Month: August 2016

Destination Rehab provides adventure-based rehab for individuals with neurologic conditions. Their mission is to provide skills training to promote improved community participation, independence and quality of life. Bringing physical therapy principles into the community and onto the trail gives their participants the confidence and training needed to engage in a full life. Destination Rehab is

A Madras woman was struck by an SUV and killed late Wednesday night while attempting to cross 82nd Avenue in Clackamas, southeast of Portland, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers and emergency personnel responded around 11 p.m. to the reported collision on state Highway 213 (82nd Avenue) at Southeast Overland Street, said OSP Capt. Bill Fugate.

New Bend-La PIne Schools bus riders, kindergarten students and their families are invited to learn about bus safety and take a spin on a school bus during Winnie the Pooh School Bus Safety programs at the Bend Transportation Department’s Bus Center. During the events, families will watch a short movie featuring Winnie the Pooh, learn

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following statement Thursday after the announcement from the Drug Enforcement Administration that the U.S. will affirm its prohibition on medical marijuana: “Today’s announcement from the DEA is a huge disappointment to people in the 27 jurisdictions across the country that have legalized medicinal marijuana and in the growing number

Bend Mayor Jim Clinton announced Wednesday afternoon he has decided not to run for a fourth four-year term on the city council. With the filing deadline approaching August 30th, Clinton had drawn one challenger for his council seat, former councilor Bruce Abernethy. Also, Justin Gottlieb said he took out a petition Wednesday to seek the

Sen. Jeff Merkley , D-Ore., called on Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Richard Shelby on Thursday to act on strong bipartisan support for the Export-Import Bank by confirming the EXIM Bank Board of Directors nominee to restore the operating quorum. Small businesses across America, including 67 in Oregon, rely on the EXIM

Central Oregon drug agents stopped a car on Highway 97 south of Redmond and found $4,500 in cash inside, arresting a Redmond man and woman and later searching her downtown motel room, seizing methamphetamine and other evidence. Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team detectives, assisted by Redmond police, pulled over a silver Hyundai driven by Cindy

As of this month, more than 10,000 homes have now been rated with EPS TM , an energy performance rating tool developed by Energy Trust of Oregon. The rating is only given to homes built at least 10 percent better than Oregon’s energy code and provides an easy way for homebuyers to assess a home’s

A record 149 grants totaling $2.9 million will be awarded to Oregon’s cultural nonprofits by the Oregon Cultural Trust in fiscal year 2016-17, a 9 percent increase over last year. The increase is the direct result of another record year of fundraising. The awards include a total of $714,045 to the Cultural Trust’s five statewide

WhileOregon agriculture’s overall growth curve has slowed down in recent years,certain crops and livestock commodities have enjoyed a very healthy increase inproduction value over thepast decade. In fact, only one commodity in the top20 has recorded a decrease over the 10-year period, and that drop is very small, the state Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday.

The August data report for the Oregon Motor Voter program shows over 220,000 new voter records added to the rolls since the program took effect on January 1. With 130 days of complete transaction data, approximately 735 Oregonians are becoming registered voters daily. Once combined with the 126,592 voters from Phase II of the program,

On Saturday, August 6, the Crook County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Data Delete of Oregon, LLC. hosted a free shred day and prescription drug take back at the Sheriff’s Office. The event was a success and 300 pounds of donated food was gathered. The food was donated to the Crook County Holiday Partnership which will

Deschutes County has hired Dr. George A. Conway as the new director for its Health Services department. Dr. Conway, who will assume his post on Oct. 3, replaces Jane Smilie, who left county employment earlier this year. “We’re extremely excited to bring George on board,” said Deschutes County Administrator Tom Anderson. “He has a breadth

The Central Oregon Community College security officer accused of killing Kaylee Sawyer, 23, of Bend, is fighting to delay a return to Central Oregon. As we reported earlier, the Deschutes County district attorney’s office was expecting Edwin Lara, 31, of Redmond, to be back in Oregon by the end of August. Defense attorney Tom Crabtree

A trip to the fair almost turned into every mother’s worst nightmare when a 5-year-old boy was almost kidnapped just after midnight Saturday night from the Deschutes County Fair. Kassandra Vazquez told NewsChannel 21 Tuesday evening she was getting ready to leave the fair with a group of family members when her son, Joshua, ran

Oregon scored in the top quarter of states for elections performance in a widely respected index of elections measures released Tuesday . The Elections Performance Index, or EPI, is a comprehensive assessment of election administration in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Using data from 17 key indicators, Oregon scored 77 percent out

Tour des Chutes, an annual fundraising event for local cancer survivorship programs, was held July 9th. Tour des Chutes again raised over $200,000, with 1,450 registered cyclists and 350 registered walkers and runners. In October, the board of directors will allocate funds raised to St. Charles Cancer Survivorship Programs and Pediatric Foundation. Tour des Chutes

A Texas woman fell ill while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail west of Sisters on Tuesday, prompting a rescue effort that led to a helicopter flight to St. Charles Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The sheriff’s office was dispatched around 12:40 p.m. on a report of a hiker who had become unresponsive while hiking

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., toured Central Oregon on Tuesday, highlighting many issues and telling NewsChannel 21 he still supports the Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump. Walden stopped at the Daimler Trucks North America test track facility in Madras during the morning. Walden said the facility’s expansion is creating jobs and growing the economy in

More than 250 Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, mobilized to Romania with the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team to participate in Exercise Saber Guardian 2016, a multinational military training exercise, from July 27 to August 7 . Exercise Saber Guardian 16 officially ended with a closing ceremony Sunday at