Month: November 2012

The Humane Society of Central Oregon would like to offer some pet safety tips for the high winds hitting our area now. The Bend animal shelter has…

Observations of nature inspire inventions. Almost 1,200 Central Oregon students were inspired by characteristics of living organisms to create…

Ken Callaway knows what what it’s like to not be able to taste food, to be sick, to lose hair. Callaway is now cancer-free, but he still…

Tattoo artists say the number of Americans with tattoos is expected to grow because they say it’s becoming more accepted in society. Still,…

La Pine is expected to get a state letter soon that officially makes the small south county town a city. La Pine voters chose to incorporate in 2006,…

All Oregon DMV offices including DMV Headquarters will be closed for both the Thanksgiving holiday and for the statewide furlough on Friday, Nov. 23.…

Four Bend police officers and a detective who helped prevent a suicide at Bend’s downtown parking garage this summer have been honored with a…

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates dropped slightly for all three Central Oregon counties in October. The statewide unemployment rate also fell…

It’s that time of year to dust off the turkey fryer or, for first-timers, to give deep frying a turkey a try. Every year at this time however…

The Redmond Sears Hometown Stores announces its annual holiday food drive for 2012. Stores across the nation will collect non-perishable food items…

As most people start making preparations for family gatherings and a big Thanksgiving dinner, those who are homeless find that Thanksgiving Day is…

High Desert Chamber Music presented by Bank of America has been awarded the James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation grant, in the amount of…

The Thanksgiving holiday period is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and with thousands of Oregonians hitting the road to travel long or…

Two southeast Bend residents had a loud awakening early Sunday when an alleged drunk driver slammed his SUV into the corner of their home and was…

Bend Kiwanis Club annual See’s Candy Fundraiser will begin November 23 and continue until December 24 th or candy is all sold. All proceeds…

Oregon State Police and Wheeler County sheriff’s deputies arrested a wanted fugitive Sunday morning with warrants out of New York State and…

The Old Mill District will be cutting down its holiday tree Monday for placement in the shopping district’s center plaza for the season. The…

A wind-whipped late-night fire engulfed a pole barn east of Bend late Sunday night, also burning a vehicle, but fire crews kept it from reaching a…

The Duck and Beaver football teams are hoping that the biggest winner from their Civil War game on Nov. 24 in Corvallis will be local low-income…

The holiday bazaars and other special programs for the season continue to sprout up around Central Oregon, and this weekend, the Three Sisters Lions…