Month: February 2013

Bend-based Alpine racer Laurenne Ross has been named to compete in the upcoming FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Austria, Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation officials said Friday. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association named 19 athletes to compete in the 2013 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships Feb. 4-17 in Schladming, Austria. The team has

A 78-year-old Bend man, arrested last month for sexually abusing a girl late last year, frequented Romaine Village Park and pool, police said Friday as they asked for anyone with information about him to contact them. George Lewis Ellis Sr. was arrested Jan. 12 and charged with sexually abusing a female child, said Sgt. Nick

The United Way of Deschutes County, now in its 60 th year, is pleased to announce the election of 11 new volunteers to its board of directors. Our board members leadership, expertise and dedication are invaluable as we continue to bring the community together and raise funds to help kids get a great start in

An extensive fire in exterior ductwork caused about $4,000 damage to a Redmond wood pellet plant early Friday morning, officials said. Redmond Fire and Rescue responded at 5:23 a.m. to the reported fire at Pacific Pellet, located at 601 East Antler, said Fire Marshal Traci Cooper. Arriving crews found fire coming from the steam stack

The City of Bend would like your opinion on city services, priorities for future planning and the general quality of life in Bend. This online survey coincides with the city’s biennial budget process, and the results will be shared with the City Council and staff to help with budget prioritization. The survey will be open

A jackknifed semi truck blocked both lanes of Highway 20 near Suttle Lake, west of Sisters for more than two hours Friday morning. Deschutes County dispatchers reported the incident occurred shortly before 6 a.m. near milepost 87, where the highway makes a sweeping curve by Suttle Lake. Black Butte Ranch police, Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies

Finding local food in the winter in Central Oregon can be difficult but has been made easier by the Central Oregon Food Policy Council’s Buy Fresh Buy Local project. Buy Fresh Buy Local connects farmers, buyers and consumers to local foodproducts through a Food & Farm directory and local food events. Any producers or food

It’s been a mish-mash of winter for the High Desert so far – some areas seeing little snow, others a whole lot, especially of late. But so far, the snowpack crucial for summer stream flows and water supplies is doing fairly well, especially at higher elevations, according to the latest snow survey numbers, out Thursday.

Oregon women’s median income was about 80 percent of men’s in 2011, a gap narrowed by less than a half-percent from the previous year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median weekly earnings of $701, or 79.9 percent of the $877 median weekly

A Crook County sheriff’s deputy’s stop for a cup of coffee in the wee hours of Thursday morning led to a six-mile pursuit and the arrest of a Prineville man on DUII and other charges. Around 2:15 a.m., a deputy stopped at the Cross Street gas station on the east end of Prineville to get