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The Deschutes National Forest implemented emergency fire closures Friday to protect the public and maintain firefighter safety as crews continue to work on the roughly 80-acre Green Ridge Fire near Camp Sherman, a forest spokeswoman announced.Beginning Friday, the public will not be allowed in the closure area in the Sisters Ranger District and on certain roads and trails around the perimeter of the area until the emergency closure is lifted.

Bank of the Cascades has moved its mortgage center from downtown Bend to the Old Mill District to increase customer convenience, one of several such changes the bank announced Thursday.Moving the mortgage center to 233 S. W. Wilson Ave. gives it a more central location and places it near several area title companies, bank officials said in a news release.

• Floor Decor, of Bend, has moved to a new location at 184 N. E. Franklin Ave. The new space offers a showroom twice the size of the previous location.• Bend Pet Express plans to celebrate 20 years in business Aug. 10 with parties at its east-side and west-side locations. Visit www.

The rain started falling in Sisters just as the body of John Hammack made its way into the city during a procession honoring his sacrifice on Friday.Rescue workers recovered Hammack’s body this afternoon, a day after a treetop landed on him while fighting a fire Thursday morning. The area was too hot to recover the body sooner, according to U.S.

The Deschutes National Forest is implementing emergency fire closures to protect public and firefighter safety as crews continue to work on the Green Ridge Fire, near Camp Sherman, a forest spokeswoman announced.Beginning today the public will not be allowed in the closure area in the Sisters Ranger District and on certain roads and trails around the perimeter of the area until the emergency closure is lifted.

A La Pine man who shook his girlfriend's 2-year-old son was sentenced Thursday to 70 months in prison.Jeffrey Scott Neeley, 23, was initially charged with two counts of first-degree assault.He pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of second-degree assault, related to the Nov.

Crook County’s only medical marijuana dispensary was searched Thursday afternoon and its owner arrested by officers with the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team.Ryan Daniel Cole, 36, owner of the Crook County Compassion Clinic & Club, was booked into the Crook County Jail on two counts of unlawful delivery of marijuana Thursday evening, and later released.

Police LogThe Bulletin will update items in the Police Log when such a request is received. Any new information, such as the dismissal of charges or acquittal, must be verifiable. For more information, call 541-383-0358.Bend Police DepartmentDUII — Andrew Robert Warrenburg, 22, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 1:05 a.m.

A number of fires believed deliberately set this morning in Bend grew from three to eight after further investigation, Bend Police announced this afternoon.Three fires were discovered burning in proximity to one another on the city east side between 2:30 a. m. and 5:06 a. m., said Bend Police Sgt. Dan Ritchie. Later in the day, police and Bend Fire Department investigators discovered four more attempts to set vehicles afire around Southeast Airpark Drive, Ritchie said.

Chance, the pit bull mix discovered severely injured last week near Terrebonne, continues his slow recovery in the care of the veterinarians and nurses at BrightSide Animal Center in Redmond.“It's still day by day," said BrightSide Executive Director Chris Bauersfeld.