Genevieve Reaume

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Genevieve Reaume

PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- Training your dog is tough work that requires diligence and persistence. Training your dog to be a therapy dog is an entirely different level of dedication. It can require more than a year of work. But when a dog has obvious love to give, it’s hard not to gift that to the community. That's how 12-year-old Lily Prasek felt about her Golden Retriever, Sunny. “He’s just really loving,” Lily explained. “He always wants more love.

2 weeks ago | centraloregondaily.com | Genevieve Reaume

BEND, Ore. -- In a first-of-its-kind move for the Bend-La Pine School District, an employee has been hired whose sole job is to try and get families to stop driving their kids to school. Instead, the goal is to get those students walking, biking, scootering or taking the bus. Michelle Rhoads is the new active transportation coordinator. She just started the role in March and is now the driving force for the district, trying to get its families to ditch the drop off.

1 month ago | centraloregondaily.com | Genevieve Reaume

BEND, Ore. -- Some Central Oregonians were in Italy Thursday to witness history -- the election of the first American to lead the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV. A group from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church had a pre-planned pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi. They were in Vatican City Thursday morning -- nearly the only ones in St. Peter's Square -- standing outside while the cardinals were inside conducting the conclave.

1 month ago | centraloregondaily.com | Genevieve Reaume

BEND, Ore. -- President Donald Trump is floating the idea of paying women to procreate in an effort to try to boost the declining birth rate. The issue with moms having fewer kids is the economic fallout, such as a smaller labor force. Boosting the economy was a staple of Trump's presidential campaign, so he's pitching a baby bonus of sorts — $5,000 if you have a kid. "Sounds like a good idea to me," Trump said. Free money sounds good, but that $5,000 barely covers the cost of childbirth.

1 month ago | centraloregondaily.com | Genevieve Reaume

The prestigious Boston Marathon will take over the streets of the Massachusetts capital on Monday, and mixed in with the 30,000 runners will be a Madras woman on a mission for redemption. It’ll be 10 years since Nancy Richards last raced one of the most iconic races in the world. It’ll also be 10 years since Nancy almost died on the course. “I was a shot putter in high school,” Nancy said, explaining that she didn’t get into running until her early 50s. “I was not a runner.