Month: March 2015

High Desert Chamber Music has been awarded a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust, in the amount of $10,000. The MMT’s mission is to work with and invest in organizations, communities, ideas and efforts that contribute to a flourishing and equitable Oregon. Since 1982, MMT has awarded funds to organizations that address wide array of

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.80/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307 gas outlets in Oregon. That compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week and remains at $2.42/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including

A bee flying in the window of his open cab was just the start of the trouble Saturday afternoon for an Oklahoma trucker rolling through Central Oregon on Highway 97. Before it was all over, his overturned rig was blocking the highway, he went to the hospital and he got a ticket — but he

Acting on an anonymous tip, Crook County sheriff’s deputies and Prineville police early Saturday arrested a 28-year-old Prineville man wanted in the stabbing of another man southeast of Prineville last Monday night. Around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, deputies and officers were dispatched to the Char Mel Mobile Home Park, at 940 Northwest Madras Highway, on an

The countdown to July 1 is on and Bend businesses are gearing up for a blooming industry: recreational marijuana. “There are definitely more people who are interested in growing marijuana,” Bend’s Indoor Garden Station owner Ashley Beaudoin said Friday. “We’ve noticed more of an influx of your average baby-boomers coming in, saying, ‘Hey, I’m ready

The Ebola outbreak continues to unfold in West Africa, health care facilities continue to struggle with just how many people need treatment. World Vision has partnered with local organizers to package, ship and donate 150 caregiver kits directly to Sierra Leone from Bend. The kits comprise of practical resources that some families don’t have. Kits

Have you been feeling itchy eyes, a congested head and runny nose in recent weeks? That’s because spring allergies on the High Desert are early. Six weeks early. An allergist at Bend Memorial Clinic, Dr. Adam Williams, believes this year has the highest pollen levels he’s seen in seven years. Central Oregon is known for

Oregon’s VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) system experienced a “major technical glitch” Friday evening, sending out thousands of false notifications of felons’ release — even convicted murderers, officials said. “Routine system maintenance appears to have triggered numerous notifications to victims in error,” a statement said. “Approximately 8,000 erroneous notifications indicating inmates were releasing, when

After a tough winter season, they’re expecting some fresh snow right on time for spring break on Mt Bachelor. But it might be too little, too late for some winter sport businesses in Bend. It has been an unusually warm and dry winter, but right in time for spring break, snow is in the air

Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation alpine athlete Walter Lafky won the Super G Friday at the 2015 Western Region U16 Championships at Mt. Bachelor. Walter has trained with MBSEF since 2008 starting in the MBSEF Mini World Cup Program and currently attends Summit High School. There were 82 men in his race. Erin Smith, who

For 35 years, R.L. Garrigus has stood on the sidelines announcing the Sisters Rodeo Parade. This year, the celebrated radio broadcaster will ride at the head of the parade as the rodeo’s Grand Marshal. “R.L. has done so many things for us, especially as our volunteer parade announcer for so many years,” said Tom Crowder,

Deschutes County is the process of updating its Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, and a draft is being made available for public review and comment. This work is being performed in cooperation with the University of Oregon’s Community Service Center – Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience and the Oregon Military Department’s Office of Emergency Management utilizing

ODOT has a message for motorists still driving around with studded tires in Oregon — don’t expect the March 31 removal deadline to be extended this year. “Please remove your studded tires by the end of the day Tuesday, March 31,” the agency said Friday. “Given current weather forecasts, ODOT does not plan to extend

A 28-year-old Bend motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when he collided with an SUV whose driver had pulled out onto Skyliners Road in front of him, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 3:40 p.m. to the collision at Northwest Crosby Drive and Skyliners Road on Bend’s Westside, said sheriff’s Sgt. William

A Portland man wanted in Washington state on a felony warrant was spotted and ran from Prineville police early Thursday, leading to a search helped by a citizen’s tip that found him hiding between two Dumpsters, officers said. A man believed to be Christopher Miotke, 40, was found around 1:10 a.m. Thursday in the area

Bob Holmes is a one man volleyball team who single-handedly takes on teams while promoting his anti-bullying and anti-suicide message. “I go around the country doing this because I heard over a million suicides were attempted last year, which is so sad,” Holmes said Thursday night at the Redmond High gym, the first of two

Investigators are looking for the cause of a fast-moving fire that tore through a mobile home in northwest Redmond just before the noon hour Thursday, sending up a tall black smoke plume before firefighters arrived to knock down the flames. No injuries were reported from the fire in Space 8 at the 4-Wheel Mobil Home

Crook County became the fourth Oregon county Thursday to declare a drought state of emergency this year, joining Lake, Malheur, and Klamath counties. It’s the second year in a row the county has asked for relief. Before that, 15 years had passed since the region last declared such an emergency. Crook County Sheriff’s Office Emergency

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson announced that he has selected Scott Edmondson to become R.E. Jewell Elementary School’s next principal. Edmondson is currently principal at Sky View Middle School, a position he has held for eight years. Edmondson is excited to make the transition from middle school to elementary school level administration. “Deep down

St. Charles Foundation has welcomed five new members to its board, including St. Charles Health System CEO Joe Sluka, Dr. Norwyn Newby, Evie Lerner, Connie Newport and ex-officio board member Jennifer Welander, the health system’s new CFO. Joe Sluka is St. Charles Health System’s new president and CEO. He is a voting member of the