Month: March 2016

Answering questions from Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., at a House hearing Tuesday, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said she’s unaware of any coordination between her department and the White House on a potential large national monument designation on the Owyhee Canyonlands in Malheur County. Walden has voiced strong concerns about any such proposal, which he said

On Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 th and 17 th , Deschutes County will host the second annual Cascade East Vegetation Management Conference at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. The event, aimed at area professionals who supply, design, maintain or manage landscapes, will focus on invasive weed species control. “This two-day conference offers

Three Crook County residents were cited for first-degree animal neglect after an anonymous tip brought County sheriff’s deputies to a property in the Juniper Acres neighborhood east of Bend, where they found three malnourished, dehydrated horses — one of which was on the ground and died before a veterinarian could arrive, deputies said Tuesday. Deputies

There are nearly 1,000 miles of road in Bend and $80 million of repairs needed. Some city officials argue the 5-cent per gallon fuel tax is the answer to the problem, but others disagree. One night after they faced off live on NewsChannel 21, Mayor Jim Clinton and City Councilor Victor Chudowsky went head-to-head on

Votes for the Bend gas tax will be counted in just one week. On Monday night, Bend Mayor Jim Clinton City Councilor Victor Chudowsky squared off over the proposal live on NewsChannel 21. On Tuesday,, we fact-checked some of the statements they made. Chudowsky, who opposes the tax, said if the state raises its tax,

Bend Mayor Jim Clinton, a leading supporter of the city’s 5-cent gas tax ballot measure, and opposing City Councilor Victor Chudowsky squared off in an often-feisty live debate on NewsChannel 21 Monday evening, sparring over whether the city was right to ask voters for more money after failing to devote more of its recent budgets

Monday’s holdup at the northeast Bend branch of Columbia Bank did not catch many business owners in the area by surprise. “We know what to do. Lock the doors,” said Kristy Sutterfield, a nail technician at nearby Images Salon. Sutterfield knows the drill, because bank robberies in Bend happen regularly. “On average, if you look

A gunman wearing a ski mask robbed the Columbia Bank on Northeast Third Street in Bend Monday morning and fled, prompting a major manhunt in the area that failed to find the robber, police said. A Crime Stoppers reward was offered for tips or information in the case. The report came in at 9:38 a.m.

A tip that a Stockton, Calif., resident was traveling to the Bend area to sell large amounts of heroin late last week led to the arrest of that suspect and three others, including a 17-year-old girl, Central Oregon drug agents said Monday. Investigation by detectives with the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team led them to

As local Girl Scouts practice people skills, money management and business ethics at cookie booths throughout the region, local chefs are putting the finishing touches on their entries for the first ever Girl Scout Cookie-inspired Recipe Competition, hosted by Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Just in time for Girl Scout Cookie season, this

Oregon’s known wolf population continued to grow in 2015, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported Monday.The minimum Oregon wolf population is now 110 wolves, a 36 percent increase over the 2014 population. ODFW released the 2015 Wolf Report Monday after completing late-winter surveys to establish how many wolf packs had bred and the

High school and middle school girls in South County are invited to attend the 10 th annual South County Girls’ Summit. The free event, which will be held on Monday, March 21 at La Pine High School, promises a day of fun and exciting activities. Activities will begin at 8:45 a.m. and will conclude at

In just seven years, the Bend-based company Hydro Flask, went from being sold out of a pickup truck to being sold for nearly a quarter billion dollars. Hydro Flask, the Bend-based maker of high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks, announced Monday it will be acquired by a subsidiary of Helen of Troy, a leading global consumer

The Central Oregon Health Council is seeking applicants for volunteer board member positions. Applications will be accepted until Thursday, March 31 at 5 p.m. The COHC works to improve the health of Central Oregonians by improving health outcomes, reducing cost and increasing satisfaction. It is the governing body for PacificSource Community Solutions, the region’s Coordinated

A reminder for Central and Eastern Oregon drivers: Motorists will see new, higher speed limits on select highways in Eastern and Central Oregon, as of Tuesday Oregon House Bill 3402 and HB 4047 (signed by the governor in 2015 and earlier this month) raises speed limits on Interstate 84 east of The Dalles, I-82 and