Month: May 2015

The city of Bend is set to repave 27th Street from Butler Market Road to Rosemary Drive in an effort to fix some areas of the roadway that haven’t seen any major work in two decades. “The potholes are pretty bad,” Tawnua Riddle, who drives along 27th to work each day, said Tuesday. “I have

he City of Redmond Parks Division will be starting the Centennial Park spray feature for the summer this Friday . The spray feature is scheduled to operate 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. seven days a week from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The city operates the spray pad to be an economical summer activity for

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that broadcasts live news on the NBC and FOX affiliates in Bend, Oregon is accepting applications for a Meteorologist to deliver Local Alert Weather for our top rated newscasts. We are looking for someone who combines strong meteorology and journalistic skills with a personality that will

A low-key off-year special election came to a close in noteworthy fashion in Central Oregon Tuesday night as the ballots were counted and a few incumbents were losing their seats, a sign that some voters wanted change. It wasn’t a very strong message, however, as fewer than a third of ballots were returned, despite more

Mr. Central Oregon is all about giving back. Representatives from five local high schools will help raise money for The Center Foundation. Each contestant won the pageant at his school and will attempt to win the votes of Central Oregon at Bend Senior High School Tuesday night. Students from Summit, Mountain View, Bend, Ridgeview, and

In a joint letter Tuesday to Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan, Oregon’s congressional delegation expressed serious reservations about proposals to close mail processing centers in Bend and Eugene. “Oregon has already lost mail processing plants in Salem, Klamath Falls, and Pendleton, with two more locations in Eugene and Bend set to be consolidated this year.

A familiar face and name in downtown Bend business circles is pulling up stakes and moving north – but not too far, as Chuck Arnold lands in Redmond in a new, public-sector role. “With more than 25 years of experience in economic development, business development and downtown revitalization, including nine years as the executive director

Another sign of Bend’s growth came “in the mail” Monday, courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service – a new ZIP Code, starting this summer. “In order to provide efficient and cost-effective mail delivery now and for the future, the U.S. Postal Service is creating a new ZIP Code in the Bend area, effective July 1,

Beginning next week, the Deschutes National Forest’s Sisters Ranger District will remove a bridge at Indian Ford Campground, which has been a safety concern for several years, officials said Tuesday The bridge has been condemned and poses a public safety issue, according to the district. In the past, the bridge allowed hikers, bikers, and equestrians

As part of an ongoing campaign to halt the spread of invasive weeds, land managers plan to treat around 4,800 acres of infestations this year on sites administered by the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and the Crooked River National Grassland. Often overlooked or unrecognized by the general public, invasive weeds are a major threat

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the Federal Trade Commission, all 50 states and the District of Columbia in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Arizona, charging four national cancer charities with bilking more than $187 million from consumers. The defendants told donors their money would help cancer patients, but the AG said the majority

The Oregon House on Tuesday approved a proposed amendment to the Oregon Constitution that would establish a formal process for the impeachment of statewide elected Executive Branch officials by the Legislature. Chief sponsored by Rep. Jodi Hack (R-Salem), House Joint Resolution 31 would allow the House, upon a three-fifths majority vote, to impeach statewide executive

Central Electric Cooperative President & CEO Dave Markham will testify before a House Natural Resources subcommittee on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Markham will speak in support of House Resolution 2358, the “Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act,” before the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. The resolution is designed to require the U.S. Forest Service

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement Tuesday in response to a federal appeals court ruling in a lawsuit filed by Oregon National Guard soldiers against KBR, alleging they were exposed to toxic chemicals in Iraq: Last week, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an $85 million jury award to the Oregon soldiers

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Monday that the upper John Day River will open for salmon fishing from May 20 through June 7. The river will be open for the 26 miles from the Hwy 207 bridge (located .5 mile downstream of Service Creek) upstream to the mouth of North Fork John

A detour was reestablished Tuesday on Oregon Highway 58 (the Willamette Hwy.), about two miles west of Oakridge, as crews righted and removed a truck that was hauling dairy products when it left the highway and overturned Monday. Late Monday afternoon, ODOT said the overturned semi would not be removed until Tuesday. Crews completed offloading

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad will replace the railroad crossing of Vandervert Road from May 27 through May 29. The Deschutes County Road Department will close Vandervert Road at 6:30 a.m. on May 27 to facilitate the work and to repave the road approaches. Vandervert will be closed between US 97 and Blue Eagle

A final salute with full military honors will be made to 19 Oregon military veterans and two spouses of veterans whose cremated remains will be interred at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland on Friday at 10 a.m. For nearly 10 years, the Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project has been working with Oregon Department of Veterans’

This past weekend marked the final days at Deschutes County transfer stations to dispose of yard debris in an effort to create and maintain defensible space around your home. Residents from across Deschutes County responded by bringing 5,010 cubic yards of flammable yard waste to transfer stations in Sisters, Redmond and La Pine on May

First it was below-average water levels, and now toxic water warnings have some businesses and users of Detroit Lake worried the double-whammy could impact summer tourism. The Oregon Health Authority issued a warning Friday that high toxin levels produced from blue-green algae have rendered Detroit Lake unsafe for swimming, drinking and inhaling water. The agency