Month: June 2014

Oregon State University this fall will launch its first massive, open online course, or MOOC, partnering with Stanford University and the Oregon Department of Education to deliver a free, professional learning opportunity to potentially thousands of K-12 educators in the state and around the world. The eight-week course, Supporting English Language Learners under New Standards

Renowned historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is coming to Portland, and the Des Chutes Historical Museum has two tickets to win! OnMonday, July 21,the Oregon Historical Society hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin for a lecture on herNew York Timesbestselling bookTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. This epic work illuminates Lincoln’s political

The drivers of tall trucks on occasion have misjudged the height and struck the railroad overpass on Brosterhous Road in southeast Bend, causing damage and traffic headaches – but Tuesday’s crash was worse, as it involved a truck carrying 76 cattle, four of which were killed, authorities said. Police were dispatched around 2:40 p.m. to

Late last year, we introduced you to Stryder Doescher, a little Prineville boy with a rare form of epilepsy, and Wednesday he got to go on a very special lunch date with some firefighters. Six-year-old Stryder has all the basics down, but his health issues are not so basic. “The kink in the brain stem

A Bend man was arrested Monday night on theft and other charges, accused of trying to steal metal items on the Remington Ranch property in Powell Butte, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Around 8 p.m., deputies received information that someone was on the property possibly stealing various metal items, said Sgt. Dave Dethman. Arriving deputies

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday hailed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s passage of the Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act of 2013, which moves the bill one step closer to becoming law. “This legislation is all about providing water certainty and laying a foundation for economic growth in Prineville

Two Redmond police cars on their way to a reported fight at a home collided Monday afternoon when one officer began making a U-turn and his car was struck by the one following him, Oregon State Police said Tuesday. The second patrol car then struck a third car, a 3-car crash that sent two drivers

Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Craig Ackerman announced Wednesday that sections of the park will be open for non-motorized traffic only June 21 -22. For those who need a bit more time to plan, he also announced the Second Annual Vehicle-Free days at Crater Lake will be held on Saturday , Sept. 20 and Saturday

It’s a dark, moonless night in the High Desert … prime time for nocturnal animals of all sorts. This is when small mammals like kangaroo mice and jack rabbits forage for food, find a mate and fulfill all their basic needs. For them, the light of day represents mortal danger from every direction. That’s the

Bailey Brown, 17, of Madras, is among fifty students nationwide who have been selected to participate in the Four Star Leadership program, offering leadership training, policy debate, speech competition and scholarships, and the opportunity to engage with national and global leaders, July 12 -19 in Oklahoma City. Brown, a senior this fall at Madras High

A 34-year-old Bend man was critically injured Sunday evening when his SUV, towing a drift boat, left Benham Falls Road and rolled at least three times, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. One of two dogs riding with him was injured and taken to Bend for treatment; the other has not been found. Deputies and Sunriver

A 29-year-old resident of the Tollgate subdivision just west of Sisters has been arrested on charges he started three small fires in the area Monday – but not a fourth, much larger blaze, which burned over two acres, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Around 10:20 a.m. Monday, deputies were dispatched to a domestic dispute in

Gov. John Kitzhaber weighed in with NewsChannel 21 on the region’s firefighting resources as firefighters continue mop-up operations on the Two Bulls Fire near Bend. “We’ve got a very good response set up and the reality is resources are very scarce,” the governor said in a telephone interview Monday afternoon. No structures were lost in

The psychedelic movement of the 1960s began 50 years ago on Tuesday. Sort of. “Sort of,” said Derek Stevens. “When you talk about prankster time, you don’t really know what you’re talking about.” A message that rang true Tuesday, as residents of Bend waited for the arrival of “Further” (or Furthur, depending on who you

The Sisters Ranger District ranger has dropped plans to build a paved path near Sisters. The rescinded decision would have created a 1.1-mile, 12-foot-wide multi-use path between Sisters High School and Crossroads subdivision. By rescinding the decision, the path will no longer be built, officials said Tuesday. Sisters District Ranger Kristie Miller chose to rescind

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., and 42 other members of Congress have urged two federal agencies to give more time for the public to comment on three proposed Endangered Species Act regulations that would make sweeping changes to how critical habitat designations are determined under the law. “The Endangered Species Act has already severely impacted rural

For most players, to be thrust in the eye of the fishbowl that is the New York Yankees would be daunting, to say the least. Not so much for Jacoby Ellsbury. The Madras native and former Oregon State standout spent his first 6 1/2 major-league seasons in Boston, where the Red Sox and Fenway Park

High Desert Chamber Music has been awarded a grant from the Herbert A. Templeton Foundation, in the amount of $4,000. This private foundation provides grants to organizations in the areas of education, social concerns, performing arts, and humanities operating within the State of Oregon. “We are pleased to receive this award from the Herbert A.

Bend Spay and Neuter Project is excited to announce the hiring of our new Medical Director, Dr. Katie Bahr. Dr. Bahr will lead our medical team and will be working to expand our community programs. Dr. Bahr grew up in Rochester, MN and attended South Dakota State University for her undergraduate education. She graduated from

Four incidents, with a total of seven fires, have been reported in just 10 days on the High Desert, and authorities say all of them appear to be human-caused. It all started on Saturday, June 7th with two nearly simultaneous blazes that later merged to become the Two Bulls Fire that blackened nearly 7,000 acres