Month: February 2016

A Bend youth boxing program was on the road at a tournament in Tacoma, Washington this weekend when all of their boxing gear was stolen, prompting a drive to help replace the items that is quickly raising funds. The Deschutes County ROCKS boxing team has been around since 2004 and helps troubled youth by getting

Central Oregon drug agents arrested two Madras residents Friday morning in a raid on a northeast Madras home, officials said Monday. Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team detectives executed a drug-related search warrant around 10 a.m. at a home at 380 Northeast 10 th Street, said Lt. Ken Mannix. They were assisted by Madras police, Jefferson

The Three Sisters Irrigation District will be removing the existing canal bridge on Goodrich Road beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 29. Goodrich Road will be closed at the bridge for three days to facilitate removal of the bridge and piping of the main canal. Drivers will be asked to detour around the closure

The Children’s Museum of Central Oregon has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for camps and classes. The Kickstarter campaign aims to raise $50,000 by March 11. Funds from a successful Kickstarter would be used toward hiring program staff to develop and launch camps this summer. Camps would run for kids ages 4-14 years

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality spill response staff returned Monday to the scene of a recent diesel spill from a cell tower power generator on Hall Ridge on the slopes far above Detroit Lake, the U.S. Forest Service reported Monday. DEQ Regional Cleanup and Emergency Response Manager Michael Kucinski said, “Approximately 450 gallons of diesel

Commute Options said Monday it is now partnering with Mosaic Medical to provide helmets for kids in need. As part of their well-child checkups at their school based clinics, Mosaic Medical asks all pediatric patients if they wear helmets while riding a bike, skateboarding, roller skating or using a scooter. If the patient does not

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it had found the owners of two pigs — one pot-bellied — found wandering in the Tumalo and Terrebonne areas within hours of each other a week ago, and they had been returned to their owners. Just after 10 a.m. last Monday, the sheriff’s office responded to a

How do you raise awareness for a cause as big as violence against women in war zones? One way is as small as a thumbprint. One Million Thumbprints is a peace program working to end gender-based violence in areas of conflict. Founder Belinda Bauman was in Bend on Sunday, collecting thumbprints and sharing the story

Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson issued the following statement Friday night after the indictment and arrest of sheriff’s Capt. Scott Beard on theft, money laundering and other charges. The sheriff announced that Beard, who had been on paid administrative leave since last fall, was fired Friday. Here’s the full text of that statement. In September

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Harsh accusations have been leveled against Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer and his connection with the armed occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Numerous complaints were sent about Palmer to the state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Palmer was called a “security leak” in a complaint filed by the 911 emergency communications

An 18-year-old Bend resident was arrested on a DUII charge Saturday after his pickup truck crashed into a tree and overturned, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. He was not injured, nor was an 18-year-old passenger who was cited for minor in possession of alcohol. Shortly after 7 a.m., A deputy spotted two vehicles speeding east

We still have one more month of winter to go, but that didn’t stop hundreds of people from plunging into the chilly Deschutes River Saturday during this year’s Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Oregon. FIve cities in Oregon are taking part, but Bend is where it all began, back in 2007. “Today’s a great day

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that Oregon will receive over $36 million from the U.S. Department of Treasury to assist homeowners struggling to avoid foreclosure. The announcement from the Treasury Department includes an opportunity for the state of Oregon to apply for an additional $110 million to address housing needs. Merkley has been instrumental,

The Bend Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution announced local winners for the DAR’s annual American History Essay Contest. The 8th grade winner is Zoe Crosson of Sky View Middle School in Bend. The 7th grade winner is Ellie Tomlinson, also a student at Sky View. Both will be recognized with a DAR

A La Pine 18-year-old escaped injury Friday night when his SUV left icy State Recreation Road, struck a power pole head-on and overturned, authorities said. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies responded around 7 p.m. to the reported non-injury crash on State Recreation Road near Huntington Road, said Sgt. Kevin Diizney. It was reported a blue Dodge

Public and private forests in the greater La Pine area will soon undergo much-needed restoration, thanks to $1.2 million in federal funding this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday. The funding is provided through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership, a partnership between two USDA agencies—the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources

If Bend voters approve a 5-cent a gallon gas tax in ballots that began arriving Thursday, it won’t be the first time the Central Oregon community has voted to pay more at the pump. Sisters voters in March 2010 approved a 3-cent per gallon tax. In doing so, they rejected a referendum filed on behalf

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training is asking the state Department of Justice to investigate Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer after it received numerous complaints from the public and others, including dispatchers and the John Day police chief.. The Department of Public Safety Standards Director Eriks Gabliks told NewsChannel 21 on Thursday

The Oregon House on Thursday gave final legislative approval to a hotly debated move to hike Oregon’s minimum wage over six years, split into three geographic regions. Here’s some of the flood of reaction to that move, in statements we received, in full. First, Gov. Kate Brown: (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today released