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Bend police linked a 15-year-old boy smoking marijuana and lighting fireworks to a brush fire July 19 near Farewell Bend Park, according to a police spokesman this morning.Police contacted a second boy and are looking for two more connected with the incident, according to Lt.

The evacuation order for North Twin Lake and South Twin Lake campgrounds, imposed Sunday during a fire at Wickiup Reservoir, has been lifted, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office.However, Forest service Road 42 from 4260 Road to Cascade Lakes Highway remains closed.

The U. S. Forest Service evacuated four campgrounds in south Deschutes County this afternoon, as crews battle a new blaze near Wickiup Reservoir called the Browns Creek Fire.Cascade Lakes Highway remains open, but Forest Service Road 42 is closed due to fire-related traffic. The fire was reported around 1 p.m. and the cause is currently unknown.

A vehicle crash on the west side of Sisters Saturday afternoon blocked a portion of U. S. Highway 20 and caused minor injuries for the occupants of one vehicle.According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, David Elliot, 20, of Sisters, was attempting to cross the highway at Barclay Drive shortly after 12:30 p.m.

Delivered at St. Charles BendLance and Dawn Hoptowit, a girl, Karishma Serenity Hoptowit, 12 pounds, 8.5 ounces, July 8.Delivered at St.

Deschutes County• Signature Home Builders LLC to Mary Walker, Gannon Point, Lot 15, $204,900• Ronald H. and Joyce H. Peterson to St. Charles Health Systems Inc., Township 17, Range 12, Section 27, $575,000• William H.

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved $595 billion in funding for the Defense Department next year, including provisions that give the Pentagon more flexibility to deal with sequestration. This year, some Defense Department employees have been furloughed due to mandatory spending cuts that went into effect in March. The new bill provides $82.3 billion in operations funding for active wars and $512.5 billion in non-war funds. The measure passed by a 315-109 vote, with 220 Republicans and 95 Democrats voting yes.

Two years ago, Erin Matlock spent six months trying different medications to control her newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis.

The U. S. Forest Service evacuated four campgrounds in south Deschutes County this afternoon, as crews battle a new blaze near Wickiup Reservoir called the Browns Creek Fire.Cascade Lakes Highway remains open, but Forest Service Road 42 is closed due to fire-related traffic. The fire was reported around 1 p.m. and the cause is currently unknown.

NeighborImpact’s Head Start program is now enrolling children for the 2013-14 school year.Crook and Deschutes county children from low-income families who are ages 3 and 4 on Sept.