Month: June 2019

As part of the celebration of 100 Years of Waldorf Education and in conjunction with the GreenBee Wildlife Web Initiative, students and communities across the globe will be planting trees and establishing beetending programs and pollination gardens. On May 31, in partnership with the US Forest Service in Sisters, the sixth-grade students at the Waldorf

A bill that passed in the Oregon Senate on Thursday aims to make it safer for blind and visually impaired consumers to manage their medications. House Bill 2935 – which passed on the Senate floor by a 17-9 vote – requires pharmacies to provide access to prescription readers for blind and visually impaired customers. “A

The Oregon Senate voted Thursday to enact protections for public workers by putting into law best practices already established in collective bargaining agreements around the state, its supporters said. House Bill 2016 – which passed on the Senate floor today – allows public employees to enter into agreements with unions and authorize deductions for membership

Oregon Coalition for Affordable Prescriptions (OCAP) is thrilled to announce the unanimous passage of House Bill 2658-B by the Oregon Senate. The bill to reduce prescription drug prices was approved by a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 25-0 (4 excused) on Thursday, 6/6 and now goes back to the House floor for a concurrence vote before

NeighborImpact, the region’s largest nonprofit provider of social services, recently released its biennial resource publication, the Answer Book. The Answer Book is an 80-page information booklet published in both English and Spanish. The book includes information compiled from local organizations about services available to residence of Central Oregon that fall into categories such as education,

(Update: Police confirm bomb threat, also say one person apparently made several Wednesday hoax calls; comments from police, Bend HS coach) Bend Senior High School was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a staff member received a telephoned bomb threat, but police checked the cleared buildings and found no suspicious devices. The call came in shortly before

Deschutes County has appointed Sara Crosswhite as the county’s 9-1-1 director. Crosswhite has been serving as interim director of Deschutes 9-1-1 since April 2018. She began her career as a Deschutes 9-1-1 dispatcher and, over the past 20 years, has risen through the ranks of the agency. “Sara has the support of our local public

Deschutes County has hired Greg Munn as its new chief financial officer. Munn, who will join the county in late June, replaces Wayne Lowry, who is retiring after serving as the county’s finance director for the past six years. Munn has held the position of chief financial officer for the High Desert Education Service District

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday signed legislation which supporters said will help to restore balance between keeping students safe and maintaining a classroom free of disruptive behavior. Senate Bill 963 modifies the permissible uses of restraint for students in public education programs, and adds clarity for teachers to address classroom disruptions. The legislation, which

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Iraq war veteran has been sentenced to 15 years in an Oregon prison for fatally beating a man and burning his body. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Thursday that 36-year-old Peter George Jirasek was sentenced Thursday for the March 2017 death of Daniel Cohen. Jirasek pleaded guilty in May to first-degree manslaughter,

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Police have confirmed that a body found in April at a southern Oregon home is that of missing man Dennis Day, who was an original member of Disney’s “The Mickey Mouse Club.” The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s office identified the body, although they were unable to use dental records or DNA

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a suspect has been taken into custody at a Northeast Portland Fred Meyer store where a person reportedly was holed up with a weapon. The Portland Police Bureau said a special emergency reaction team and the crisis team were sent to the store Thursday afternoon to help officers with

BRIDAL VEIL, Ore. (AP) — Authorities closed a popular Columbia Gorge trailhead after they say a cougar killed two goats nearby. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded Wednesday night to a report of a cougar that had killed the goats in the area of Angel’s Rest Trailhead. The sheriff’s office says on Tuesday

(Update: police comments; Wednesday hoax calls believed to be by same person) On any given day, Bend Police Department officers respond to more than 200 calls for service. The department’s goal is to assign no more than nine of those calls to any given officer on his or her shift. A rapidly growing population is

It sounds like a blockbuster movie: Boy loves football, boy gets hurt — and overcomes numerous challenges to remain in the game. That’s the story of Sisters High School kicker Wyatt Hernandez. ” It was super hard as a mother to watch him, because I knew he wasn’t right, ” Kathleen Warner, Wyatt’s mom, said

(Update: Initial investigation info, no. of cattle) Northbound U.S. Highway 97 was closed and a detour in place for several hours Thursday after an overturned cattle truck that left some animals on the highway. Some were destroyed, one by police due to its aggressive nature, authorities said. An alert sent by ODOT shortly after 5

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Tonight winds will stay gusty around 30 miles per hour out of the northwest. The breezy winds brought us cool air behind a cold front, and we’ll have a cool morning in store. Low temperatures will dip into the upper 20s and lower 30s through Sunriver and La Pine, so I

Members of the Mt. View High School’s trap club participated in a friendly shooting competition Wednesday with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, strengthening relationships between Central Oregon youth and law enforcement. The informal competition between students and deputies followed the standard event protocol for actual trap shooting competitions, where each participant shoots at 100 airborne

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) – A helicopter has rescued four climbers from near the summit of Mount Rainier after they had been stranded on the Cascade Mountain peak for several days. The National Park Service said in a statement they were suffering from exposure and being transported to local hospitals. Rescuers took advantage

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is one of only five states to have absolutely no limits on how much money can be donate to political campaigns. But lawmakers took a step to change that Thursday. The House passed House Bill 2714, a measure approving the state’s first campaign contribution limits in decades. The proposal caps