Madras, Ore. – Central Oregonians will have an opportunity to provide input on the state’s budget on Saturday, as the Legislature’s joint Ways and Means Committee will be hosting a town hall-style public meeting in Madras. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1 Read More
Crook County, Ore. – Brian Barney has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Crook County Court. Barney, 62, is a fourth-generation Prineville native who has worked as a farmer and a rancher and owned construction and excavation companies. The Bulletin reports that Read More
Sunriver, Ore. – Local law enforcement are still investigating the suspicious death of a man in Sunriver Sunday morning. The man had been wandering the streets of the resort south of Bend early Sunday bleeding from the neck, according to a press release from the Read More
Central Oregon – The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon has a new program aimed at introducing young families to nature. Tiny Explorers shows families with children from age 0-2 how to explore the Central Oregon landscape with their young child. Through social meet Read More
Bend, Ore. – John Spriggs, a freestyle skier, backcountry skier, rock climber and fly fisherman, gets paid to live the outdoor life. Spriggs, 28, spends most of the year chasing storms in a Nissan Titan with a pop-up camper and a snowmobile towed along behind. A Read More
Mt. Vernon, WA – Charges have been refiled against an Oregon man who tried to shut off an oil pipeline north of Seattle last fall to make a statement about climate change. The charges were refiled against 60-year-old Kenneth Ward, of Corbett, in Skagit County Read More
Government Camp, Ore. – A 19-year-old snowboarder reported missing after riding out of bounds of the Timberline Ski Area on Mount Hood has been found safe. Mountain Wave Search and Rescue said in a Tweet early Sunday rescuers found the teen. He had been reported Read More
Central Oregon – Bend-La Pine Schools and Jefferson County School District have been identified by the state as needing intervention to better help their English language learner students, and each district will receive $180,000 this school year. English language Read More
Salem, Ore. – Oregon would be the first state to offer a tax credit for animal adoptions. Adopting a pet could become a little easier on the wallet in Oregon, if a proposed animal adoption tax credit under consideration in Salem is approved. Sens. Alan Olson and Read More
Sunriver, Ore. – A man died Sunday night under what Sunriver Police are calling suspicious circumstances. The man had been wandering the streets of the resort south of Bend and bleeding from the neck, according to a press release from the Sunriver Police Read More
