Month: October 2014

Bluefish Dental & Orthodontics was recognized as one of the top three Healthiest Employers of Oregon in 2014 for the 2-99 employee size category by the Portland Business Journal. Jill Crafton, office manager for Bluefish, accepted the award on behalf of the practice at the luncheon ceremony held yesterday at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown

A La Pine man faces reckless endangering and other charges, accused of firing three shots into a nearby field Thursday evening and trying to get away from responding Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, an officer said. Deputies responded around 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the Cascade Meadows RV Resort on Highway 97 in La Pine on a

A half-dozen Deschutes County law enforcement agencies took part in Wednesday’s national domestic violence warrant sweep and attempted to serve 122 outstanding warrants, resulting in five arrests, officials said Friday. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Deschutes County Adult Parole and Probation and the Bend, Redmond, Sunriver and Black Butte Ranch police departments in

Bend resident Sara Mosher was among 18 exceptional nurses from across Oregon and SW Washington recognized Friday at the fourth annual March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards, presented by Moda Health and Oregon Health & Science University. With 430 nurses nominated, t he state-wide committee selected the 18 winners in a blinded process.

Visit Bend is seeking applicants interested in serving a three-year term on the organization’s board of directors. Applicants should be direct stakeholders in Bend’s tourism industry. The position is being vacated by an outgoing board member who has completed two consecutive terms, the maximum allowed under the organization’s bylaws. Applications are due by 5 p.m.

Oregon State Police, assisted by Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, arrested a Bend man who allegedly fled the scene of an alcohol-involved injury hit-and-run crash Thursday afternoon on Highway 20E east of Bend, troopers said. Around 4 p.m., troopers were notified of a possible injury hit-and-run crash on Highway 20E near milepost 5, near the Christian

Three members of a family from Sherwood died in a car crash on Highway 20 on Saturday. Now, many people are wondering how dangerous the site west of Santiam Pass is, and what can be done to make it safer. Allen James of Portland was understandably shaken by the news that his niece, 27-year Tiffany

There’s the uniform, the badge, and soon another piece to pin in place — a new set of eyes, giving Bend police another angle on crime. Chief Jim Porter said Thursday every officer will hopefully hit the streets wearing a body camera before the new year. “Everyone behaves better when they’re being recorded,” Porter said.

Oregon State Police are investigating the the cause of Thursday night’s single vehicle rollover crash along Highway 126 about four miles east of Redmond that critically injured a Prineville man. Shortly before 10 p.m., a 1993 GMC pickup driven by Jason Gordon, 23, was westbound on Highway 126 near milepost 4 when it left the

Officials are investigating paintings and drawings of eerie faces found on rocks across the West in some of the country’s most recognizable national parks. National Park Service spokesman Jeffrey Olson says the probe stemmed from a post on a California-based hiking blog about a woman who traveled across the West, apparently using acrylic paint to

The Deschutes County commissioners race is spending money for your vote, but has it worked? After incumbent Tony DeBone and challenger Jodie Barram have raised nearly $100,000, we wanted to know if voters were clear on their choices. We spoke to people in the community and not one person that we interviewed on camera knew

A $26.7 million bond measure passed in 2012 is finally coming to life. Workers are putting the finishing touches on a brand-new performing arts center at Madras High School. “They tried to get an auditorium built in 1964, when the high school was built, and they didn’t.So this has been 50 years in the making,”

The following closures and detours for the Colorado Avenue Dam Safe Passage construction will begin soon: • Monday, October 27th: McKay Park and pedestrian bridge will close. Pedestrian bridge traffic will be detoured to the sidewalk and bike lane on the north side of the Colorado Ave. bridge. A temporary path is located on the

La Pine Fire District firefighters will be practicing multi-fire company training evolutions in La Pine this Saturday from approximately 10 am to 4 pm. The exercises are part of the fire district’s on going comprehensive training program which in part twice a year the district holds a major exercise. In the Fall exercise this Saturday

A driver was killed Thursday morning when her car crossed the median of Interstate 5 in north Albany and struck an oncoming semi-truck, which in turn crossed the median as well and crashed, Oregon State Police reported. The crash shut the busy freeway for hours in both directions. Troopers said all lanes were open again

High Fives Foundation – Winter Empowerment programservice disburses board-approved grants to disabled athletes participating in winter adaptive sports. In September, the Foundation’s Board of Directors Grant Selection Committee approved a grant for Winter Empowerment Athlete Danielle Watson totaling $1,163. The September grant awarded to Watson will be used for travel, lessons and program fees at

Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Thursday the hiring of Caroline Ervin as its manager of economic development efforts within Crook County. Her first day will be Monday, November 17. “Caroline emerged quickly as an outstanding person among a strong field of candidates, and convinced two different hiring panels that she was the right pick

Starting Monday October 27 th through November 8 th (closed Sunday November 2 nd ) local residents are encouraged to define their defensible space by taking advantage of the half-price yard debris disposal days at Bend’s Knott Landfill. Residents can recycle their yard debris at Deschutes Recycling for HALF PRICE – only $2.00 per cubic

As fall weather brings more moisture, shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists are beginning to burn piles across Central Oregon, officials said Thursday. Starting Thursday and continuing through the next several weeks and months, depending on conditions, specialists will begin burning a variety of units across the forest. Piles may smolder, burn, and produce

A transformer fire overnight cut power to about 75 Pacific Power customers in northwest Bend, also knocking out traffic signals along Wall Street in the area of Revere Avenue and Hill Street, officials said. Utility spokesman Tom Gauntt said crews were working to make repairs and restore power, but there was no estimate for when