Month: June 2012

Gatorade, water and carbs. That’s what the Hovey family of Bend realized they needed a lot of when they started hosting Bend Elks baseball players nine years ago. “We’ll meet our ninth player, and we were actually trying to figure out all the names of all the players we’ve hosted,” Cindy Hovey said Wednesday. “So

Ashland police are hoping FBI specialists in high-profile serial killings can help them solve the case of the grocery clerk nearly decapitated last year along a bike path. In July, two Ashland detectives are going to the FBI training facility in Quantico, Va., for an evaluation of the investigation into the killing of 23-year-old David

Formal charges have been filed against an Oregon woman accused of fraudulently receiving a $2.1 million state tax refund. The felony charges filed Wednesday against Krystle Reyes in Marion County include tax evasion, computer crime, methamphetamine possession and five counts of aggravated theft. Authorities allege the 25-year-old Salem woman used Turbo Tax to file a

Police in Astoria say a man’s telephoned threat to detonate 40 bombs in the community at the mouth of the Columbia River is likely a hoax. Authorities say the man called 911 several times around mid-day Monday to say the bombs had been planted and would detonate at 6:30 p.m. Monday. That deadline passed without

Jimmy Rider drove in the winning run with a shallow pop fly that landed just inside the left-field foul line in the bottom of the ninth, lifting Kent State to a 3-2 win over Oregon on Monday night and sending the Golden Flashes to their first College World Series. Rider’s hit off Oregon closer Jimmie

A new survey from Thumbtack, a small business hiring website, shows Oregon is a great state for people to start a small business but doesn’t fare so well helping to pay for new employees. Thumbtack, a website that helps local businesses hire local people, surveyed 6,000 small business owners across the country to find out

The craft brewing industry is booming nationwide, and nowhere more so than here in Central Oregon. The brewing industry supports at least 450 jobs in Deschutes County alone. And 10 Barrel Brewing Co. in Bend says business is growing, but government red tape is also hampering growth. You could call it a “beer summit,” Central

The East & West Deschutes County CWPP Steering Committee, which includes members of Alfalfa, Brothers, Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District #2, Oregon Department of Forestry, the US Forest Service & BLM, Deschutes County and Project Wildfire, proudly announce the release of the final draft of the 2012 updated East & West Deschutes County Community Wildfire

There are many elements of rodeo week in Sisters that aren’t in the rodeo grounds, and two of those on Saturday were the always-popular rodeo parade and the Art in the Park show. A portion of Highway 20 was closed Saturday morning as hundreds lined the street to watch the parade pass by and cheer

The Mexican Consulate was helping to make things easier for local Mexicans in Central Oregon this weekend. The Mexican Consulate visited Lynch Elementary in Redmond this weekend. Staff had appointments with 350 people to provide Mexican passports or consular cards. You have to have an official I.D. with a photo to do many things, including

The eighth annual Gay Pride Festival took place this weekend at Riverbend Park, with hundreds in attendance. This year, there were some new sponsors, including Rise Up Presents, that provided music. Stars and Rainbows, a group that organizes social activities for gay people and their families, also helped organize Saturday’s festival. The group recently reached

A long-time La Pine pastor is retiring after nearly 60 years in the ministry. Pastor Walter Ealum of the La Pine Pentecostal Church says he feels the lord is moving him onto to another transition. While he has been preaching for the past 14 years in La Pine, he may be best remembered for climbing

Chimps Inc, the Tumalo sanctuary for the care of chimpanzees, invited the public to an open house Saturday — a rare oppotrunity to get up close to the animals, as well as a variety of other activities. Normally, sanctuaries are never open to the public because they want the animals to live their lives in

The 72nd annual Sisters Rodeo kicked off Thursday, and owners of shops, restaurants and hotels are hoping for a busy weekend. Last year, the rodeo drew more than 24,000 visitors to the area, and the Chamber of Commerce thinks it could be even more this year. Locals and tourists are enjoying the town, and businesses

A major police search ended successfully Saturday evening when a missing 8-year-old boy was found in good condition at Pilot Butte State Park, about eight hours after he was last seen at his family’s nearby apartment. Justin Thorold last had been seen around 11 a.m. at his family’s apartment at the Commons at Pilot Butte,

72nd Annual Sisters Rodeo – June 8-10, 2012 results following first performance Friday night Team Bronc Riding No qualified rides Tie-down Roping – 2nd go-round 1. Tuf Cooper Decatur, TX 8.72. Blair Burk Durant, OK 9.43. Clint Robinson 9.64. Ryle Smith Oakdale, CA 9.75. Trevor Knowles Mount Vernon, OR 10.46. Seth Hopper Stanfield, OR 10.5

Friday brought a special moment of celebration for a Northwest icon: After more than 45 years, full-grown adult salmon have made it upstream of the Pelton Round Butte Dam on Lake Billy Chinook. “To tribal membership here, it’s part of who we are — it’s our spirituality. And it’s a special day,? said Billy Brunoe,

Saying electricity demand is not rebounding as much as expected, Pacific Power is eliminating nearly 70 positions, primarily on the West Coast, including four in Bend, a utility spokesman said Friday. While that?s a small percentage of the utility?s nearly 6,500 employees, the reasons focus on a still-struggling economy and Pacific Power?s effort to delay

Two suspected illegal immigrants were arrested and three pounds of methamphetamine worth $60,000 seized in a traffic stop Wednesday on Highway 97 south of Bend, authorities said. A subsequent raid on a northeast Bend home led to a third arrest and turned up forged government documents. Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team

A knife-wielding man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and white bandana over his face robbed a U.S. Bank branch in northeast Bend and ran, eluding pursuing police and a K-9 tracking dog. The holdup alarm was received at 9:47 a.m. by Deschutes County 911 dispatchers from the bank at 1442 NE Third St, said Sgt.