Month: February 2019

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The troubled Lost Valley Farm in northeast Oregon has sold to its only bidder, and its herd has been auctioned off. The Statesman Journal reports a federal bankruptcy judge approved the dairy farm’s sale to Canyon Farm LLC for $66.7 million earlier this month. The sale is scheduled to close March

An investigation into the recent death of retired Bend firefighter John Love has been completed and found no indications of foul play, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Wednesday. The body of Love, 60, was found by searchers on Feb. 11, covered in snow in a large hole at a construction site near Northeast

(Update: DA Hummel won’t prosecute woman in stabbing, says it was self-defense) A transient couple were arrested Tuesday evening after the wife stabbed her husband with a knife in northeast Bend, police said. But Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Wednesday he declined to charge the woman after determining she acted in self-defense, fighting

It’s the ultimate execution of teamwork on the basketball court – an unselfish assist that leads directly to a teammate’s ability to score. For the sixth consecutive year, the Portland Trail Blazers’ success at creating dozens of assists each game will fund a positive outcome for a deserving Oregon community thanks to a partnership investment

The federal grazing fee for 2019 will drop to $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the USDA Forest Service, the agencies announced Wednesday. It represents a decrease from the 2018 federal grazing fee of $1.41

The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on Friday to announce the next steps in the search for a new president of the college, including a likely naming of their top candidate. The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. in the Board Room of the Boyle Education Center

The Redmond School District will conduct Title 1A pre-kindergarten screenings for the 2019-20 school year on Wednesday, March 13 and Wednesday, May 15 at the Redmond Early Learning Center. Title 1A Pre-K is a federally funded program for four-year olds (by Sept. 1, 2019) who qualify based on literacy and other screenings. The program prioritizes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon House Republicans snubbed a meeting Wednesday meant to promote an inclusive and respectful workplace environment within the state Capitol. The committee meeting was to address a perceived hostile work environment and lay out rules against discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct. The boycott was in response to the treatment of a

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Overnight we’ll see some snow showers before this round of activity wraps up. Mostly cloudy skies will be overhead apart from the chance for showers. We’ll wake up to some snow on the ground in most areas, so be aware that the roads could be slick and icy. Lows will be

A collaborative effort among the fishing industry, scientists and resource managers has led to a significant reduction in seabird bycatch in Alaskan longline fisheries since 2002, a new study documents, but researchers say that bycatch incidents are now increasing. Scientists involved in the effort are unsure of whether the birds – which include the highly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department set a new record for the number of campers at state parks last year and the number of day-use visitors was the second-highest ever. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday that 2.9 million people camped in 2018 and 54 million people in total visited a park, the

Madras City Manager Gus Burril has issued a report detailing successful projects over the past year while looking ahead to what 2019 brings and urging residents to volunteer to help make good things happen. Here’s his report, issued Wednesday: There has been much growth and change in Madras over the last 12 months. The Madras

Oregon’s gas prices could become the third-highest in the nation if a bill to cut back the state’s carbon footprint passes the Legislature and is signed into law. The question now is, would the bill’s out-of-pocket costs for Oregonians outweigh its environmental benefits? The jury is split. At its core, House Bill 2020 sets a

Arturo Aispuro, 37, of Salem, was sentenced Wednesday to 78 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. He also received a concurrent sentence of 60 months for abusing hundreds of roosters by raising and training them to participate in cockfights. According to court documents, Aispuro was a

An attempt to bring more and different kinds of housing to Bend is under construction, in the form of a tiny home “cottage community” in southeast Bend. The Hiatus cottage community on Benham Road is being built following the city’s cottage code, because in Bend it’s currently not legal to live in a tiny home

More than 63 percent of American children and 55 percent of Americans live in “asset” poverty, meaning they have few or no assets to rely on in the event of a financial shock such as a job loss, a medical crisis or the recent federal government shutdown, new research from Oregon State University indicates. When

Researchers have documented a group of tanner crabs vigorously feeding at a methane seep on the seafloor off British Columbia – one of the first times a commercially harvested species has been seen using this energy source. There are many implications, researchers say, and surprisingly most of them are good. Human consumption of tanner crabs

CANTON, Miss. (AP) – A Southern Oregon man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Mississippi for possessing medical marijuana. The Clarion Ledger reports 46-year-old Patrick Beadle was originally convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to eight years in prison without parole. Beadle’s attorney, Cynthia Stewart, said Tuesday that a judge vacated the

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…The NW flow that gave us a little snow overnight will continue to push cold, wet air into the NW today. Snow accumulations will be heaviest to the south giving areas around la pine the chance to see 3-6″ of fresh snow. Others will see 1-3″ accumulate. Highs will be in the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland police commanding officers union has filed a grievance against the city, citing a provision that says any reprimand of a police supervisor should be done in a way “least likely to embarrass” the officer in public. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the grievance stems from statements Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, as