Month: March 2018

The city of Sisters is inviting community members to a public meeting Wednesday evening on a proposed 199-unit mixed-housing subdivision on West McKinney Butte Road. The meeting takes place at 5:30 p.m. at the Sisters High School lecture room on a land use application to be submitted by Hayden Homes at 1680 West McKinney Butte

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The city of Eugene has hired a new police chief. The Register-Guard reports that Chris Skinner was chosen Monday and is expected to start April 30. He’s been the chief of police in Richland, Washington, since 2011. Pete Kerns retired as Eugene’s police chief in April 2017, but continued for many

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have cleared away Salem’s largest homeless camp. The Oregon Department of Transportation warned of the sweep two weeks ago, and its crews were joined by police Monday in notifying campers they had to go. The campers were offered a hot cup of coffee and trash bags. The camp established on

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you’ll likely vote to renew property tax levies: Are you likely to vote to renew property tax levies?Yes – 25% (236 votes)No – 75% (711 votes)Total Votes: 947

(Update: Cougar trapped, euthanized over the weekend) A young cougar that was trapped and euthanized Sunday morning in Silverton is believed to be the one that killed a deer in a home’s backyard late last month and was spotted at The Oregon Garden last week, prompting its closure for a day, officials said. Oregon Department

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 55-year-old woman died in a mobile home fire in Hillsboro early Monday. Hillsboro police Lt. Henry Reimann says firefighters responded to the engulfed home at about 5 a.m. and found the body of Cynthia Ann Stephens. Her husband, Larry Stephens, escaped without injury. Reimann says the Stephens’ cat

The challenge for the student chefs in the culinary competition was to prepare a three-course gourmet meal with only two butane burners in under an hour. Willamette High School pulled this off with excellence, winning top honors in the culinary competition at the ORLAEF ProStart Invitational, sponsored by Sysco. Bend High School took champion title

Gray whales are migrating north past the Oregon coast, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites visitors to share the excitement during Spring Whale Watch Week March 24-31. Trained volunteers from the Whale Watching Spoken Here program will be stationed 10 a.m. — 1 p.m. each day at 24 sites along the coast, ready

The Oregon State Treasury is helping Oregonians to invest in themselves, via a trio of programs that allow you to set aside money for higher education tuition and expenses, for retirement, and for costs that impact people with disabilities. You can learn more about these savings option during Spring Break at three premier family destinations

Oregon State University researchers said Monday they have taken a key step toward helping wildlife coexist more safely with wind power generation by demonstrating the success of an impact detection system that uses vibration sensors mounted to turbine blades. The findings are important because while wind power is generally regarded as green energy, danger to

Due to unseasonably warm conditions, the Deschutes National Forest said Monday it will be opening select campgrounds during the week of Bend-La Pine Schools’ spring break, as long as conditions remain favorable. For the week of March 23-31, several campgrounds across the three Deschutes National Forest ranger districts are slated to open to the public

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) – Residents in a Washington city soon may be able to legally own pit bull terriers again. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports pit bulls have been banned by Yakima city ordinance for more than three decades, but the Yakima City Council is expected Tuesday to take a vote to repeal the ban. The

SEATTLE (AP) – Officials say salmon soon could return to the upper reaches of the Columbia River for the first time in seven decades. KUOW-FM in Seattle reports Cody Desautel, director of natural resources for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville, says his group will “trap and haul” fish out of its hatchery and put

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked Facebook to detail the extent of misuse of its users’ private information, in a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent Monday. His letter follows reporting by the New York Times and Facebook’s own admission that about 50 million users’ data was downloaded and subsequently used by Cambridge Analytica, a political

Healthy Beginnings, the Central Oregon nonprofit that has been providing free comprehensive health and development assessments for children from 0-5 for 23 years, announced Monday has re-branded to more accurately communicate, and you might say to express gratitude for, its connection to the community. With a new executive director in place, Diane Murray-Fleck, LCSW, PCC,

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon announced Monday its acquisition of Bend’s Community Center, located at 1036 NE 5th Street, a full-circle return of sorts to the site of Bend’s earlier senior center. At 8,750 square feet, the new site has five times the interior space than the council’s current location at 373 NE

Good Monday Morning, Everyone… After a mild start to the day we will see a pleasant day to follow. A variable cloud cover will be accompanied by highs that will range from the mid 40’s to low 50’s…just a little warmer than yesterday for some. Breezes will remain light out of the SE. Clouds will

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 23 points and CJ McCollum added 21 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to their 13th straight victory, 122-109 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Portland’s dynamic guard duo led five Blazers players in double-figures, with Maurice Harkless scoring 21 points, Jusuf Nurkic 17 along with

The High Desert Amateur Radio Group (HIDARG) has announced its annual “Ham of the Year” award for 2017. John Ogden, of Bend, received the award at a recent meeting. Each year, the Board of Directors selects a recipient for this special award. They look for a ham who has been crucial to the success of

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu had 29 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the second-seeded Oregon Ducks advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 101-73 victory over No. 10 Minnesota in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. It was the 11th straight victory for the Ducks, who are