Month: May 2016

You see them every day — the ODOT maintenance workers who make sure our highways and roads are safe and ready for you to drive on. But do you know what goes into that job? Wednesday was the second day maintenance trainees went out to learn and practice their precision skills at the ODOT Maintenance

The Sunriver Service District Board holds a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to review a proposal by the resort community’s police and fire chiefs to seek a share of Deschutes County room-tax revenues to deal with tourism-related expenses and other long-term needs. Fire Chief Art Hatch and Police Chief Marc Mills said that since the county

Oregon State University President Edward Ray called Tuesday night for an infusion of state support for facilities and infrastructure on OSU’s expanding OSU-Cascades campus and for the university to achieve aggressive student success strategies by 2020. “The development and success of OSU-Cascades cannot be just a mandate for Central Oregon and Oregon State University,” Ray

The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team and Oregon State Police helped Wheeler County sheriff’s deputies eradicate an illegal outdoor marijuana grow early Tuesday that was found southeast of Mitchell with more than 8,000 plants, officials said. The plants and other evidence were seized in the operation that began around 6:30 a.m. in southern Wheeler County,

The wife of a Bend man seriously injured when he jumped 55 feet into Blue Pool at Tamolich Falls in Linn County said Tuesday he is expected to make a full recovery, but it will take some time. She also wanted to thank the others who helped him after Sunday’s accident. Desirae Frank said her

Warming air temperature is predicted to change water temperature and water column mixing in Oregon’s Crater Lake over the next several decades, potentially impacting the clarity and health of the iconic lake, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released Wednes day . Researchers from the USGS, University of Trento in Italy and Crater Lake

An East Coast investment company is looking to acquire an interest in Consolidated Companies, a family-owned lumber company in New Jersey with a small mill in Prineville. Crook County Commissioner Seth Crawford said Tuesday he flew to New Jersey to met with the representatives of Tzar Investment Group LLC of Rhode Island and Consolidated Companies

As you get your lawn ready for summer, are you being efficient with your water usage? The average person uses anywhere from 60-100 gallons of water per day. According to Mike Buetter, water conservation program manager for the city of Bend, 60 percent of our water usage goes to outside irrigation. The city has implemented

CoreLogic ® a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider,released Tuesday its Home Price Index and HPI Forecast™ data for March, which shows home prices are up both year over year and month over month, nationwide and in the Bend Metro area. In the Bend-Redmond area (Deschutes County, home prices, including distressed sales, increased

A month after Bend city councilors granted Bend-La Pine Schools a one-month delay in an expected vote to reject a zoning change for Troy Field, the school district said Tuesday it is withdrawing its application, thus avoiding what earlier threatened to become a costly, public legal battle over the field’s fate. A letter sent Tuesday

Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic has announced the kick-off of its 2016 Brighter Smiles Campaign, which runs May 1 st through June 30 th . This is the 12 th year that Kemple Clinic, a Bend-based nonprofit, has collaborated with Central Oregon dentists to bring the Brighter Smiles Campaign to the community. The fundraiser provides

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced Tuesday he’s introduced a bill in the House to protect Crooked River Ranch from wildfire by adjusting the boundary of the adjacent wilderness study area. For a copy (PDF) of the bill, the “Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act” (H.R. 5132) please click here. “In the area surrounding Crooked River

A 16-year-old Redmond boy who escaped from a Prineville treatment center ran from Redmond police Sunday night, jumped into an irrigation canal and swam away, officers said. He soon avoided a “catch rope” they placed across the canal and fought with officers who eventually were able to get him out of the water before the

Redmond Municipal Airport kicked off its three-week closure Monday for a major runway repaving project — but there’s plenty of other activity underway. The airport was far from silent, as area law enforcement began a multi-day regional “active shooter” drill in the nearly empty terminal. As for the paving work, airport Security Manager Nicole Jurgensen

On Saturday, the registration fee increases for the 40th Annual U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle. Save money and register today at www.pppbend.com. Registration is open until May 16 th . The event this year is May 21st The U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle is a multi sport event that includes Alpine and Cross Country skiing,

A hot topic in rural Deschutes County moved toward resolution Monday as crowds packed a pair of public hearings, weighing in on whether the county should allow recreational marijuana growing and processing, extend a ban or let voters decide in November. The debate echoes those in other parts of the state as rules continue to

In what is expected to be one of largest floral gifts The Bloom Project will receive this year, following Mother’s Day many floral retailers – including Trader Joe’s and Safeway – will donate flowers that have gone unsold. As it does year-round, the Central Oregon-based nonprofit will then repurpose the arrangements for hospice and palliative

Every May, Deschutes County celebrates National Historic Preservation Month, but this May is extra special because it’s also the county’s centennial. Monday evening kicked off a month-long series of events dedicated to celebrating the High Desert’s heritage and the county’s 100 th birthday.The Deschutes County Historical Landmark commission met Monday evening to discuss endangered places

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 10.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.32 a gallon on Sunday,according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307 gas outlets in Oregon. That compares with the national average that has increased 8.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.22/g, according to gasoline price

Sens. Ron Wyden, Mike Crapo and Jon Tester led a bipartisan group of 31 senators Mondaydemanding the reauthorization of critical payments to rural counties. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) the senators pushed to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools, which compensates counties with federal land that