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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.Redmond Police DepartmentVehicle crash — An accident was reported at 10:07 p.m.

BAKER CITY — Samples of city water taken Wednesday contained cryptosporidium, Baker City Manager Mike Kee said Sunday, but the lab results don’t tell authorities how, when and where enough of the parasitic protozoa entered the city water supply to sicken dozens of people.Widespread diarrhea, stomach cramps and other symptoms have afflicted people over the past

Firefighters plan to hold a public meeting today in Camp Sherman to discuss the Green Ridge Fire.The meeting is set for 6:30 p. m. at the Camp Sherman Fire Hall at 13033 S. W. Forest Service Road 1419, said Kate Goossens, spokeswoman for the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in Prineville. Sparked by lightning Wednesday, the fire northwest of Sisters had burned 150 acres and was 25 percent contained as of Sunday.

MOUNT HOOD — A dozen rescuers armed with chain saws and other tools chipped away at tons of ice and snow Sunday to recover the body of a 25-year-old snowboarder killed when an ice tunnel collapsed on Mount Hood.The snowboarder, Collin Backowski, of Colorado, was traveling with five companions when the collapse hit Saturday afternoon.

Deschutes County• J. Kevin and Teresa L. Cornett to Michael and Richard Kissane, RiverRim P. U. D., Phase 1, Lot 88, $412,500• John Collins to Travis A. and Kellie D. Allen, Tillicum Village, Second Addition, Lot 9, Block 5, $185,000• Alicia Patterson to Travis D.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the Energy Consumers Relief Act, which would allow the Department of Energy to counteract the Environmental Protection Agency’s energy-related regulations if they threatened to impede economic growth.If it believes an EPA regulation would hurt the economy, the Department of Energy could block the regulation from going into effect.

Oregon has long had one of the most volatile tax systems in the country.

100 YEARS AGOFor the week endingAug. 3, 1913More than 200 on excursionThat this year's Seattle excursion to Bend will be a record event of the kind for a town the size of this is evidenced by the reports of progress coming from the Sound city. Already more than 160 people are said to have signed up — and paid up — for the trip, and there seems every respect that more than 200 Washingtonians will take the unique opportunity to pay Bend a visit.

KLAMATH FALLS — Amid drought and major fires, a task force trying to pick its way through the Klamath Basin's long water struggles has met again, with some contention and no resolution.The task force was put together after Sen.

A man who allegedly stole a motorcycle a little over two weeks ago was arrested Friday night in the Deschutes River Woods area, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office.Shortly before 8 p. m., a deputy attempted to pull over a man on a 1985 Honda motorcycle near Brookswood Boulevard.