KQAK-FM has been named 2006 Oregon Radio Station of the Year by the Oregon Association of Broadcasters.  The announcement was made at the Fall Conference of the Oregon Association of Broadcasters on August 25, 2006.    105.7 KQAK-FM was named the 2006 Oregon Radio Station of the Year by the Oregon Association of Broadcasters.  (L-R) Jeff Nelson, Dan Dubay, and Bruce Cannon “This is a tremendous honor for our team of 23 full-time and 6 part-time employees,” ... [full story]

Companies appeal penalties The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a $7,200 penalty to WHM Enterprises, LLC, of Bend, the owner of a 10-unit apartment complex, for allowing unlicensed persons to perform an asbestos abatement project on property it owns at 502-508 S.W. Evergreen in Redmond. In a related action, DEQ has issued an $8,400 penalty to Potter Construction Inc., Bend, the company hired by WHM to renovate the apartment complex, for conducting an asbestos ... [full story]

Cross-examination, 'Prosecutor and the Media' will be studiedDeschutes County District Attorney Michael Dugan has announced that his office recently received two full scholarships to attend a cross-examination training program at the National Advocacy Center in South Carolina.  Each scholarship covers the costs of the training, including travel, meals and lodging.  There is no cost to Deschutes County.Deputy District Attorney Beth Bagley was accepted into the training program through one of the scholarships.  The training will ... [full story]

Central Oregon Community Action Agency Network (COCAAN) has announced they will unveil a new name that better suits one of the largest local social service organizations in Central Oregon during their upcoming 21st Anniversary Celebration.  The agency has grown from a small non-profit to an organization with over 15 offices, last year providing over 100,000 different services to local residents.  The new name will be unveiled during the 21st Anniversary Celebration to be held at ... [full story]

Right now the weather is warm and pleasant, but before you know it, temperatures will cool off and there will be snow on the ground.  Not only is now a good time to check your furnace and seal up the cracks around windows and doors, you should get your car ready for winter as well.  The colder months ahead can really take their toll on your vehicle, especially if you live up north or in ... [full story]

I like a tight deadline, 'specially the one when the appliance repairman calls my cell phone to say he can be at my house in 15 minutes and I know I'm 20 minutes out. That's when a 425-horsepower Dodge Magnum SRT8 comes in handy. This is the big Hemi, the 6.1-liter V-8. With a couple of green lights, I've got it made.    DODGE MAGNUM - What’s not to like about Dodge’s new Hemi-powered $42,000 muscle wagon? CNS ... [full story]

Movie Review of "HOLLYWOODLAND" Hollywood's promise of eternal youth, glamour and dizzying stardom has held society in its thrall from the early 1900's to today. The creators of the appropriately named "Hollywoodland," more a geography of the psyche than of solid ground, give us yet another searing look at Tinseltown--where the only thing that's real is the gap between who you are, and who you're literally dying to become.   Ben Affleck and Diane Lane star ... [full story]

A North Plains-area man died Monday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle on Highway 20W about twenty-five miles west of Sisters.  The victim was thrown from his motorcycle and struck by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction.  Efforts to revive the victim by an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper and a cardiologist traveling in the area were unsuccessful. At 12:30 p.m. September 4, Kouman Ly, a 29-year-old resident of North Plains lost ... [full story]

Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Sisters man in connection with an argument over money that sent another man to the hospital with a potentially life-threatening stab wound. About 8:15 p.m. Sunday, deputies were called to 154 East Washington Avenue in Sisters to investigate three unwanted intoxicated men at the location.  The suspects had left the area before officers arrived, said Sergeant Kevin Dizney, and the residents did not request any further assistance. ... [full story]

Suspect claimed to have gun, made threats Police are looking for a teenager who stole a half-case of beer, claiming he had a gun, about 11:45 p.m. on Monday from Albertsons supermarket in south Bend. A store employee said he approached the suspect on September 4 as he was leaving the store with beer he hadn’t paid for, said Lt. Ken Mannix with Bend Police.  The worker said the teen claimed to have a gun, ... [full story]