Month: June 2015

The City of Redmond is developing the framework for its Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. The plan identifies barriers to access for persons with disabilities who use various features in the public rights of way such as sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian street crossings, pedestrian signals along with park facilities and public buildings. The

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center’s outdoor activity pool is now open for daily swimming and play, the Bend Park and Recreation District announced Monday. Due to early summer-like weather, a special Family Swim session has been added for Monday, June 8th through Wednesday, June 10th, 4:00 – 7:00 pm, to help families beat the heat.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to U.S. International Trade Commission Chairman Meredith Broadbent on Monday, requesting the government adopt statistical reporting numbers for imports of electronic cigarettes. The Senate Finance Committee ranking member made the request in response to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, which looked at the e-cigarette market

Area businesses and organizations are invited by the Oregon Department of State Lands to learn more about reporting unclaimed property to the state at a half-day seminar scheduled next week in Bend. Unclaimed property is lost financial assets such as uncashed payroll checks and abandoned financial accounts that a business or organization holds for an

NeighborImpact staff and volunteers will be participating in a day of service as part of a nationwide network that promotes homeownership and supports existing homeowners. Sponsored by NeighborWorks America, NeighborImpact staff and volunteers will be building raised vegetable beds at House of Hope on Friday . The vegetables grown as a result of this service

An 18-year-old northeast Oregon man drowned while swimming in the Columbia River on Sunday afternoon, Morrow County sheriff’s deputies said. A marine deputy loading a patrol boat at the Irrigon Marina was informed around 3:30 p.m. of a swimmer in distress, deputies said. The marine deputy checked the swim area and was unable to locate

Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States battle breast cancer every year including here in Central Oregon. Sunday morning the St. Charles Foundation sponsored a special event for those who have beaten the disease. For the 378 cancer survivors who were at Drake Park, heaven can definitely wait. The 16th annual Heaven Can

About 60 firefighters were back doing mop-up work Sunday on a nearly 10-acre wildfire in logging slash and timber on the west side of Warm Springs Indian Reservation, having encircled it during the overnight hours. Hand and bulldozer lines were completed in a night of work that ended around 3 a.m., said Warm Springs Fire

Two girls were injured, one seriously, when their ATV collided head-on with an SUV on a Crook County forest road Saturday afternoon, sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 5:45 p.m. to Pioneer Memorial Hospital on a report of two juvenile females at the ER seeking medical treatment after a crash on Forest Service Road

NeighborImpact Head Start is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year. Children who live in Crook and Deschutes counties may be eligible for Head Start, a free, high-quality pre-school and family support program. To register, families must meet income eligibility requirements and submit an application and income documentation. Head Start Staff will

The Redmond Police Department conducted enhanced DUII patrols throughout the month of May. A total of 17.5 grant-funded overtime hours were worked by four officers during this time. One DUII arrest was made by the officers on the grant-funded overtime shifts. Additionally, the grant funded overtime shifts were responsible for the arrests/citations of three other

Short-term weather conditions gave fuels specialists on the Deschutes National Forest opportunities to extend prescribed fire season and ignite two prescribed burns west of Bend on Friday and Saturday, as well as a burn Friday by Black Butte Ranch. “Precise weather conditions, as well as the support of various contingency resources like additional firefighter support

Think your artwork can rise to the occasion – even if it adorns a storm drain? The city of Bend is offering just such a unique opportunity. Bend’s Arts, Beautification and Culture Commission, in partnership with the city’s Stormwater Utility and Upper Deschutes Watershed Council’s Stream Stewardship Day, has issued a call to artists for

Nearly a year after a massive fire broke out just west of Bend, there could be a break in the case. Oregon Department of Forestry Spokesman Rod Nichols told NewsChannel 21 Friday “there’s some good leads” in the Two Bulls fire investigation and the case “could wrap up soon.” Nichols declined to go into further

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Oregon on Friday released its June water supply outlook report, the last of the season, which summarizes the record-low winter snowpack that will lead to significantly low stream flows and water shortages this summer. “Water users that depend on streamflow for their water resources will most notably feel

A long-time, retired Madras High School teacher was killed and his wife seriously injured Thursday night in a head-on crash of their station wagon and a tanker truck on Highway 26 near Warm Springs, Oregon State Police said. The crash that killed Steven Rankin, 73, of Madras, and injured Lisbet Hornung, 60, occurred shortly after

The Lookout Mountain Ranger District of the Ochoco National Forest said Friday it is seeking feedback on a proposal to selectively thin and replant on nearly 200 acres of forest surrounding Walton Lake this fall. The Walton Lake Restoration Project proposes to address both forest health and visitor safety surrounding Walton Lake Campground and Day

Complaints of apparent drug sales from a northeast Bend apartment led to a raid Friday morning in which a woman was arrested trying to escape out a window, police said. Officers served a search warrant shortly after 7 a.m. at a unit at the Native Sun Apartments at 2755 NE Boyd Acres Road, said Sgt.

Zachary J. Boone has been hired as the new executive director of the Central Oregon Community College Foundation. He replaces Jim Weaver, who is retiring June 30 after serving in the position since 2002. “We are excited to have Zak joining the Foundation team,” said Jeff Stuermer, chair of the COCC Foundation Board. “With Zak’s

A group called “Now For Bend” that supports OSU-Cascades’ disputed Westside location has issued a community survey that it says shows majority support, but opponents are taking issue with it. “The conversation needs to be elevated to talking about the future of our community and not let a few detractors derail the possibilities for Central