Month: March 2013

The Oregon E-Cycles Program, now in its fifth year, continues to show growth in its collection of unwanted computers, monitors and televisions throughout the state, the Department of Environmental Quality reported Wednesday. The program tallied a more than 3 percent gain in total pounds of materials collected in 2012, according to final figures released by

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists warned Oregonians Wednesday to be cautious when buying turtles as pets. Many of them are illegal to buy, sell or possess, despite the fact they are sold on Internet sites, by street vendors and in some pet stores. “This is the time of year we start to see

Just a little over a year ago, La Pine hired Steve Hasson as its first city manager. But now he’s leaving for another adventure. Hasson told his staff about his resignation last week: He’ll be going to Portland to take care of a farm his wife inherited. He’ll stay for about another month, though, and

Bend police investigating a string of seven early-morning arson fires that hit downtown three weeks ago, two that damaged church buildings, doubled a reward offer to $20,000 Wednesday in hopes of gathering more tips that could lead to the culprits. The fires were set early March 6 at Trinity Episcopal Church, its adjacent building and

Deschutes County announced Wednesday six candidates who will interview for the county administrator position on April 1 – 2. The public is invited to meet the candidates at a reception which will be held on Monday, April 1, from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The reception will be held in the Barnes/Sawyer conference room on

Oregon State Police said they are seeking witnesses related to a reckless driving arrest of a Redmond man late Wednesday morning on Highway 26 east of Government Camp. Around 11:09 a.m.,OSP Northern Command Center dispatch received reports of a white four-door passenger car with Oregon license plates westbound on Highway 26 near milepost 86 being

Assistance League of Bend is the recipient of over 400 pairs of new athletic shoes in five different sizes from the Nike Corporation. This donation of sneakers will be used to augment Operation School Bell ® . Operation School Bell provides qualifying school age children a new basic wardrobe of clothing for school. Distribution of

Credit card processing service Securus Payments of Portland is ringing up a pattern of complaints for sales practices and contract issues, the Better Business Bureau warned Tuesday. The company, which also goes by Payprotec Oregon LLC, has an “F” rating with the Better Business Bureau as a result of 53 complaints within BBB’s three-year reporting

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden cheered the news Tuesday that President Obama had signed a continuing appropriations bill that includes full funding of tuition assistance for veterans. “Earlier today, President Obama signed the continuing appropriations bill into law. I supported this important piece of legislation because it will fund the government through October and avert a

A 62-year-old Bend man suffered only minor injuries but faces DUII charges after smashing his car into a printing business on SE Third Street Sunday morning, police said. Police responded shortly before 10 a.m. to the reported crash into Minuteman Press at 875 SE Third Street, near the corner of Third and McKinley Avenue. The

The Oregon Department of Justice and the Oregon State Police are warning citizens to be on the alert for two police impersonation scams that have recently surfaced – the counterfeiting con and the unpaid traffic scam. Counterfeiting Cons In this con, scammers call individuals at home, claiming to be an officer conducting an investigation of

Someone else is “minding the children” for a while Wednesday morning, so parents and child-care providers can visit their legislators in Salem. They’re asking for more state funding for the Employment-Related Day Care program that pays a portion of child-care costs for working, low-income parents. The program has been trimmed in recent years and could

Lot’s of hustle and bustle Tuesday in downtown Bend–a sign of the spring break uptick for local businesses–but that was expected. The surprise? Downtown Bend is nearly bursting at the seams. “(We’re) right near where we were doing the boom,” Downtown Bend Business Association Executive Director Chuck Arnold said Tuesday. Arnold said downtown Bend is

There are dozens of energy bars on grocery store shelves, but some new Bend entrepreneurs hope to create their own niche. One company recently relocated its headquarters to Bend and has become popular among athletes. With so many people biking, hiking, golfing and stand-up paddling, lots of people turn to energy bars to refuel. Mazama

Fire science tells us that if you have created and maintained a defensible/survivable space around your home, it has an 80% chance of surviving a wildfire without fire department assistance. Those are great odds, and FireFree encourages residents to take that bet and get prepared for the upcoming wildfire season. Now is the time to

A Portland man was critically injured Monday evening when his speeding car left Highway 126 east of Sisters and struck three trees, said Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies as they sought witnesses to the crash. Deputies were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. to the reported single-car crash on Highway 126 about 200 yards east of Buckhorn Lane,

Family friends helping a woman who is out of town getting cancer treatments accidentally sparked a fire that heavily damaged her home south of Sunriver Tuesday, officials said. “You feel for these people – they tried to do the right thing,” said La Pine Rural Fire District Chief Mike Supkis — but nevertheless, improperly disposed

Camp Fire Central Oregon is looking for amazing volunteers who love spending time in the outdoors and mentoring youth to be a part of our annual Tumalo Day Camp from June 24-28 th , 2013. Camp Runs from 10-3pm. We are currently looking for adult volunteers who want to help kids find their spark, learn

Gas pump prices continue to inch down, giving some relief to travelers hitting the road for spring break, AAA Oregon/Idaho said Tuesday. The national average for regular unleaded loses three cents to $3.66, while the Oregon average slips four cents to $3.74. Both averages are well below the year-ago levels, when the national average was

A fire that tore through a building at a Madras wrecking yard Friday afternoon caused an estimated $400,000 to $500,000 damage, Jefferson County fire officials said Tuesday. Authorities determined Saturday that a problem with an oil furnace flue apparently sparked a fire that tore through a shop, office and parts storage building building at Ira’s