Month: November 2013

After missing a month of employment statistics due to the federal government shutdown, October revealed significant progress in Central Oregon’s job situation, the Oregon Employment Department reported Monday. The Bend Metropolitan Statistical area (Deschutes County) is no longer the metropolitan area in Oregon with the highest level of unemployment. October’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of

Oregon State University – Cascades has hired a project manager with nearly two decades of experience in university projects to coordinate development and on-going management of design, sustainability, building systems and landscape standards for the new campus. Jane Barker recently joined the university and will serve as the liaison between the campus and design consultants,

With Thanksgiving coming up this Thursday, it’s not too soon to prepare for the holidays. On Sunday afternoon, the Redmond Veterans of Foreign Wars celebrated with a Christmas Bazaar. an event that raised awareness and funds for local veterans. “It means a great deal to the people of the post, because they’re very aware about

Chimps, Inc., the Tumalo chimpanzee sanctuary, recently received a $10,000 gift for its vital operations, as part of the Verizon “Game Changers” campaign. Local celebrity and San Diego restaurateur Brian Malarkey, a native of Bend. was a participant in the Verizon campaign, along with football great Shawne Merriman, Bachelor 14 runner-up Tenley Molzahn and J

Over the Thanksgiving holiday season, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office will be increasing traffic patrols during the nighttime hours to focus on DUII enforcement. Through Dec. 2, county sheriffs will team up with Oregon Department of Transportation to encourage all drivers and passengers to make a conscious effort to be safe during their holiday travels.

The Redmond Gymnastics Academy was broken into late Friday or early Saturday, and the burglars stole money and electronic items, among other things, the owners and police reported. The culprits took computers, money from a vending machine, the monitor from their surveillance cameras and a few printers, as well as other items. Redmond police said

Buddy, the yellow lab, is one happy pup. “You can see it in the dogs face, they’re happy they get to run around..you can see that smile on their face,” said La Donna Sullivan, Fences for Fido director in Central Oregon. But a few months ago, in the front yard of his home just south

You’re no stranger to shopping local. But some of us go way beyond the brews. As you head to the grocery store for Thanksgiving, Bend resident Mindy Mason goes straight to the farms of Central Oregon. “We’re getting a heritage breed turkey from a local farm here in Bend, local vegetables, local breads, I’ll make

A domestic dispute in which an 80-year-old man fired a shot brought Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and police to a home east of Bend Friday night, where a standoff ensued. They later learned the man had shot himself, and he eventually agreed to come out and was taken to the hospital, deputies said. Deputies responded

A physical education teacher who is the girls basketball and soccer coach at Madras High School was arrested Wednesday night and faces 10 counts of sex abuse involving a 17-year-old Madras girl, authorities said Thursday. Michael Ray Osborne, 44, of Redmond, was arrested at his home around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, said Madras Assistant Chief Tanner

IMC All-League Offense Offensive Players of the Year: Tyler Mullen-Summit & Keenan Springer-Mountain View Center: 1st Team: Austin Phillips-Mtn View 2nd Team: Blake Garrison-Summit HM: Jake Brauchler-Redmond Guard: 1st Team: Orlando Garcia-Summit Jordan Adams-Redmond 2nd Team: Cade Foisset-Bend HM: Colin Leautschaft-Redmond Tackle: 1st Team: Stephan Kearsley-Bend Dustin Gunnels-Redmond 2nd Team: Ben Klein-Mtn View Taylor Paulson-Redmond

The shockwaves of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy a half-century ago were felt across the country, including here in Bend. Jim Peterson, who is 94, remembers where he was on one of the most infamous days in U.S. history. “I was at this store in Beaverton and somebody said, ‘Kennedy has been shot,’

There’s an extra step volunteers and employees of Jefferson County Animal Control must perform, in addition to cleaning kennels and feeding dogs: breaking ice out of buckets each morning, so the dogs have water to drink, instead of licking an ice cube. “That’s how it is when it’s 5 degrees out there, their entire bowl

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Friday that three of the nation’s largest mobile phone carriers – AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile – will stop including commercial third-party charges related to so-called “Premium Short Messaging Services” in customers’ bills. PSMS, or “premium text messages,” can result in charges for unwanted and unneeded services that consumers

Powder Hound Preview, Pine Mountain Sports’ annual “Welcome to Winter” party, brought a full house to the Tower Theater and helped Pine Mountain Sports to raise $7,517 for Deschutes County Search and Rescue and the Central Oregon Trail Alliance through the sale of raffle tickets at the event. This brings the total raised by Powder

As part of a joint effort with the U.S. Forest Service to conserve the Greater Sage-Grouse and its habitat across 10 Western states, the Bureau of Land Management on Friday issued a draft environmental impact statement for a 90-day public comment period. The draft Oregon Sub-Regional Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment/EIS would amend

HOPE Pet Food Bank has received a grant award in the amount of $5,000 from the Banfield Charitable Trust to purchase cat and dog food for distribution to local people in need of assistance to provide food for their pets. Oftentimes, pet owners facing difficult financial decisions will choose to feed their pets over themselves.

Warm Springs police and the FBI recovered a Warm Springs woman’s body Friday morning, days after she was reported missing and six days after a homicide victim’s body was found elsewhere on the reservation, officials said, adding that they’ve found no link between the cases. However, two women have been arrested in connection with the

Three Warm Springs tribal members appeared in federal court Friday on murder charges in a pair of killings on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation last week – and one suspect faces charges in both of what prosecutors say were otherwise unrelated homicides. The U.S. Attorney’s office says tribal members Tana Chris Lawrence, 20, and Angeledith

Support the Family Access Network (FAN) while enjoying delicious Famous Kettle Korn and cotton candy at the same time! All funds raised will help connect disadvantaged children and family members in our community to essential services. Rodney Pack, owner of Famous Kettle Korn, got permission from the Bend WalMart to have a tent set up