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Kenneth Atkinson, of Bend, allegedly enlisted the help of his nephew, Nathan Detroit, to kill Ray Atkinson Jr. and Natasha Newby as the brothers were in a legal dispute over their fathers estate

BEND, Ore. — Prosecutors now believe two men accused of killing two people in a home in Bend in 2020 were involved in a murder-for-hire scheme.

Bend Police, assisted by the CERT (Central Oregon Emergency Response Team), arrested two suspects in the August 15, 2020 murder of Ray Atkinson, Junior and Natasha Newby. Kenneth Atkinson, 54-year-old Bend resident, and Nathan Shane Detroit, 31-year-old Redmond resident, were arrested and jailed on no-bail warrants. Kenneth and Nathan each face the following charges; two counts of Murder in the first degree and two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the first degree, according to a news re...

BEND, Ore. — Authorities have arrested a man and his nephew in the killing of a Bend couple last year.

Western ranchers, farmers confront mental health crisis as COVID-19 lingers Today 8:45 AM Coupled with everyday worries about weather and commodity prices, the COVID-19 pandemic also has led to mental health challenges, including serious stress, anxiety and depression among farmers and ranchers, health officials said. Often, mental health providers are harder to come by in rural areas as well. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)AP Facebook Share By Vignesh Ramachandran and Eli Imadali, Kaiser Health N...

Student helps create mental health site for farmers 4 hours ago Madison Smith freely admits it’s not necessarily the academic journey she anticipated. The recent graduate from the University of Georgia’s School of Social Work grew up on a small farm her grandfather operated in North Georgia. She initially thought she had left that life behind, but a project in the final year of her master’s degree program ultimately would marry them together. Farmers in trouble According to the Centers fo...

The personal account of Hank Hancock, a New Zealander whose ambition to fly jet fighters gained him a cadetship at the longest established air academy in the world. Described by Cranwells Librarian and Archivist as the definitive College history of the 1950s, this is much more than an autobiography. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Review: A highly informative account...whether the military enthusiast or just the everyday reader buys the book, its a darned good read -- M...

By Ray Atkinson, director of communications at the American Farm Bureau Federation. It is a debate that come up every spring. On Sunday, March 14, at 2 a.m., we all set our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time, the annual springtime ritual that gives us an extra hour of sunlight in the evening. First enacted by Congress in 1918, Daylight Saving Time has been with us for almost a century, but through the years there have been a lot of misconceptions about why it was adopted and who�...

The man’s experience is an example of how tough times are for many over 65s trying to live off the pension, with no other income. In 2020 there were 795,000 superannuation beneficiaries in New Zealand; this year the Government is expecting 826,000. Superannuation expenses are forecast to increase $969 million dollars in 2021, to $16.490b. Superannuation is forecast to cost $20.625b in 2025. Superannuants who live alone take home $847.66 a fortnight and couples take home $652.04 each a for...

A Farm Bureau survey at the end of 2020 found that 41 percent of respondents said social isolation greatly affected their mental health—more than double the pre-pandemic results.