Month: May 2016

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel on Tuesday ordered the city of Sisters to produce records related to the investigation of former City Manager Andrew Gorayeb, who resigned under fire late last month. Hummel said he reviewed the matter based on appeals filed by Mike Morgan, The Bulletin newspaper, and the Nugget newspaper. All three

Powdr Corp. announced Wednesday it has appointed John McLeod as president and general manager at its Pacific Northwest resort, Mt. Bachelor. A longtime Bend resident, McLeod was at Mt. Bachelor between 2005 and 2011 as director of finance and business development, returning last year to reprise his role as director of finance, the company said.

The 24th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, which takes place this Saturday, is the nation’s largest one-day food drive, providing letter carriers, other postal employees and thousands of volunteers the opportunity to meld their forces to fight hunger in our communities across the nation. “Letter carriers touch every residential and business address

It was standing room only Tuesday night for the Crook County-Prineville Chamber’s candidate forum. Hundreds of residents gathered at the fairgrounds to see and hear three candidates go head-to-head to persuade residents why they should be the next county judge. Despite the name, the county judge is not actually a legal judge but rather functions

May and June are the months when newborn animals are getting their start in the wild. Help them out by giving them space and leaving them alone, authorities advised Tuesday. ODFW and Oregon State Police remind Oregonians that taking young animals out of the wild isn’t just against the law—it’s also bad for the animal.

Fatal crashes involving drivers who recently used marijuana doubled in Washington after the state legalized the drug, according to research released Tuesday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The new research also shows that legal limits for marijuana and driving are arbitrary and unsupported by science, which could result in unsafe motorists going free

The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it has closed Princess Creek campground and boat launch on Odell Lake indefinitely due to a dangerous hazard tree situation. The campground, which has a variety of tree species, had a wind event in the spring that caused some of the spruce, mountain hemlock, white fir and Douglas fir

It’s the largest prescribed burn in the history of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation: Some 4,500 acres are scheduled to burn between Tuesday and Friday. A prescribed burn of that size normally takes weeks to complete, Brad Donahue with Warm Springs Fire said Tuesday. But thanks to a helicopter and some special pingpong balls, they

Graduates of the St. Charles Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as well as their families and caregivers are going to reunite on Sunday, May 15, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the St. Charles Bend Conference Center. It will be a time to connect and celebrate, as well as enjoy refreshments, a bouncy house, carnival

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies stopped and arrested a 66-year La Pine-area man on Highway 20 near Sisters early Tuesday and seized methamphetamine he’s accused of bringing back from the Willamette Valley to sell in the area. Detectives with the sheriff’s office Street Crimes Unit developed information that James Leon Worden, who lives south of La

A major prescribed burn got underway Tuesday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation — the biggest conducted by tribal officials — while two smaller ones will be ignited near Sisters later in the week. A burn that size normally takes weeks, but thanks to a helicopter and some special pingpong balls, they can do it

On the eve of a historic primary election in Oregon, Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins released new data from the state’s pioneering automatic voter registration program Tuesday that show 51,558 new voters on the rolls since the program took effect on Jan. 1. “This report confirms our estimate that over half of the 100,000 new

TheRedmond School DistrictTransportation Services Department is set to host the first Fill the Bus food drive on two Saturdays,May 14andMay 21in Redmond.Fill the Bus will collect much-needed food and supplies for the Redmond Community Food Bank. RSD Transportation Services will park a school bus from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Walmart in Redmond onSaturday,

Bend Park & Recreation District is extending free recreation opportunities at The Pavilion through the end of spring. Now through June 18, free Open Play sessions are offered weekdays and Saturdays and feature a variety of court sport opportunities and open space for recreating with family and friends. “This spring is unique as The Pavilion

NeighborImpact Head Start is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2016-2017 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. “NeighborImpact’s Head Start program

We see it across the nation, on our television screens. A gunman who opens fire at a movie theater in Colorado, or several children and adults gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary, and the community of Roseburg traumatized after a gunman shot and killed eight classmates and a teacher at Umpqua Community College last fall.

A call for help brought a Crook County sheriff’s deputy to the rescue early Tuesday of two Prineville residents whose SUV got stuck in a snowbank in the Ochoco National Forest east of Paulina, deputies said. The sheriff’s office got the call for a motorist assist around 8:45 p.m. Monday, said Sgt. Dave Dethman. Ian

The Oregon Home Care Commission unveiled a new service Tuesday that connects people needing in-home care with caregivers. The Homecare Choice Program provides consumers with access to the OHCC’s online Registry of homecare and personal support workers who have been background checked and trained. This state-run registry is the first of its kind in the

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said Tuesdaythe U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on his plan to better protect Crooked River Ranch from wildfire, a major step forward for the legislation. Crooked River Ranch Fire Chief Richard Hoffmann will travel to Washington, D.C. to brief the committee on the need for the

The Oregon Department of Agriculture said Monday it has approved$129,664 in funding distributed to 13 counties as part of the Oregon WolfDepredation Compensation and Financial Assistance County Block GrantProgram. Funds for 2016 have beendistributed for actual livestock lossesor injuries caused by wolves, for missing livestock above the normalhistorical levels in areas of known wolf activity,