Month: April 2014

More than 400 people turned out Saturday to take part in the inaugural Central Oregon Autism Walk in Redmond, raising over $10,000 for programs, organizers said. Organizers said the one-mile walk was a huge success” as the hundreds ate food donated by Subway, Abby’s Legendary Pizza and Hola, plus many gluten-free options. They also got

It’s been 15 days since a mudslide hit the town of Oso, Wash. On Sunday, Sisters-area firefighters reached out to the community to help raise money for the victims. The Cloverdale, Black Butte and Sisters-Camp Sherman fire departments held a “Fill the Boot”-style street-side fundraiser to help the hard-hit Washington community. The volunteer firefighters were

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Planners of the new Oregon State University-Cascades campus hope a small number of parking spaces will discourage students from driving to class. University officials want to reduce the number of auto trips with an eye toward sustainability and neighborliness. But the Bend Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/1hQL5BT ) that critics worry students will

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Planners of the new Oregon State University-Cascades campus hope a small number of parking spaces will discourage students from driving to class. University officials want to reduce the number of auto trips with an eye toward sustainability and neighborliness. But the Bend Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/1hQL5BT ) that critics worry students will

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Planners of the new Oregon State University-Cascades campus hope a small number of parking spaces will discourage students from driving to class. University officials want to reduce the number of auto trips with an eye toward sustainability and neighborliness. But the Bend Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/1hQL5BT ) that critics worry students will

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Planners of the new Oregon State University-Cascades campus hope a small number of parking spaces will discourage students from driving to class. University officials want to reduce the number of auto trips with an eye toward sustainability and neighborliness. But the Bend Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/1hQL5BT ) that critics worry students will

A Bend police K-9 found a man who wandered from his Sunriver home Saturday morning and he was taken to St. Charles Bend, where he was listed in serious condition, Sunriver police said. Police were called to the home around 9:20 a.m. after the man’s wife awoke to find him missing and the front door

A 29-year-old Madras gang member and “prolific:” drug dealer who prosecutors say went by the nickname “Monster” has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison on his sixth felony drug conviction, prosecutors said Friday. Juan Miguel Lopez was sentenced on Monday to 135 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez.

A week-long investigation of drug sales and stolen property led to a police and SWAT team raid on a southwest Redmond home Thursday afternoon, the seizure of numerous drugs and cash and the arrest of a 43-year-old resident whose medical marijuana card expired more than six months ago, police said Friday. Jason Leon Lark was

The Central Oregon Trail Alliance and the Deschutes National Forest said Thursday they are implementing directional trail routes with the goal of improving trail users’ experience on forest trails west of Bend. ?Directional use or one-way routes on select trails will begin April 5, 2014 on portions of the Phil’s Trail and Wanoga Trail systems

KPOV 88.9 High Desert Community Radio is holding its spring membership drive April 10 – 19. KPOV is the only non-profit public radio station originating from Bend, broadcasting throughout Deschutes County and the Prineville area. KPOV is supported by listeners and local businesses and powered by over 100 volunteers. KPOV’s 70 volunteer DJs produce and

With spring-like conditions forecast for most of next week, fuels specialists are planning to implement several prescribed fires south of Bend and near Sunriver. Beginning as early as Monday, fuels specialists plan to burn 600 acres near the junction of Forest Road 18 (China Hat Road) and Forest Road 1820, about eight miles south of

Crook County became the second county in Central Oregon Wednesday to place a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana facilities. After taking public statements from the district attorney and county health officials –both in favor of the ban –county commissioners and the county judge voted unanimously to adopt the moratorium. The move comes as Prineville city

Site work for the future home of St. Charles Prineville is underway and the hospital is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony next Wednesday. The $30 million facility, located off Combs Flat Road, will replace Pioneer Memorial Hospital. CEO Jeanie Gentry said the new facility will be smaller and feature fewer hospital beds — a focus on

There’s no name yet, but prep work for a new elementary school in Prineville is well underway. The $15 million school will make its home off of NE Hudspeth Road, and is part of a $33 million bond that passed last year. The new school will serve about 700 students, and will allow one of

Many in the military have served overseas. “I served from 2006 to the end of 2010,” Army Veteran Dave Dotson said. Many continue to fight back home. “I see regular people go about their lives, and to me it’s just like, ‘Wow, that’d be great, to get back to that,’” Dotson said recently. Dotson is

Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Peter DeFazio, Greg Walden, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici applauded Friday’s Forest Service announcement that it will soon release $67.8 million in payments to 18 Oregon counties under the Secure Rural Schools program. Oregon is expected to receive more than $107 million in timber payments, once

Registration for the only Minecraft camp in Oregon this summer has opened. Ages 7 and up are invited to join us July 17 & 18 at Cascades Academy as we explore, learn, problem solve and create amazing and unique worlds together using the popular game Minecraft. Our camps are customized to fit the needs of

Tickets are now on sale for the 74th annual PRCA Sisters Rodeo. With the third Xtreme Bulls competition on Wednesday, June 11th, there are five exciting performances and a weekend of special events planned for “The Biggest Little Show in the World.” Xtreme Bulls begins Wednesday, June 11th, at 6:30 pm; Rodeo performances are Friday,

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and 14 other senators called on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday to support new investment and resources for a Safe Transportation of Energy Products Fund to address existing and emerging issues related to the transportation of Bakken crude and other energy products. The senators also called for