Month: May 2017

More than 100 people attended a Crook County School Board meeting Monday evening to praise and defend Crooked River Elementary School Principal Cheri Rasmussen, who remains off the job and on paid leave. The school district is holding an internal review of Rasmussen, and many parents, employees and former students spoke at the meeting, urging

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle police say a total of 26 climate activists were arrested, many at their request, during demonstrations at several JPMorgan Chase bank locations in Seattle. They were calling on the bank not to do business with TransCanada, the company pushing for the Keystone XL oil pipeline. An Associated Press photographer witnessed officers

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Keizer woman charged in the strangulation death of her 12-year-old son has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Court documents show Marion County Judge Lindsay Partridge last week ordered the sheriff’s office to transport Amy Robertson to the Oregon State Hospital. She will be evaluated in the next 60 days

The Summer Reading Program is Crook County Library’s flagship literacy program for all ages. From June 1 to August 1 , the library will bring free events, free books and more to Prineville and the greater Crook County community and encourage all residents to “Build a Better World.” In the spirit of this year’s theme,

(Update: Authorities identify fall victim) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 32-year-old Seattle climber has died after a 600-foot fall on Mount Hood. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office identified the climber Monday as John Thorton Jenkins of Seattle. Authorities say Jenkins suffered severe injuries after sliding down steep terrain Sunday morning. He was flown

FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say an inmate died shortly after assaulting two police officers at an Oregon jail. Oregon State Police Lt. Cari Boyd says troopers responded to the Florence Municipal Jail on Monday after learning that two officers were assaulted while trying to release a 40-year-old man from custody. As medics treated the

Bend-La Pine Schools is celebrating its more than 900 certified employees this week during National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 8 -12. Certified staff members serve as classroom teachers as well as school nurses, school psychologists, counselors and more. School and parent groups celebrate this week through a variety of ways, including hand-written notes, flowers, lunches

Fuels specialists plan to ignite a 119-acre prescribed burn in the Metolius Basin area on Tuesday . The planned burn area, located two miles to the north of the Camp Sherman and Metolius Meadows communities, is on the west side of Forest Road 1420 and is west of House on the Metolius. No road or

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll asking whether the public should have more say in designation of national monuments: Should the public have a say in national monument designations? Yes – 89% (755 votes) No – 11% (90 votes) Total Votes: 845

With a recent increase in public awareness related to suicide and mental health, Oregon health officials reminded parents and families on Monday about resources and information available for reaching out to loved ones. “Parents and health care providers know that television shows, popular movies and other entertainment can have a strong influence on young people’s

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pushed back Monday on new threats from the Trump Administration that could jeopardize Oregon’s newly expanded Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the senators noted the extensive local support and intensive public process that led to the expansion of the monument in January,

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – The Eastern Oregon city of Milton-Freewater is getting its first new school since 1922. The East Oregonian newspaper reports (https://is.gd/PsJaKd ) a ceremonial groundbreaking was held Friday in the city of 7,000 residents. School Superintendent Rob Clark recalled the day he learned that the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation wanted to

On Friday, 250 young people from 11 Central Oregon high schools will participate in the Natural Resource Field Day at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. The Natural Resource Field Day is a partnership effort between the Central Oregon STEM Hub, Discover Your Forest, Children’s Forest of Central Oregon, High Desert Career Technical Education, the US Forest

Redmond’s Early Learning Center (RELC) is hosting a kindergarten registration and early learning fair on Thursday, May 11 . “Now in our second year, our RELC registration event and fair, or “Kindergarten Round-up,” is an excellent opportunity for parents of incoming kindergartners to learn more about our fantastic Early Learning facility and the many resources

Phase 2 of the St. Charles Madras expansion and remodel, including the new Emergency Department, operating suite and Imaging Department, are set to open on Sunday, June 18, hospital officials announced Monday . The Emergency Department at the current east entrance location will close at 4 a.m. that day. Any patient entering prior to this

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a Corvallis family was displaced because of a mercury spill. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports (https://is.gd/Vo0gpI ) the hazmat incident occurred at a home Friday night, displacing three adults, three children and three pets. The Corvallis Fire Department said the Environmental Protection Agency responded to the scene and recommended the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Fire damaged a northeast Portland restaurant owned by an uncle of rapper Snoop Dogg. Portland Fire & Rescue says the blaze at Reo’s Ribs was reported at 3:30 a.m. Monday, and witnesses saw people running from the scene. Crews quickly extinguished the flames. The cause of the fire has not been

Singers from Ridgeview High School’s premier singing groups RavenSong and Raven Trio recently brought home first place against groups from across the state in the Oregon Music Education Association Small Ensemble State Competition. Held on Friday, April 28 , at Pacific University in Forest Grove, the competition involved Oregon schools of all size classifications, including

A 41-foot yacht from Tennessee with Zebra mussels attached was intercepted at the Ontario Watercraft Inspection station last week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Widlife reported Monday. The boat came from Harrison Bay, Tennessee which is infested with the invasive mussels. Earlier this spring, standing water was found on a boat from Quagga mussel

With helmets on tight and and their engines revved up, motorcycle racers took to a dirt race course at Crooked River Ranch this weekend. The 11th annual Steel Stampede Vintage Motorcycle event featured a variety of riders, from the younger set to one rider who’s 78 years old. The event is one in a series