Jennifer Baires

On Thu., June 27 at a co-working space in Bend, two former employees of Black Butte Ranch held a press conference with their lawyers detailing years of abuse and harassment by a former co-worker, Glenn Michael Woosley. They also announced a $13.5 million dollar lawsuit on behalf of themselves and seven other former employees against […]

In a Land Birthed by Fire Part two of a three-part series exploring how Central Oregon can safely live with fire. We can’t control where an earthquake hits, when a volcano erupts or the path of a hurricane or twister, but we can take measures to prevent a fire from breaking out and barreling down […]

The main artery through Central Oregon, U.S. Highway 97, serves many purposes. It’s a popular route for long-haul truckers and a tourist thoroughfare. And for those who live in rural communities along the 670-mile highway, it serves as a main street, the way to quickly get from one end of town to the other. As […]

After all the ballots were in and counted last Tuesday, schools lost big in Central Oregon with significant fundraising attempts failing in Deschutes and Crook County. In Crook County, a district bond to repair and update schools failed with 52.9% voting against. Snowstorms earlier in the year prompted the $11.5 million bond for repairs at […]

In a Land Birthed by Fire A three-part series exploring how Central Oregon can safely live with fire We can’t control where an earthquake hits, when a volcano erupts or the path of a hurricane or twister, but we can take measures to prevent a fire from breaking out and barreling down on a community. […]