Month: December 2015

Our economy depends largely on our weather; — just ask our local mountain resorts. At 9 a.m. Friday, Hoodoo opened for its 78th year to the snowboarders and skiers eager to get on the mountain after last year’s limited season. Some young skiers even skipped school to make it to opening day. The Schmidt brothers

As the snow and ice has melted from the last few snowstorms, the city of Bend Streets and Operation Department has been working hard to patch the potholes that have been popping up. David Abbas, the department’s director, said Friday, “Once that moisture begins to get down into the cracks and into the roadways, and

During Wednesday night’s Bend City Council meeting, City Manager Eric King announced the council will review the city’s snow-removal policy next month after many complaints from the public amid recent storms. After another round snowfall on the High Desert Thursday morning, roads were already clear by the afternoon. “Mother Nature helped us,” said David Abbas,

SportsEvents Media Group, the leading industry publication focused exclusively on helping sports event planners produce excellent competitions in the United States, has announced Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center as one of its 2016 Readers’ Choice Award winners. Winners will be announced in the January 2016 issue of SportsEvents. Sports event professionals were asked to

Your local Boy Scout troops are excited to begin the collection and recycling of Christmas trees in your community the weekends of on January 2nd & 3 rd and again on the 9 th and 10th. We request a donation of $5- $8 but will gladly accept any donation over that amount. All the money

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statement Friday after the U.S. Senate voted to pass an end-of-year spending omnibus bill, which he voted against. The package also included extensions of tax provisions and legislation to lift the ban on U.S. exports of crude oil. “This omnibus and tax bill contains many good provisions, including

A Deschutes County grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging a 23-year-old Redmond man with aggravated murder in last Friday’s fatal shooting of Rebekah Gomes. Mario Emanuel Morataya also was indicted on charges of second-degree attempted kidnapping and unlawful use of a weapon in the killing of Gomes, who police said was shot in the

Oregon 138E fully reopened between Roseburg and U.S. Highway 97 late Thursday afternoon after a five-day closure near Diamond Lake due to downed trees and power lines from heavy snow last weekend. Still, ODOT advised motorists should be prepared for winter driving conditions, including the ability to install chains. Due to changing weather, an active

Snow and slush cover the roads in La Pine as the town was hammered with several inches of snow on top of a foot or more from earlier storms. Bend-La Pine Schools canceled Thursday classes as road conditions were treacherous in some areas especially to the south “In La Pine, we had about 18 inches

A Bend woman who has been a “high-level target” of Central Oregon drug agents for a number of years has been arrested on charges she had $6,500 worth of methamphetamine mailed to her from Fresno, California, an official said Thursday. The latest case involving Kelly Ann Dyer, 40, began the afternoon of Oct. 26, when

May the fur be with you during the opening weekend of the Star Wars Episode VII movie. During the Humane Society of Central Oregon’s Star War’s “The Love Awakens” Adoption Special, the adoption fee for all cats, four months and older, is only $7 December 18 th and 19 th . Commemorate this epic movie

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a major toxic chemical reform law backed by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., positioning Congress to potentially complete the most significant overhaul of chemical safety laws in the U.S. in 40 years. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21 st Century Act is bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sens.

A 28-year-old Bend man accused of holding up a northeast Bend credit union was arraigned Thursday and ordered held without bail on a probation violation, prosecutors said. Police said Brett Gillispie Comstock used a note Wednesday morning to rob Selco Community Credit Union. He was caught less than 40 minutes later in front of a

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., said Thursday their work to update outdated regulations and taxes for cider-makers in new legislation will promote continued job creation in Oregon’s growing cider industry. The provisions included in the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, approved Thursday by the House, would modernize outdated cider

Dozens of residents came out at a public hearing Wednesday night to voice their concern over a proposal by Bend-La Pine Schools to sell Troy Field, a decades-old patch of downtown green, to a developer planning a hotel on the site. Neighbors living near the unofficial park say officials with the school district need to

In 2015, the Central Oregon Association of REALTORS® (COAR) was able to donate directly to nine area non-profits and organized members for several volunteer activities. COAR donated to: OSU-Cascades, Economic Development for Central Oregon, Redmond Golfers for Scholars, the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, the LaPine Community Kitchen, Soroptimist International of Bend, the Central Oregon Council

Central Electric Cooperative is accepting applications from area high school juniors for the 2016 Youth Tour program. The cooperative will select two high school juniors to attend the Washington, D.C., Youth Tour on June 9-16, 2016. The Youth Tour immerses students in the rich history of the nation – from the Vietnam Veteran’s Wall and

Neighbors living on Southeast Clairaway Avenue in Bend are angry. A property owner wants to turn a home there into a commercial site. They say the property has been an eyesore for some time, and they want the city council to do something about it. “Everybody sees it, and it’s actually just an eyesore,” Gloria

Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she is accepting applications for a position on the Deschutes County Circuit Court to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Roger DeHoog to the state Court of Appeals. “Governor Brown thanks Judge DeHoog for his dedicated judicial service to Deschutes County, and announced that she will

The Oregon Department of Forestry has selected Mike Shaw as the new district forester for the Central Oregon District. Shaw replaces George Ponte, who recently retired after more than seven years as District Forester and 26 years with the department. The district (COD) provides wildfire protection and administers the Forest Practices Act on approximately 2.2