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•Dr. Philip Wallace recently joined Northwest Brain & Spine. Wallace completed medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., a residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center and fellowship training in interventional spine and sports medicine at Southwest Spine and Sports in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Material in a dumpster spontaneously caught fire Tuesday evening after a construction company improperly disposed of painting and staining materials in La Pine., La Pine firefighters reportedAccording to the La Pine Rural Fire Protection District, firefighters responded to calls of a dumpster fire around 7:20 p.m. at Powder Village Condominiums. Area residents used portable fire extinguishers to control the fire until firefighters arrived.

Material in a dumpster spontaneously caught fire Tuesday evening after a construction company improperly disposed of painting and staining materials in La Pine., La Pine firefighters reportedAccording to the La Pine Rural Fire Protection District, firefighters responded to calls of a dumpster fire around 7:20 p.m. at Powder Village Condominiums. Area residents used portable fire extinguishers to control the fire until firefighters arrived.

ON DECKTodayCross-country: Ridgeview at Hood River Invite, 3 p. m.; Madras at Silver Falls/Oktoberfest Invitational, TBAGirls soccer: Mazama at Summit, 4 p. m.ThursdayVolleyball: Madras at Ridgeview, 6:30 p. m.; Summit at Sisters, 6:30 p. m.; La Pine at Cascade, 6:30 p.

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 DepartmentBurglary — A burglary and a theft were reported and an arrest made at 5:15 p.m. Aug.

Median home prices in Bend and Redmond dropped in August, according to a report issued Tuesday by Bratton Appraisal Group.Bend’s median single-family-home price dipped to $265,000 last month, down from $280,000 in July. The median hit a five-year high of $281,000 in June, Bratton data show.

Redmond-based Charlie Every Trucking received a national safety award at the Oregon Trucking Convention, according to a news release.The Platinum Fleet Safety Award was presented by Great West Casualty Co., which specializes in truck insurance.Trucking companies compete for the awards, which are based on the number of preventable accidents in a year, in categories based on their annual miles recorded.

Central Oregon businesses impacted by summer wildfires may be eligible for low-interest federal loans.The U. S.

Joshua Leo Jokinen, charged with killing a 78-year-old woman outside of Sisters, was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges after an indictment by a Deschutes County grand jury.Jacques DeKalb, Jokinen’s attorney, filed a motion to preserve evidence, asking that tissue samples and any other information from the autopsy be preserved.

Bend Police conducted its final pedestrian operation of the year Tuesday, netting 30 drivers for various citations.Officers waited at a crosswalk outside of Amity Creek Magnet School at 437 N. W. Wall St., in a school zone.According to a media release from Bend Police spokesman Lt. Chris Carney, police cited eight drivers for failing to yield to pedestrians and eight for cellphone use, as well as five for improper seat belt use and nine for other infractions.