Month: July 2016

Seth Johnson, executive director of the Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon, was awarded the “Shaping the Future” Award by the Oregon Resource Association at their quarterly meeting in Klamath Falls onJuly 14. The award is given to the person who has taken a leadership role in advocating and moving the agenda forward at the local

Arts Central teaching artists are providing the healing benefits of art this week to kids attending Partners in Care’s annual Camp Courage event. Camp Courage, which runs this year fromJuly 19-22, is a free art camp that is open to children and youth who have experienced the death of a family member, friend or classmate.

A Warm Springs neighborhood was hit Thursday by the second serious mobile home fire in just over a month A tribal official said Thursday evening’s fire severely damaged an older mobile home in the 2300 block of Oitz Loop. The cause was undetermined. A disaster response team from the American Red Cross Cascades Region was

The new roundabout at Murphy and Parrell roads in southern Bend is opening next week. The city has invited media, area businesses and neighbors to join in a celebration at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 28. The roundabout will be open to cars by 4 p.m. on the 28 th . “This improves the safety

The Bend City Council grappled with the growing pains of a once-small city in several areas Wednesday night, from a plea for a big utility fee hike to fix access for the disabled to lingering issues with downtown loitering and panhandling, and residents of two neighborhoods – one east, one west – worried about plans

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sat down Wednesday with NewsChannel 21’s Dani Fried to talk about his views on gun control, national security, the election and his bipartisan bill regarding firefighting borrowing. Wyden, who earlier had attended a bend briefing with the Forest Service on the wildfire outlook, said he and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, have

The Crook County Court decided Wednesday to put a proposed natural resources plan on hold until they can figure out the best option to give the community a stronger voice when it comes to decisions on public lands. “We are disappointed that the county didn’t accept the people’s plan and move forward with it today,”

Next Wednesday, Deschutes County road crews will begin work to install an asphalt overlay on Baker Road from the Highway 97 overpass to Brookswood Boulevard. Drivers can expect delays of up to 20 minutes during construction, officials said. Crews will primarily be working from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but will complete some night work

The Epilepsy Foundation’s “Lemonade for Livy” campaign has announced its partnership with the national retail chain,Shopko. Over 300 retail stores will join the campaign with lemonade stands hosted at various participating stores July 29 Aug. 5. This partnership will help encourage and promote the need for continued support of epilepsy programs and research funding. Today,

The voices of employers statewide are influencing the design of the landmark Oregon Retirement Savings Plan, which will provide potentially 1 million workers with the opportunity to save for more secure futures, officials said Wednesday. The plan, approved by the 2015 Legislature, is scheduled to begin enrolling Oregon workers inJuly 2017. In preparation, the Oregon

The Bend Park and Rec Board voted Tuesday night to approve a plan to reopen the passageway channel at the Bend Whitewater Park this Saturday, after recent tests showed a lower water flow should ease safety concerns raised early last month. Park district staff presented information about the evaluations done after the recent closure, and

A new program is shaping up to be a win-win for all involved. From July 13-25, the Deschutes National Forest is hosting the Oregon Marines at their headquarters in Bend. The Oregon Marines are a reserve unit in charge of engineering support. They’re required to have a two-week training period every year, and this year

The Oregon Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it has issued 12notices of statewide detainment and stop sale and removal orders forhorticultural products that contain pesticide active ingredients not listed onthe label. The orders call for theproduct manufacturers to immediately ceaseall sales, offers of sale, or other distribution in Oregon. In addition,products within Oregon or transported

During the month of July, Central Electric Cooperative is holiding a food drive benefiting NeighborImpact. According to NeighborImpact the summer months are when the most food is needed to help local Central Oregon families. Why? There are a lower number of food drives and contributions. Also during the summer, low income kids are home from

Soccer fever is alive in Central Oregon! The 2016 Bend Unified Recreation Soccer League enrollment is at an all-time record high with more than 1,800 youth participating on 136 teams. Adult volunteers are needed to coach teams in the joint program between Bend Park and Recreation District and Bend FC Timbers. The fall soccer season

A new defense attorney means a five-month delay in the trial of a Bend grocery store owner arrested early last year, accused of selling methamphetamine from his store. A judge on Monday granted a delay until Jan. 18 for Antonio Rico-Sanchez, 51, who was arrested in February 2015 and later indicted on 23 counts of

Central Oregon Veteran’s Outreach works to provide essentials, like food and clothing, to homeless and at-risk veterans across the High Desert. Now, they’re on the move, to help those who can’t come to them. “It’s essentially a mini version of what we have at our drop-off center,” program Coordinator Tory Flory said Tuesday. “We have

A Crook County judge imposed a 7 1/2-year prison sentence on a 37-year-old man Monday after a jury convicted him of resisting arrest, aggravated harassment, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief for assaulting deputies, including flicking blood at them. Chief Deputy District Attorney Aaron Brenneman said that after a four-day trial that began July 5, a

The Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday it is recommending those traveling to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro take steps during and after travel to prevent Zika infection. Zika is a virus usually spread through bites from two types of Aedes mosquitoes, but it can spread from infected men to their partners

The Humane Society of Central Oregon has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support its animal transport program, Traveling Tails. The grant enabled the shelter to purchase a Ford Transit 250 van that will transport animals from overcrowded shelters to HSCO, as well as transport animals to other shelters and rescue