Month: February 2018

Desert Sky Montessori, a 501c3 public elementary charter school in Bend, said Thursday it applied for and received a substantial, $450,000 implementation grant from the Oregon Department of Education. Desert Sky Montessori School received confirmation their grant application had been approved while also receiving ODE’s highest ever score on a grant of this nature. These

(Update: Ninth DCSO termination in two years) Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson announced Wednesday he’s fired Deputy Eric Kozowski, who sought to unseat him two years ago, due to conduct that violated sheriff’s office policies. Kozowski quickly announced he will be suing the department in federal court. Nelson also has taken “personnel action” involving corrections

A 38-year-old Clackamas man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to calling two airports, in Las Vegas and Texas, making false threats that a family member who was a terrorist was traveling through the airport, all over a family feud, prosecutors said. Sonny Donnie Smith pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to making anonymous harassing

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday that recreational and commercial crabbing is now open from Cape Blanco, north of Port Orford, to the California border. Crab samples taken from the area indicate that levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have dropped below the alert level.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 15 of his colleagues are urging the Trump administration to include funding for broadband internet deployment in rural areas nationwide that lack access to high-speed broadband. “In an increasingly interconnected world and global economy, we must include in our discussion of infrastructure not just roads, bridges and waterways, but also

The Board of Directors of Abilitree announced Thursday that April O’Meara, current Marketing and Development Director, will become the new Executive Director of Abilitree effective immediately. Current Executive Director Tim Johnson has decided to leave Abilitree after 8 years to explore new opportunities. Board President Molly Renner said, “We are thrilled to have April O’Meara

SEATTLE (AP) – School bus drivers in Washington state’s largest school district have gone on strike. KOMO reports that bus drivers with First Student, represented by the Teamsters union, were walking the picket line Thursday morning. The drivers are employed by First Student, which is contracted by the district to provide bus service. About 12,000

Helping your neighbors and their families stay warm just got easier. Pacific Power will match every dollar you donate to the Oregon Energy Fund with $2 more. Last year, Pacific Power’s donations helped 1,209 households in need throughout Oregon including 1,099 children, 442 seniors and 405 people with disabilities. This year, Pacific Power’s 2-for-1 match

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a soldier died in an accidental shooting at a training facility near the Oregon coast. The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office says members of a U.S. Army unit reported that the shot was fired Wednesday night in the housing area at Camp Rilea. The soldier died in the emergency room

When contractors meet these three requirements, consumers know they are protected from jobsite accidents, that the work will be done properly, and critical jobs such as plumbing and electrical work will be performed by people with the proper training and experience. “It is crucial for consumers to make sure when they buy or remodel a

There’s no cheating cheatgrass. This invasive annual weed is difficult to eradicate because of its short lifecycle and high seed production. Throw wildfire into the mix and it’s even more of a nuisance, because cheatgrass can become more dominant and expand after a fire. Cheatgrass and other invasive annuals like medusahead and ventenata, outcompetes other

The Oregon State Police announced Thursday the launch of *OSP (star OSP), which it calls a fast and easy way to contact the OSP dispatchers for a non-emergency from your mobile phone. *OSP (*677) is a mobile phone direct call number established to provide the public with a quick, easy to remember number to use

Happy Thursday morning, everyone! We wake up on this first day of February to a few sprinkles throughout the region. If you encounter one of these showers the surfaces will likely be slick. Temperatures this morning are starting in the low to mid 30s. Today will be cloudy with a few sunbreaks. Winds will generally

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board appointed 12 members to the new Oregon Agricultural Heritage Commission Wednesday, a program approved by the Legislature in 2017 to help ensure well-managed working lands can be passed down to the next generation and kept in production. The commission’s first meeting is Thursday, Feb. 1 and is open to the

In Oregon, only 12.8 percent of the 311,958 children who are eligible for free or reduced-priced meals in the National School Lunch Program participate in the Summer Food Service Program. The Oregon Department of Education is seeking more schools and community organizations to participate in SFSP this summer to help ensure that hungry children and

In general, motorists in Oregon can be confident they are getting good gasoline and diesel, based on Oregon Department of Agriculture statistics for 2017 released Wednesday. Routine ODA inspections this past year, along with responses to consumer complaints, indicate very few problems with the fuel. In an overwhelming majority of cases, drivers are getting what

Bend’s 27th Street sewer line project is finishing up. Started in 2010, it has created 43,000 feet of new sewer line, which is about 8 miles. The sewer line officially spans from the Murphy and Parrell Road roundabout near Third Street and goes through King’s Forest and down 27th Street. Crews had to dig as

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – CJ McCollum scored a franchise-record 28 points in the first quarter and finished with a career-high 50 through three periods before heading to the bench, and the Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of the short-handed Chicago Bulls for a 124-108 victory Wednesday night. McCollum’s 28 points in the opening quarter were