State Attorney General Takes Over Investigation of Police Shooting Case Oregon State Police have released the names of the two Bend police officers involved in the officer-involved shooting that happened Dec 23 in downtown Bend. OSP say Officer Scott Schaier fired his handgun during the incident, and that one or both of the officers, which […]
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Sidenotes 11/23-11/30
Idaho Man Survives a Crash, a Fall and a Swim in the Snake River An Idaho man who stopped to help another driver on Interstate 84 is recovering after a series of crashes left him swimming in the Snake River. Oregon State Police say Steven Arrasmith of Mesa, Idaho, stopped his Jeep behind Steven Bailey’s […]
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Side Notes 10/19-10/26
Oregon Graduation Rate Improves, But It’s Still Third-Worst Bend-La Pine Scores Higher than State Average Oregon’s rate for on-time high school graduations improved from 2014 to 2015–but it wasn’t enough to help raise the state’s rankings nationwide. The four-year graduation rate in Oregon rose to 73.8 percent in 2015, up from 72 percent for the […]
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Side Notes 10/5-10/12
Eastside Coalition Pushes for 27th Street Path A coalition of neighborhood associations representing the Old Farm District, Larkspur and Mountain View neighborhoods are asking the city to address bike and pedestrian safety along 27th Street. A project is currently underway to lay new sewer lines under 27th Street between Highway 20 and Reed Market Road. […]
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Side Notes 9/28-10/5
Third Street Sidewalk Construction Begins Traffic on Bend’s Third Street will be slower going for the coming months, with the launch of the sidewalk improvement project on the south end of town. The City of Bend began work on Third Street between Wilson Avenue and Powers Road this week. Drivers can expect single-lane traffic between […]
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Warm Springs members arrive at Standing Rock by canoe
When Warm Springs tribal member Jefferson Greene arrived at the Standing Rock Reservation this September, he was struck by the presence of the 100+ flags representing tribal nations from across North America and from nations around the world. To him, it was a testament to the fact that over the centuries, indigenous people have come […]
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Sides Notes 9/14-9/21
Two-Year-Old Killed in Hwy 20 Crash A crash involving three vehicles on Highway 20 Sunday left a two-year-old child dead and several others hurt. According to the Oregon State Police, Sherwood resident David Fincher was driving his Toyota Tacoma eastbound west of Tumalo Sunday morning when he lost control on a corner and crossed the […]
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Side Notes 9/7-9/14
New Farewell Bend Bridge Opens Sept. 10 Starting Saturday September 10, people in Bend can once again use the Farewell Bend pedestrian bridge, according to the Bend Park and Recreation District. The District and its contractors removed the old 75-year-old bridge—once used for logging work—earlier this year, with plans to replace it with a steel […]
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Sides Notes 8/31-9/7
Pilot Dies at Airshow of the Cascades The Airshow of the Cascades show ended in tragedy Aug. 27 when a pilot died in a plane crash. According to Airshow of the Cascades’ website, Marcus Paine died during his Saturday afternoon performance in Madras. Paine, who hailed from Anchorage, Alaska, had been a pilot for more […]
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Side Notes 8/24-8/31
Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Amendment Moves Forward After a series of public meetings, on Thursday, Aug. 25, the City of Bend will move forward with its adoption of the long-overdue Bend Urban Growth Boundary Remand. Public testimony on the issue ended Aug. 18. The final plan would expand the City of Bend by a proposed […]
