Month: July 2014

The Oregon State Marine Board is seeking interested boaters to sit on one of four boating advisory teams to provide guidance to the agency on a…

A team of Redmond School District staff members and local first responders recently attended the Multihazard Emergency Planning for Schools course…

“I remember Bend as three or five traffic signals through Third Street,” said Ron Cholin, a truck driver with Stinger Transport. Cholin…

It’s crunch time for Sisters businesses as the year’s biggest weekend approaches. The weekend quilts blanket downtown, and thousands of…

“When the sirens go off, we have to go into a safe room,” said Bendite Nick Papa, who just moved to Tel Aviv a week ago for a job. Since…

Nuclear engineers at Oregon State University have developed a small, portable and inexpensive radiation detection device that should help people all…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday applauded the Senate’s passage of their legislation to encourage more geothermal energy…

Fire season for Central Oregon came to an early start with the Two Bulls Fire igniting near Bend in early June. Drought across the Pacific Northwest…

One Bend golf course has made some new improvements to make golfing more enjoyable. Recently, River’s Edge Golf Course unveiled their new fleet…

A 27-year-old Redmond woman was seriously injured early Thursday when her SUV left Highway 126 just west of Redmond, struck a power pole and…

While crews keep watch for and douse more lightning-sparked holdover fires in Central Oregon, investigators have found the specific cause of three…

In collaboration with the United States Forest Service and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Heart of Oregon Corps is pleased to announce…

The Sisters Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it has issued a final environmental assessment and draft Decision Notice…

The Deschutes County Road Department will chip seal the Cline Falls Highway beginning Monday, July 14, continuing through Wednesday, July 23. The…

Bend Police Lt. Ken Mannix was honored Tuesday with an award from the Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association and the High Intensity Drug…

It’s Martini Time in Redmond “Have you ever heard of Redmond’s Red Martini, Bar & Grill?” my friend Jill asked me. The…

Change Ruffles the Status Quo atPine Tavern — In a Good Wayby LINDEN GROSS for Cascade A&EThings are changing so quickly at Pine Tavern…

Broken Top Bottle Shop & Ale Cafe is not a brew pub, they’re a brew HUB! The shop opened its doors in February 2012 and has been working at…

Did you know that Central Oregon boasts some of the most fertile land in the NW region? With over 300 days of sunshine per year it is unlike any…

In just over a year Bend has added eight new public art installations to the Tin Pan Alley Art Collection, bringing the total to 12 (with three more…