Month: April 2016

News Press & Gazette of Oregon is looking for a Director of Sales, who is highly motivated with a proven record of success, to oversee Sales revenue for its television and web properties. Specific duties include, but are not limited to: Managing inventory; evaluating pacing; developing sales strategies; supervising and evaluating performance of the sales

Pacific Power warned its customers and the public Friday of a phone scam targeting customers where criminals pose as company customer service agents trying to extort money for new electric meters. Customers will not be charged for the new meters. Pacific Power announced last week that it would install new smart meters beginning in 2018.

A northeast Bend pet owner is mourning the loss of her beloved cat after it was found dead last week, hanging from her fence. Shannon Garza, who lives on Sixth and Franklin, said her cat, named Sweetie, loved to roam the backyard until she was allegedly killed by Garza’s neighbor and left hanging from the

Sisters residents are expressing concern about a man driving around the community and recording videos of various people, calling some names and posting those videos on YouTube. In the videos, Conald Peterson is calling people offensive labels such “baby rapers” and then posts them to his YouTube channel. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday

Bend’s Equine Outreach will host their second annual “Rescue Revolution” at the High Desert Horse Expo April 22-24. The adoption event will feature nine horses from the ranch. Each one was selected by a trainer at the beginning of the year. The one-on-one training, along with rehabilitation has made them ready for adoption. Volunteers at

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. announced Thursday that the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations bill includes language that could help Central Oregon farmers maintain access to water supplies while protecting endangered species. The provision urges the Bureau of Reclamation to provide additional funds for the WaterSmart program, to fund projects that will help irrigation districts comply

The Advantage Accelerator/ RAIN Corvallis team at Oregon State University has hired two “entrepreneurs in residence” to expand current programing, support program graduates, and help identify and assist new, high-growth potential ventures. The two executives will provide guidance to companies during the critical early-startup growth stage, help develop ideas and guide companies toward making these

Healthy Beginnings honored one of their volunteers naming Joan Alles Healthy Beginnings Volunteer of the Year. The presentation took place at the program’s annual Volunteer Appreciation social held Wednesday at Umpqua Bank on Century Drive. “We are pleased to honor a very specialindividual who continually demonstrates their dedication to the children of Central Oregon,” remarked

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined their Democratic Senate colleagues Thursday in calling on Senate Republicans to sign a letter requesting a hearing to consider Merrick Garland’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Every Democrat in the Senate has agreed to sign a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Judiciary

With the recent confirmation of White-Nose Syndrome in a little brown bat in Washington state, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it has activated an online bat reporting website. Anyone finding a dead bat or who observes bats flying during the day or during freezing weather should report this via the online

With the arrival of moisture and light snow in the Ochoco Mountains Wednesday night, fire managers plan Friday to finish burning the Canyon 193 unit, located along Forest Road 22 west of Big Summit Prairie. Firefighters began work on the Canyon 193 unit earlier in the week by burning about 46 acres of containment lines

Wild horses, seen by many as a symbol of the West, caused quite a debate in Redmond Wednesday as the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board took public testimony and opened its two-day meeting at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. The meeting focused on the protection and oversight of wild horses and

The Bend City Council and its citizen budget committee wrestled with street-maintenance funding options for several hours Wednesday afternoon and decided not to make cuts to police or fire services and instead to focus on other ways to raise revenue and cut spending to keep roads from crumbling even further. Even before last month’s vote,

Two Bend food makers have found a niche that is launching their products onto shelves around the country. One is Pacific Superfood Snacks LLC, which makes kale chips that are now in about 7,000 stores, including every Walmart. CEO and founder Sarah Pool spoke to NewsChannel 21 Wednesday about her company expanding operations to Redmond.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to a new anti-encryption bill released Wednesday. “The encryption debate is about having more security or having less security. This legislation would effectively outlaw Americans from protecting themselves. It would ban the strongest types of encryption and undermine the foundation of cybersecurity for millions of

Spring is here in Central Oregon, which means it’s time to go over spring fire safety. “No. 1 is staining decks,” said Bend Fire Battalion Chief Dave Howe, the department’s public information officer. “When you stain a deck or fence with an oil-based stain, if you don’t dispose of the oily rags properly, they can

The new OSU-Cascades campus will open this fall on Bend’s Westside. The school and Bend 2030 want the community to play an active part in what comes next. “There are a lot of unanswered questions about how many students should live on campus. What should we put in that (former pumice) pit? Should this be

A Bend woman ran a stop sign and her SUV collided with another at the intersection of La Pine State Rec Road and Huntington Road Wednesday afternoon, sending the second driver to a Bend hospital, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies responded around 3 p.m. to the reported crash north of La Pine, said sheriff’s

A high-speed chase Wednesday led to one man being arrested and taken into custody in Jefferson County. According to Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins, the pursuit began shortly before 1 p.m. in Madras. Adkins said a Madras police officer was trying to stop Jeremy Steele, 22, who was driving a white Ford Focus, for speeding.

Consumer Cellular in Redmond is holding three job fairs this week as the call center grows to meet demand. Content Center Manager Tiffany Smith said Tuesday they’re looking to hire candidates to take phone calls from customers. They’re looking to hire 30 people every couple of weeks until they’re fully staffed. Smith said they are