Month: June 2016

The race for Deschutes County Sheriff just got hotter, with the election still five months away. The Oregon Department of Justice and the Secretary of State’s office has launched an investigation into the race between Sheriff Shane Nelson and challenger Eric Kozowski, a deputy with the agency, and looking into whether there’s been a violation

The community showed an outpouring of support for a young Bend girl Saturday. Deanna Tchalemian said her 8-year-old daughter, KB Licitra, has a connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, or EDS, which is a chronic, painful disease with no cure. “It affects not only her joints — they pop out, dislocate, sublux(ation) all the time,

Mt. Bachelor, a Powdr resort, and Sun Country Tours announced Friday that Powdr has acquired the longtime Central Oregon adventure outfitter. The two organizations will be managed and operated by Mt. Bachelor. The transition of ownership and permits is expected to be completed by mid-June, and allows Mt. Bachelor to extend its summer recreation offerings

Four local schools are awarded mid-competition prizes as student / teacher collaborations add up to winning strategies in the Bend-La Pine Schools’ energy reduction competition. The 8-month competition encourages individual schools to look at their energy use and take tangible steps to reduce it. Congratulations go out to Bear Creek Elementary, Westside Village Magnet School,

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), joined House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) Friday in releasing a proposal to keep more children safely at home and out of foster care. In the coming days, the Family First Prevention Services

The Deschutes National Forest will temporarily close the Wanoga and Crescent Junction Sno-Parks while parking areas are resurfaced in advance of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. While both Sno-Parks are used in the winter months, motorized and non-motorized users also utilize them in the summer months to access Forest trails on ATVs and mountain

The Distinguished Student Award is one of the top honors given to students by members of the faculty at Oregon State University – Cascades. The annual award recognizes a graduating student from within each degree area for outstanding achievement in academics and contributions to their field. Among the student honorees are: Loren G. Bailey, Bend,

The Sisters Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest has partnered with the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs and the Deschutes Land Trust for a stream restoration project in Whychus Canyon. This restoration project includes the removal of several large trees near the gravel pit off of Forest Road 1514

The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Thursday it is immediately closing the “passageway” channel of the new Bend Whitewater Park — likely for the summer — in the wake of numerous complaints from river floaters who were injured or upset by the rapids in the channel. With record hot temperatures, the first weekend in

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has released a Roll Call video to all law enforcement nationwide about the dangers of improperly handling fentanyl and its deadly consequences. Acting Deputy Administrator Jack Riley and two local police detectives from New Jersey appear on the video to urge any law enforcement personnel who come in contact with

Families who are expecting a new baby and live in the Madras area now have the opportunity to take childbirth education classes at St. Charles Madras. The three-week class, which is designed for first-time parents: Provides an understanding of the labor and delivery process Reviews breathing, relaxation and support measures for mother and coach Discusses

During “Hemp History Week,” the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution Friday recognizing the important role industrial hemp could play in boosting the nation’s agricultural industry and economy, said Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. The Hemp History Week resolution passed the Senate by a unanimous voice votetoday. Sens. Wyden., Merkley, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation Thursday that they said would protect more than 2 million acres of the world-renowned high desert in southeastern Oregon from outside mineral exploitation, including oil and gas drilling, and build on long-time local economic strengths by helping farmers and ranchers. Wyden and Merkley said the Southeastern Oregon

As the wildfire season heads up, federal agencies alerted industry and the public Friday that the use of private drones (Unmanned Aircraft Systems or UAS) over or near active wildfire operations puts firefighters at risk and hampers their ability to protect lives, property and natural resources. To underscore the dangers, the U.S. Department of the

The Kiwanis Club of Redmond awarded $18,750 in scholarships to graduating seniors from Redmond schools in May and June. Recipients from Ridgeview High School are: Skylar Adams, Martha Beserra, Dalton Lewis, Meriah Parker, Heidi Ronhaar, Lauren Row, Brenna Stevens, and Misty Tavarez.Graduates from Redmond Proficiency Academy are Grace Bollard, Elizabeth Larson, Jamie Norr and Cora

The Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday it has installed signs in and around recreation areas along Cascade Lakes Highway to better manage — and enforce — parking at heavily used sites. Concerns for safety and resources have led forest officials to identify Sparks Lake, Broken Top, Todd Lake, Green Lakes, Devils Lake, and Tumalo Falls

A 42-year-old Bend man has been arrested on charges of using a cellphone app to engage in sexually explicit conversations and share explicit photos with a Florida girl, also offering to buy her a bus ticket to Oregon, officers said Thursday. Joel M. Hoffman was arrested shortly after noon Wednesday in a traffic stop in

Redmond School Board member A.J. Losoya has submitted his resignation effective July 31, or until a replacement appointment has been chosen by the board. Losoya cited recent changes in his professional career as the impetus of his decision to resign from the board. Losoya was appointed to the board of directors in December of 2010.

A Portland woman has published a novel in which she recounts her adventures as a private flight attendant for billionaires around the globe. “We used to have to name which airplane it was kind of like a guessing game with my dad. And I loved every minute of it,” author and corporate flight attendant Anne

A block of downtown Sisters was cordoned off and the Oregon State Police Bomb Unit was called in Friday to check out a suspicious black container, the size of an ice cooler, found on the sidewalk by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Department. As it turned out, it contained a portable wood router and accessories,