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A jury this afternoon found an 86-year-old La Pine man guilty of murdering his wife.Lawrence Loeffler admitted that he shot and killed his wife, 83-year-old Betty Jane Loeffler, at their home in south county in January.

New digs: The Roots Revival — which also features yoga, visual art, workshops and more — is settling into Pakit after several years at two westside locations and a last-minute cancellation last year.

The Sears department store and the Sears Auto Center at the Bend River Promenade on Northeast Third Street will close in mid-December, a spokesman for the parent company confirmed today. No other Sears stores in the region will close, according to Howard Riefs director of corporate communications for Sears Holdings Corp.

A jury this afternoon found an 86-year-old La Pine man guilty of murdering his wife.Lawrence Loeffler admitted that he shot and killed his wife, 83-year-old Betty Jane Loeffler, at their home in south county in January.

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A squirrel caused a small brush fire Sunday south of Bend, the second squirrel in two weeks to spark such a blaze here.The woodland creature touched a pair of power lines Sunday along U. S. Highway 97, creating a short circuit that electrocuted and ignited the animal, said Dave Howe, battalion chief with the Bend Fire Department.

Cross-countryThree Course ChallengeCamp Rilea, Warrenton5,000 metersHard course———BoysTeam scores (top 10) — Mountain View 99, Lakeridge 166, Bend 229, Sumner (Wash.) 254, Oak Harbor (Wash.) 265, Todd Beamer (Wash.) 341, Enumclaw (Wash.) 342, Battle Ground (Wash.) 345, St.

Deschutes County• Douglas G. and Helen K. Holler to Stewart W. and Debora A. McCray, Deschutes River Recreation Homesites Inc., Unit 5, Lot 38, Block 30, $265,000• Charles C. and Marcia C. Wood, trustees for the Charles Wood and Marcia Chase Wood Revocable Living Trust, to David B. and Kathleen G.

A hunter discovered a body today northeast of Chemult, along with a car belonging to a Bend man reported missing on Sept. 6.The Klamath County Major Crime Team is investigating the death.