Month: June 2013

A Tualatin man who faces charges of placing a small video camera, disguised as an AC power adapter, in the public restroom of a Sherwood Starbucks also allegedly recorded guests using the bathroom at his NorthWest Crossing home, Bend police said Tuesday. Richard Eugene Ipsen, 59, turned himself in Tuesday to the Washington County Sheriff’s

Starting next week, the amount paid to Oregonians filing for unemployment insurance benefits will increase slightly. The maximum weekly benefit amount an individual can receive will rise to $538, while the minimum amount will be $126. The change affects new unemployment insurance claims effective on or after June 30, 2013. Those with existing unemployment claims

Three people were injured, one critically, in a two-car crash on Highway 97 at O’Neil Junction north of Redmond Tuesday morning, Oregon State Police reported. According to OSP Lt. Carl Rhodes,around 8:30 a.m., a Suzuki passenger car driven by David K. Boyer, 77, of Redmond,pulled out from NW Pershall Way to turn left (northbound) on

A Sunriver man was arrested early Tuesday, accused of driving drunk and crashing his SUV into the gated entrance to Vandevert Ranch, then walking away unhurt with a passenger who allegedly fired a shotgun blast into the ground, authorities said. Deschutes County sheriff’s patrol deputies responded around 4:45 a.m. to the area of South Century

No resolution Monday night as the Bend-La Pine School District works to figure out if Bear Creek Elementary Principal Matt Montoya should lose his job. Dozens of people rallied on the steps and lawn of the school district headquarters Monday afternoon to show their support for Montoya. No one is saying publicly why Montoya’s job

Pacific Power warned the public Tuesday of a phone scam targeting utility customers in the region where crooks posing as customer service agents are trying to get money and steal personal information. Scammers call customers claiming to be from their local electric company. They tell the potential victim they have not paid for their service

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to overturn a key section of the Voting Rights Act. “In a democracy, there is no right more fundamental than the right to vote, and yet in some places, Americans still face the threat of large roadblocks to accessing the ballot

A Prineville man has been arrested on a forgery charge, accused of passing one of several counterfeit bills that have turned up in the area in recent days, police said Tuesday. Anthony Leroy Kinsey, 45, was contacted by police on Saturday evening around 7:30 p.m. after one of the reports of forged currency, said Police

Beginning Wednesday, contractors will be replacing a culvert on a forest road west of Sisters on the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest. The closure will impact access in the area for several months. The Snow Creek culvert replacement will occur on Forest Road 1514, a thruway between Forest Road 16 and Forest

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center will operate special hours for a swim meet, June 28th through 30th and for Independence Day, July 4th. Friday, June 28th through Sunday, June 30tt, the Bend Swim Club will host the Sun Country Swim Meet at the facility. The Olympic and Outdoor Activity pools will be open to the

Peterson Medical Building located at 2000 NE Neff Road in Bend has been purchased by St. Charles Health Systems, Compass Commercial reported Tuesday. The 2,749-square-foot medical office building is situated on the corner of Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard at the gateway to the St. Charles-Bend campus. The transaction was valued at $575,000. Compass Commercial

Mary Conde-Rivera recently received the Oregon Community Foundation’s Latino Partnership Program’s Community Leader of the Year Award for her work with the Latino communities in Central Oregon. Conde-Rivera is the coordinator of the Oregon Mexico Education Partnership (OMEP) Program also known as Plaza Comunitaria, a collaboration between the Redmond and Bend school districts, the Mexican

The City of Bend Police Department is dedicated to enhancing the safety of its citizens and will be conducting a Pedestrian Safety Detail on Wednesday, June 26 . The operation will be at the intersections of NW Galveston Avenue and 12 th Street . The primary focus of this detail is to raise pedestrian safety

It’s a side of Bend many of us have never seen. The most unique and expensive homes on the market, many hidden in gated communities. Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to take a look inside an 11,000-square-foot home in the gated community of the Highlands at Broken Top. “We’ve got six bedrooms, master

Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. announced Friday a $3 million investment to make its Prineville manufacturing plant state-of-the-art., citing the need to “meet increased demand in the market.” The facility manufactures wood mouldings, door components and window components. Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. has a network of manufacturing facilities located throughout the U.S., South America and Asia. Headquartered in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bad weather forced volunteer crews to suspend Monday’s search for an Oregon climber missing on Mount Hood. Kinley Adams, a 59-year-old Salem dentist, was reported missing by family Saturday night, roughly six hours after his expected return from a climb on the west side of the mountain. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s

For the second time in days, Lane County searchers rescued a solo hiker on Sunday who had become stranded in deep snow near the Pacific Crest Trail, prompting another warning Monday for trail users to be prepared for winter-like conditions. Samantha R. Kennedy, 33, of Waldport, was dropped off at Elk Lake Friday afternoon for

An electrical problem sparked a fire that destroyed a barn between Bend and Redmond early Monday morning, also burning a pickup truck and damaging a well that served the property and two neighbors, authorities said. The fire was called in by several people shortly before 4 a.m. at a barn off Gift Road near SW

Once again, seasonally adjusted unemployment rates dropped across the tri-county area in May, the Oregon Employment Department reported Monday. Jefferson County saw the largest drop in May, lowering to 10.7 percent from the adjusted April rate of 11.2 percent. Although Crook County still maintains one of the highest levels of unemployment in the state, the

The Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Redmond Police Department will be hosting the annual “Central Oregon Police K-9 Trials” on Saturday June 29 th from noon to 3 pm at Bend Senior High School. K-9 teams from around Oregon will demonstrate their skills, raising money for both retired and active police canines.