Month: July 2013

Oregon Lions Clubs are working with the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation to combat preventative blindness and deafness in the community through free health screenings. The Oregon Lions Mobile Health Screening Program will provide free health screenings to the adult public in the following areas: visual acuity, hearing, blood pressure, diabetes (with a 3

The rapid growth has slowed considerably on the Sunnyside Turnoff Fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, now mapped at just over 47,000 acres, officials said Thursday as segments of two highways reopened to the public, along with the Kah-Nee-Ta resort. The 1,660-acre growth reported Thursday was the least in a day since the fire

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson on Thursday named Anissa Wiseman interim principal for Bear Creek Elementary School, filling in as the Matt Montoya investigation continues.. Wilkinson said Wiseman will take on the role of interim principal at Bear Creek effective immediately. Wiseman brings more than 18 years of teaching and administrative experience to the

For many people, it’s hard to imagine camping without building a fire. “We roast marshmallows and we make s’mores,” a young camper said, “It’s part of the atmosphere,” said another camping fan. But if you’re not careful, campfires left to smolder can re-ignite and spread — sparking dangerous wildfires. “Some people leave them and don’t

A 21-year-old Bend man was seriously injured early Wednesday morning and later cited on drugged and reckless driving charges after he tried to make a U-turn on Highway 97 north of Bend and his car was hit by another, also sending the other driver to the hospital, Oregon State Police said. Around 6:15 a.m., a

A 27-year-old Redmond man was killed when a 1,500-pound metal press, supported by a forklift, fell on him Wednesday at the Fontana Wood Products mill northwest of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Crook County Fire and Rescue medics were called to the mill at 3939 NW Lamonta Road around 11:15 a.m., said

I’ve fished with a spin caster since a young age, but I’ve always wanted to test fly-fishing. So I went to Fly and Field Outfitters in Bend to learn how to get started in the sport. Retail manager and guide Dave Merrick took me to Tumalo Creek in Bend to teach me about the new

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is proud to offer the citizens of Deschutes County an awareness and personal protection “Take Care, Be Aware” campaign. Here’s the rest of Thursday’s news release from Capt. Shane Nelson: In today’s world, it’s important for everyone to pay attention to what is going on around us. Your personal safety

A 34-year-old Bend man, arrested at a Mexico orphanage, has been returned to the U.S. and is awaiting extradition back to Bend to face trial on charges involving hundreds of child pornography photos found on his computer, police said Wednesday. Jeremy Lee Shaw was arrested in Reynosa, Mexico on Tuesday, July 16 on the warrant

A Republican state representative from Central Point announced his run for governor Wednesday and stopped in Bend as part of three kick-off campaign events. State Rep. Dennis Richardson wants to be the next governor of Oregon. A lawyer from Central Point, Richardson is one of the most visible Republican legislators and is best known as

Prineville and Madras residents are still really feeling the smoke from the two recent wildfires in Central Oregon. In Bend on Wednesday, it’s not nearly as bad, but that can change quickly. Check the latest info at the Oregon DEQ’s Air Quality Index page. NewsChannel 21 visited with a doctor to share tips with us

It’s now easier than ever for Wells Fargo customers in Oregon to support the fight against breast cancer, thanks to the bank’s ATM donations program. Wells Fargo has added the Oregon and S.W. Washington affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to the list of nonprofit groups on its ATMs. Wells Fargo customers can

Deschutes County urged residents to be on the lookout Tuesday for Orange Hawkweed, a rapidly spreading weed found mainly in residential areas throughout the county. Orange Hawkweed is a perennial weed that can be identified by bright orange colored flowers clustered on top of a leafless stem. The five-inch long, lance-shaped leaves are hairy and

A $1 million goal, 13 years in the making. The Heaven Can Wait annual 5K run and walk in June reached that goal this year. Event founder Charlene Levesque’s husband was the president of Central Oregon Running Klub, or CORK, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her diagnosis prompted CORK to create a women’s

The High Desert Museum’s fiscal year ended on June 30th on a good note. Museum officials were able to dig themselves out of long-standing debt. And it’s not the only positive financial news for the museum. Two recent grants to the museum are helping to improve programs and facilities, one from the Oregon Arts Commission

The 3-day-old, 22,300-acre Sunnyside Turnoff Fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation has slowed in spread, as containment reached 20 percent and some evacuees were allowed to return home. The fire reached the lower Deschutes River, prompting closure of a 39-mile stretch to rafters – but only for the day. The blaze’s new InciWeb page

A suspended Bend elementary school principal has filed suit against the district — a move that delayed a final decision on Matt Montoya’s future at a Bend-La Pine School Board meeting Tuesday. About 15 parents, friends and family members of Montoya attended the special morning meeting, some offering supportive testimony. The district put Montoya on

Bend city officials called Monday a milestone for the city as the massive Murphy Road project got underway on the city’s south side. The Bend Parkway was built in the 1990s to alleviate the traffic jams on Third Street, but since then the traffic on the south end of the parkway has grown considerably. ODOT

Prineville Police Chief Eric Bush will be spending some time in Korea in coming months, in his second role — as an Oregon Army National Guard brigadier general. The Oregon Military Department said Monday that Bush, commander of the 82 Brigade Troop Command, has been assigned as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, J-3, United

Students of fine art at Oregon State University – Cascades now have an opportunity to study painting as a digital art form. Painting II: New Genre, a course offered by the branch campus’s art program, explores painting through Artrage, a software application that enables students to create digital compositions, collages and paintings. Students will learn