Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Contractor, irrigation district clash over pipe

Tumalo Irrigation District opts for more expensive pipes

Published Oct. 14, 2017 at 05:41PM / Updated Oct. 14, 2017 at 09:20PM

A company with an office in Redmond has cried foul after Tumalo Irrigation District denied its bid for a recent … Read more

Stephen Hamway, The Bulletin

Deschutes County man gets five year sentence for child porn

Investigators found 168 photos and 7 videos in the man’s possession

Published Oct. 11, 2017 at 09:01PM / Updated Oct. 11, 2017 at 11:04PM

A Deschutes County man was sentenced to more than five years in prison Wednesday for … Read more

Oregon residents scramble for solar

Solar companies see demand before state tax credit expires

Published Oct. 10, 2017 at 03:01AM / Updated Oct. 10, 2017 at 04:51PM

A state-level tax credit for renewable energy is slated to expire at the end of … Read more

Sheriff’s office fires sergeant

It’s the latest move in a year full of disciplinary actions

Published Oct. 4, 2017 at 05:55PM / Updated Oct. 4, 2017 at 08:34PM

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office fired corrections Sgt. Paul Navarro on Wednesday, the sixth employee … Read more

Bend canal could become historic landmark

Property owners, irrigation district clash over historic designation

Published Oct. 2, 2017 at 07:51PM / Updated Oct. 2, 2017 at 09:13PM

Just under 3 1⁄2 miles of a Central Oregon Irrigation District canal to the east … Read more

Planning to begin on trail from Bend to Lava Lands

ODOT receives grant to study multi-use trail

Sept. 23, 2017 at 03:01AM

A long-rumored trail that would connect Bend with Sunriver for cyclists and joggers has moved … Read more

Fairground kitchen beset by violations before eclipse

14 health violations include rodent droppings on food packaging

Published Sept. 22, 2017 at 06:03PM / Updated Sept. 22, 2017 at 09:54PM

More than 100 firefighters and other emergency response personnel stationed at the Deschutes County Fair … Read more

La Pine man guilty of attempted murder except for insanity

An evaluation will determine how Austin Miltenberger will be sentenced

Published Sept. 22, 2017 at 04:05PM / Updated Sept. 22, 2017 at 10:35PM

A La Pine man who attacked his mother with a gavel in 2013 has been … Read more

Deschutes County mulls “lot of record” amendment

Proposed amendment would allow more flexibility

Published Sept. 20, 2017 at 05:53PM / Updated Sept. 20, 2017 at 09:11PM

Deschutes County’s 12-month slog to conform with a state-level land use decision will have to … Read more

Former Deschutes County man gets 25 years for sex abuse

Published Sept. 19, 2017 at 05:21PM / Updated Sept. 19, 2017 at 08:28PM

An Arizona man was sentenced to what may amount to a life sentence in prison … Read more

What’s behind flooding on the Upper Deschutes?

Warm weather, water management, plant life all named as culprits

Sept. 18, 2017 at 02:01AM

SUNRIVER — Water levels along the Upper Deschutes River have slowly receded over the first … Read more

Reports: Jacques was drunk when shot by Bend police

He was also on prescribed medication

Published Sept. 16, 2017 at 04:31AM / Updated Sept. 16, 2017 at 08:14AM

When police intercepted Michael Tyler Jacques on Dec. 23, 2016, in downtown Bend, he was … Read more

Bend Broadband reports service restored

Outage affected cable, internet

Published Sept. 15, 2017 at 08:57AM / Updated Sept. 15, 2017 at 09:03AM

Did you lose Bend Broadband cable and internet service this morning? You’re not alone. The … Read more

Deschutes may allow church uses in wildlife areas

Potential change responds to federal anti-discrimination law

Published Sept. 14, 2017 at 08:33PM / Updated Sept. 15, 2017 at 05:35AM

Do churches and other religious buildings have a place in portions of Deschutes County that … Read more

Meadow restoration begins near Sisters

Glaze Meadow to retain water, improve fish passage

Sept. 1, 2017 at 12:01AM

SISTERS — Nestled in the shadow of Black Butte, just a mile from the containment … Read more

Federal funding finally coming from winter storms

Deschutes County organizations seek FEMA money

Published Aug. 29, 2017 at 06:45PM / Updated Aug. 29, 2017 at 08:43PM

More than seven months after winter storms ravaged Central Oregon, Deschutes County’s public organizations finally … Read more

U.S. Highway 97 re-opens

Highway closed in afternoon near Sunriver for a multiple-vehicle crash

Published Aug. 25, 2017 at 04:33PM / Updated Aug. 25, 2017 at 09:21PM

U.S. Highway 97 re-opened Friday night south of Vandevert Road near Sunriver after being closed … Read more

Key Central Oregon route to get makeover

Old Bend-Redmond Highway expected to get roundabouts, other features

Published Aug. 23, 2017 at 07:37PM / Updated Aug. 23, 2017 at 10:43PM

The Old-Bend Redmond Highway is about to get some new features — including possible roundabouts … Read more

Shelters house people, pets as Milli Fire burns 7,000 acres

Mandatory evacuations forced hundreds from their homes

Published Aug. 18, 2017 at 10:39PM / Updated Aug. 18, 2017 at 11:09PM

SISTERS — An unnaturally red sun burned through thick smoke near Sisters on Friday evening, … Read more

Portland men rescued from Sisters Wilderness

Published Aug. 14, 2017 at 01:55PM / Updated Aug. 14, 2017 at 06:36PM

For the second time in three days the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue … Read more

Oregon man charged with luring boys gets additional charges

Brandon Kautz charged with 32 felonies

Published Aug. 14, 2017 at 07:41PM / Updated Aug. 14, 2017 at 09:49PM

The charges against a Dallas, Oregon, man accused of soliciting sexual photos from underage boys … Read more

Eclipse survey helps officials, though numbers aren’t perfect

Central Oregon agencies use online survey to predict visitor totals

Published Aug. 11, 2017 at 07:35PM / Updated Aug. 11, 2017 at 09:16PM

With nine days left before the total solar eclipse passes over Central Oregon, emergency managers … Read more

Search and rescue pulls injured climber off South Sister

Published Aug. 8, 2017 at 02:59PM / Updated Aug. 8, 2017 at 10:06PM

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue spent seven hours rescuing a Portland man who … Read more

Eclipse could cause parking shortage in Madras

Parking areas filling up, but options remain.

Published Aug. 5, 2017 at 03:25PM / Updated Aug. 5, 2017 at 06:36PM

Tens of thousands of visitors will be driving to Central Oregon for the eclipse later … Read more

Congestion in Sunriver business park causes problems

County road department to look at traffic flow, pedestrian access

Published Aug. 1, 2017 at 06:01PM / Updated Aug. 1, 2017 at 10:57PM

Later this year, a contractor will take a look at one of Sunriver’s most prominent … Read more

Oregon man charged with child sex crimes

Police say he lured young boys while posing online as a woman

Published July 31, 2017 at 05:35PM / Updated July 31, 2017 at 10:46PM

A Dallas, Oregon, man has been charged with several sex crimes in the alleged solicitation … Read more

Motorcyclist killed outside Sisters

Published July 31, 2017 at 04:36PM / Updated July 31, 2017 at 09:47PM

A Hillsboro resident riding a motorcycle was struck and killed on U.S. Highway 20 outside … Read more

Restaurants, hospitals stockpile supplies in advance of eclipse traffic

Population expected to double, need for supplies likely will as well

Published July 29, 2017 at 04:01PM / Updated July 29, 2017 at 07:10PM

For the third week in August, the Black Bear Diner in Madras plans to buy … Read more

Deschutes County to allow anonymous pot complaints

Changes coming to marijuana grows in Deschutes County

Published July 24, 2017 at 08:29PM / Updated July 24, 2017 at 09:17PM

Deschutes County will make it easier for residents who are concerned about marijuana production on … Read more

Warm Deschutes good for playing, bad for fish

River temperatures rise as the summer progresses

Published July 23, 2017 at 03:01AM / Updated July 23, 2017 at 05:15AM

Ask any Central Oregonian how to beat the heat during the summer, and odds are … Read more

Deschutes County government’s other role: landlord

113,000 square feet of county space have non-county tenants

Published July 22, 2017 at 03:25PM / Updated July 23, 2017 at 05:20AM

While Deschutes County offers a wide variety of public services to its citizens, it can’t … Read more

Deschutes fairgrounds roofs wrecked by winter

Snow caused roof damage, which the county is beginning to address

July 15, 2017 at 03:01AM

A winter with more snow than usual left the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center … Read more

Owner involved in fatal dog attack comes forward

Redmond man said he didn’t know the extent of the other dog’s injuries

Published July 15, 2017 at 11:40AM / Updated July 15, 2017 at 07:39PM

The owner of a dog that fatally attacked a woman’s yellow Labrador at Cline Falls … Read more

Deschutes 911 handles dizzying array of calls

Many dispatchers can’t handle the stress, and others can’t imagine doing anything else

July 12, 2017 at 03:01AM

With thousands of tourists in town in advance of the July Fourth holiday, call volume … Read more

Refund coming for some Deschutes County residents

Landowners affected by lot of record issues to receive check

Published July 12, 2017 at 06:33PM / Updated July 12, 2017 at 10:24PM

Around 125 Deschutes County residents will be getting a check from the board of county … Read more

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