Month: July 2012

Between Bend and Sisters, there’s a road named Fryrear. And when Fryrear ends Holmes Road begins. There’s not much in the area: just farm land, beautiful views of the Cascades, and now, cyclists. “We have them out here almost every day, and sometimes two to three times a day,” Kate Rohauer, who lives nearby. said

A Canadian motorcyclist was flown to a Bend hospital with serious injuries Tuesday after his motorcycle struck a deer on Hwy. 26E northeast of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Crook County Fire and Rescue medics responded around 10:20 a.m. to the reported crash, said sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Chapman. Arriving deputies learned Gordon

Forecasters have called the drought affecting much of the nation the worst since 1956. Most of the parched areas are in the Midwest, but Oregonians will soon feel the impacts. The drought has some positives and negatives. The negative? Food prices will be going up for you, the consumer. The positive? Oregon farmers may have

Two Bend women accuse Thomas Bray of raping them, and Tuesday afternoon, his trial on nearly two dozen sexual assault charges began. Cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, at the alleged victim’s request. One of the accusers in the case testified, and Portland defense attorney Stephen Houze and Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty

Late in the evening of July 13th, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a found horse in the Millican Valley area east of Bend. The horse (temporarily nicknamed “Rouge” by the Sheriff’s Office) is an adult male red roan quarter horse. Other than needing some hoof care, he appears to have

Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.5 percent in June, essentially unchanged from 8.4 percent in May, despite job gains in several sectors and the highest manufacturing-job level in three years, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped from 9.6 percent a year ago, in June 2011. Meanwhile, the U.S. seasonally adjusted

While crews have contained a nearly 1,700-acre wildfire north of Madras, another that also began Sunday on private land farther north has now grown to more than 8,000 acres, officials said Tuesday. Lightning storms passed through much of Central Oregon over the last week, igniting 18 new wildfires, the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in

A state safety grant of almost $10,000 has been awarded for enforcement, education, and outreach in Bend to: • Raise awareness of safe pedestrian, bicycle and motorist behaviors.• Identify high pedestrian crash locations and recurring unsafe behaviors in our region.• Conduct enforcement operations by Bend Police between July and September.• Promote an integrated program of

The Riverhouse presented a $3,500 check Tuesday to The Every Kid Fund, raised from the 28th annual Riverhouse Invitational Golf Tournament held at River’s Edge Golf Course. Corporate sponsors partnered with The Riverhouse, including Combined Communications, Sysco Food Services of Portland, Eberhard’s Dairy, Cascade Lakes Brewing Company, Boyd’s Coffee Co, and Robberson Ford. The Every

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber declared a state of emergency Tuesday in response to recent fires in Harney and Malheur counties. More than 750,000 acres burned over the course of a week in Southeast Oregon. The governor’s executive order directs state agencies to oversee a coordinated effort to assist landowners and seek federal assistance for recovery.

Early this year, Sony Computer Entertainment America released their latest handheld game console, the Playstation Vita. Over 1.2 million units were sold worldwide after its launch date in February, and along with it, an award-winning video game produced right here in Central Oregon. Race into dangerous river basins, uncover hidden secrets and temple ruins in

The Crook County Fair will be held August 8-11th, in Prineville. The Premium Book is now available in hard copy. The premium book is also available online at www.crookcountyfairgrounds.com. Crook County Fair Premium Books can be found at local merchants, feed stores, the Chamber of Commerce, Extension Office, Library and the Fairgrounds. Call the Crook

Central Oregon Council On Aging announced Monday that the Teen Elder Computer Help (TECH) Program has been recognized by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) with an Aging Innovations Award, the highest honor presented by n4a. The awards program is sponsored by CST your Link to Life (CST-LTL). COCOA’s TECH Program was

ODOT is advising motorists to be watchful for cyclists across Central Oregon as the 33rd Annual Cascade Cycling Classic takes to regional highways and local roads. While racing gets under way in the Bend area on Tuesday, July 17, the greatest impact on ODOT’s highways will likely be on Wednesday, July 18 as hundreds of

Over 150 doctors, caregivers, volunteers, past and present Board members, business people, and other community members joined Hospice of Redmond on Wednesday, July 11 to celebrate the organization’s 30th anniversary in Central Oregon. The afternoon event featured a barbeque for all the guests and music by local musicians, CinderBlue. “We wanted to say thank you

This political season, more Central Oregon candidates will be using social media to get their message out, and one political campaign has hired someone to manage all of it. Campaign managers told NewsChannel 21 Monday that social media have played a vital role in the way they reach out to voters — and with smartphone

On Monday, after learning of a structure-fire that destroyed a home located in northwest Bend, deputies of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office assisted Bonnie Winstead and Justin King through the Shop with a Cop program. The Bend couple suffered a tragic loss which left them homeless and without many necessities of day-to-day life. Deputies accompanied

Ron Reuter, an associate professor in the natural resources program at Oregon State University – Cascades was recently named OSU’s 2012 Elizabeth P. Ritchie Distinguished Professor. The award is the highest teaching honor given by Oregon State University and encourages and recognizes outstanding contributions to undergraduate education. The late Elizabeth P. Ritchie was an OSU

The Bend Police Department is are proud to announce that Bend Police Officer Kecia Weaver is the recipient of the 2012 Ken Davis Unsung Hero Award. This award honors one person each year that has put forth much effort and excellence into the Special Olympics. The award recognizes a person such as Officer Weaver who

St. Charles Medical Center in Bend is safer than most hospitals in the country, according to a new study by Consumer Reports magazine. It scored 59 out of 100, and officials said Friday they are proud of their work and will strive for higher points. Because the highest score in the country was a 72,