrown to the ground and was flown

Less than a month after Bend police raided a NE Division Street motel room in a successful hunt for stolen property, the same motel room was raided by drug agents and four people were arrested, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team reported Thursday. CODE Team detectives executed a search warrant around 3 p.m. on Wednesday,

Federal aviation investigators continued to comb through the wreckage Tuesday of a kit plane that crashed in the forest south of Sisters Monday morning, killing the two men on board, as family and friends mourned the loss and more details came to light of the plane’s final flight. Teams from the National Transportation Safety Board

It’s quiet walking through the doors of the Deschutes County Courthouse after 2 in the afternoon You can’t view court files, and nobody is there to answer your calls. Those cuts hit last year. When you call, you receive a recorded message saying, “You have reached the Deschutes County Circuit Court. Due to budget reductions,

Every year, the Deschutes County Public Health Advisory Board honors those making the community a healthier place to live. Wednesday, two heroes were recognized for their hard work. “Kids@Heart” took home the group award as health heroes in the community. The group is part of the St. Charles Health System, and focuses on fighting childhood

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that broadcasts live news on the NBC and FOX affiliates in Bend, Oregon is accepting applications for Meteorologist to deliver Local Alert Weather for our top rated newscasts. We are looking for someone who combines strong meteorology and journalistic skills with a personality that will make

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that broadcasts live news on the NBC and FOX affiliates in Bend, Oregon is accepting applications for a part-time morning show News Producer. This position will be responsible for assisting the main producer of our top rated NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise program with editing video, writing

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that includes NBC, FOX, The CW, and Telemundo affiliates in Bend, Oregon, is accepting applications for On Air Technician. The On Air Technician records programs and commercials from satellite and other sources and switches all programs on the air. Position may also be responsible for directing