Month: August 2017

Driving around Bend, you may have noticed uplifting signs in front yards with kind words written on them. They’re aimed at people who are suffering from depression, or just having a bad day. Bend resident Judie Geiss ordered a few signs and put them in her front yard on Northeast Eighth Street. She said she’s

An Oregon victim reported to Better Business Bureau Serving the Northwest that she was scammed when she purchased a fishing license from what she thought was the official Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website. BBB has seen a rise in complaints nationwide regarding websites that appear to be selling fishing and driver’s licenses, but

People are not the only ones feeling the effects of the smoky conditions. Restaurants are also seeing the smoke affect the sales they have done over the past few days. The owner of Cabin 22, Mitch Cole, said he saw a big drop in business on Monday night. “Probably 30 to 40 percent down form

During the all-staff Welcome Back celebration Tuesd ay , Bend-La Pine Schools staff members honored the finalists for Teacher of the Year and Support Staff Member of the Year for their excellence and service to our schools and students. “From the custodians who serve as mentors to our students to the teachers who innovate new

Economic Development for Central Oregon is pleased to welcome the addition of Larry Holeman as its first Redmond Internship Coordinator, a newly created position to serve the greater Redmond area. In this role, Holeman will be responsible for connecting high school, college and university students with Redmond-area employers with the purpose of creating or continuing

(Update: More comments from CEO, video) St. Charles Health System, Central Oregon’s largest employer, continues to be buffeted by financial storms and is looking to make $6 million in cuts, cost savings or additional revenue by year’s end, with layoffs not off the table, a top official said Monday. Chief Financial Officer Jenn Welander told

Crews are making good progress on the construction of new dedicated left turn lanes on Highway 126 near 35 th Street in Redmond. As part of this nearly $500,000 project, it is necessary to close access to SW 35 th Street at the Highway 126 intersection to widen the right of way. The closure is

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s special task force is looking at ways to ensure the state has enough money to pay pensions for eligible state employees amid a multi-billion-dollar pension fund deficit. The Register-Guard reported ( http://bit.ly/2wQjlfW ) Tuesday that the state is considering commercializing its state-run liquor system, pulling money from public

(Updates with additional details) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Salem woman who strangled a 9-week-old puppy pleaded no contest to aggravated animal abuse and was sentenced to more than three years behind bars. Meagan Lafferty, 44, also pleaded no contest to attempted aggravated harassment at Monday’s hearing before Marion County Judge Claudia Burton, the Statesman Journal

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The widow of a Eugene man who died five days before his 29th birthday seeks $10 million in a lawsuit against a hospital, doctors and physicians’ groups. The suit says Aaron Martineau died in September 2014, a day after he was incorrectly diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain and released from McKenzie-Willamette Medical

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say three firefighters working on a blaze southwest of Medford were injured when a fire engine crashed. The Mail Tribune reports (https://goo.gl/Ndcs4R ) one firefighter was seriously injured and two others suffered minor injuries in the Sunday afternoon incident near Applegate Lake. Fire public information officer Sierra Hellstrom says the engine rolled

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a recently retired Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy has died in a river rafting accident. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook Monday that Deputy Greg Senior died over the weekend in Idaho. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/NW2SBf ) Sheriff Craig Roberts had no other details about what happened. Senior worked with the

Three people were injured Monday night when their Jeep hit the rear tire on a tractor and overturned on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The rollover crash was reported around 9:25 p.m. north of Tumalo Road, with initial reports that the driver was pinned under the vehicle, said sheriff’s Sgt. Jayson

Oregon’s Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance program staff members and volunteers help consumers understand and enroll in Medicare, but they never make unsolicited phone calls. Anyone who did not contact SHIBA first should refuse to share any personal information and hang up on any unexpected caller claiming to be from SHIBA. Rejecting this type of

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden responded Monday to the Trump Administration’s “review” of Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, after media reports that the administration will take unprecedented steps to undermine protections for some of the most biodiverse public land in the United States. The Trump Administration has still not told the public how the monument

Four national forests in Oregon will open the 2017 harvest season for Matsutake mushrooms following Labor Day weekend. Matsutake mushroom season opens on Tuesday, September 5 on the Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, Umpqua and Willamette national forests. The 2017 season runs from September 5 to November 5. The Chemult, Chiloquin and Crescent Ranger District offices will be

Gov. Kate Brown was in Bend Monday to symbolically sign Oregon’s biggest-ever transportation bill, a $5.3 billion, 10-year package that includes improvements at the nearby Highway 97-Cooley Road intersection. Brown told NewsChannel 21 she wasn’t happy with every aspect of the bill, but considering the necessity of it, she counted it as a win. “Is

Due to continuing year-round use of many recreation sites and visitor’s desire to have sites maintained outside of the summer season, the Deschutes National Forest announced Monday it is making a change to its recreation site fee and pass requirements. Beginning October 1 , sites that require a fee payment or pass for use of

Numerous Oregonians, from Coast Guard and National Guard members to stranded pet rescuers, are heading to or helping out the thousands of flood victims hit by Hurricane, now Tropical Storm Harvey in southeast Texas. Here’s a roundup of what we’ve heard of so far: From the American Red Cross in Portland: The American Red Cross

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – La Grande Dry Cleaning has become an unlikely front in the battle over Donald Trump’s presidency. It happened Aug. 16, when owner Heidi Van Schoonhoven posted a sign in the window of the downtown business. The sign says Trump condones white supremacy, and that if you still support Trump, your business is