Month: July 2018

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees Monday unanimously approved a new program at OSU-Cascades for registered nurses wanting to earn a Bachelor of Science in nursing. The board unanimously also amended the construction budget and plan for the Marine Studies Building in Newport and approved a remodeling project at Finley Hall, a residential dormitory

The City of Bend is looking for interested citizens to fill two three-year appointments and two alternate positions on the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board (BEDAB). Applicants must be residents of City of Bend and represent a local business or industry. Current BEDAB members include representatives from real estate, finance, aerospace, insurance and utilities. The

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you agree with plans to sell beer and wine inside Autzen Stadium this fall: Do you agree with plans to sell beer and wine inside Autzen Stadium this fall?Yes – 43% (467 votes)No – 57% (616 votes)Total Votes: 1,083

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory for three southern Oregon counties that are dealing with smoke from wildfires, and added portions of Lake County in south-central Oregon. The agency says the air quality was unhealthy Monday in much of Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties. It was

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State University President Ed Ray has announced new names for three buildings on the Corvallis campus. The changes were made after students and faculty complained that the buildings had been named for men with racist beliefs. Ray said Monday that Avery Lodge will now be called Champinefu (CHOM-pin-A-foo) Lodge. The

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A state employee in Oregon obliged to pay union fees despite her disagreement with the union’s stances, including financing an attack ad against her husband’s campaign for the Legislature, has reached a settlement of her lawsuit. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation that represented Debora Nearman says the settlement

(Update: Lower Deschutes Level 1 evacuation alert lifted; adding Timber Crater 6 Fire update) The Long Hollow Fire southeast of Dufur has burned more than 34,000 acres, but crews working in extreme heat over the weekend have brought it to 58 percent containment, officials said Monday. Here’s the Monday morning update: Long Hollow Fire: 34,550

Fire is not all bad news in healthy sagebrush steppe ecosystems, according to an Oregon State University study. The study, published in the journal Ecosystems, shows there is not a “one-size-fits-all” solution to fire in sagebrush steppe habitats across the western United States, said corresponding author Lisa Ellsworth, a range ecologist in OSU’s College of

Following community input and engineering analysis, speed limits will be lowered from 45 to 40 miles per hour next month on a stretch of Bear Creek Road east of Southeast 27th Street, the city of Bend announced Monday. The segment to see speed limits reduced extends from 27th Street to the urban growth boundary, about

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Police have identified two men found dead from gunshot wounds last week in southwestern Oregon. Oregon State Police Sgt. Jeff Proulx said Monday that 28-year-old Matthew Cortez and 28-year-old Jesse Swift were both from Cave Junction. Troopers from the Grants Pass office responded early Thursday to a report of two

Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of July 30: The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles to Klamath Falls

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A business leader’s project to launch a homeless center in downtown Portland is in question after being half a million dollars over budget. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Lisa Marandas, deputy director of Oregon Harbor of Hope, the developer-run nonprofit overseeing the project, says the overspending stems from the cleanup of the site

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) – The body of a man missing for more than two weeks has been recovered from the Santiam River. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office says there’s no evidence of foul play in the death of Kerry Letsch. The Yamhill County man was reported missing July 13 and his vehicle was found July

NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) – A girl flown to a Portland hospital after falling from a parade float has survived. Newberg-Dundee police say the 6-year-old fell Saturday while riding a float at the Old Fashioned Festival Parade in Newberg. The accident happened near the fire station. Medics quickly treated the girl, who was then flown by

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…After enduring a hot weekend we all need to prepare for the hottest day we will see this week! As temps climb into the triple digits heat advisories and warnings will be in place for much of the eastern portions of the state through Tuesday. Highs today will reach 100-105 with northerly

The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, has activated its Agency Operations Center and sent one strike team and one task force with equipment and personnel who are en route to assist with the Mendocino Complex Fire raging in Northern California. According to the latest Cal Fire update, the

REDDING, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say a massive blaze in Northern California has destroyed more than 650 homes since it broke out a week ago. Cal Fire officials said Sunday night the Carr Fire had grown to 95,368 acres, with 874 structures destroyed, 175 damaged and more than 5,000 other buildings threatened by the blaze,

(Update: Smoke from fires to south reaches area; concerns over fires sparked by abandoned campfires; progress on Long Hollow Fire) Amid more progress on a large grass and brush fire near the Deschutes River, smoke from major fires in southern Oregon and Northern California was pushed north into the High Desert on Sunday. “Those are

FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) – A string of five small earthquakes was reported off the Oregon Coast Sunday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey says the larges, a magnitude 5.3 quake, occurred shortly after 7 a.m., west of Florence. The earthquake was seven miles deep, and there are no reports of injuries or damage. Four other, smaller

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Hot and hazy out there for us today, we saw the smoke roll in this afternoon across the region from smoke from wildfires to our south in Oregon and Northern California. Due to that smoke in the area, air quality levels are dropping. In Bend it’s at a moderate level, meaning