Month: December 2017

The Oregon Poet Laureate Program is now accepting nominations for the state’s next poet laureate. Over the course of a two-year-term, the poet laureate fosters the art of poetry, encourages literacy and learning, addresses central issues relating to the humanities and heritage, and reflects on public life in Oregon. Nominations for position will be accepted

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reminded consumers and retailers on Friday that a wider variety of beverages, from energy drinks to kombucha, are being added to Oregon’s Bottle Bill and will have a refund value of 10 cents per container, starting Jan. 1. The change is coming as the result of Oregon statute, ORS 459A.702,

Deschutes County has a poverty rate below the state and national figures just released for 2016, but the same is not true for Crook or Jefferson counties, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The latest income and poverty estimates show 14 percent of the 315 million U.S. residents live in poverty, while the percentage is

A Madras man wanted on attempted murder, kidnapping and numerous other charges in an assault earlier this year on a woman with whom he had two children was captured Wednesday afternoon by federal marshals and the Oregon State Police SWAT Team in the garage of a northwest Madras home. Omar Benitez. 37, wanted on four

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon will receive an award for hosting the most town halls of any U.S. senator this year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Wyden will have held 80 town halls this year after he completes two scheduled for this weekend. He will be awarded on Sunday by the

CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say investigators have raided suspected marijuana grow operations involving Chinese nationals in Western Washington, resulting in the confiscation of an estimated $80 million or more in plants. The Chronicle reports the team of over two dozen agencies led by the Grays Harbor County Drug Task Force began executing 50 search

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies are investigating Jasmine Kjellesvik’s tale of a frightening encounter with a suspicious man. The incident reportedly happened Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. in the Woodside Ranch neighborhood, south of Bend. Kjellesvik,10, said she was walking to a friend’s house when a man, about 40 years old, approached her. She said the

Local volunteer and community activist Lindsay Greco is passionate about the holiday season. Not only does she enjoy celebrating with a Christmas tree, but she wants others to have the same opportunity , which is why she founded The Christmas Tree Project of Bend . The organization is dedicated to providing free, decorated Christmas trees