Month: October 2012

The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift store in Redmond is bulging with high quality bargains. Thousands of great books. Great selection of furniture. Good…

The Downtown Bend Business Association announces four new businesses starting up and the current occupancy rate for the third quarter of 2012.…

Six companies will “swim with the sharks” at this year’s Bend Venture Conference next Thursday and Friday. The 2012 class of…

Whitney Richey, a resident of Walterville, Oregon, was crowned 2013 Sisters Rodeo Queen on October 7 at Sisters Rodeo Grounds. The twenty-two-year…

This summer, a Metolius family’s home went up in flames while they were attending a memorial service. With help from the community, a new…

A three-vehicle serious-injury crash blocked Highway 20 east of Santiam Pass Friday afternoon as the first significant rainfall in weeks moved across…

Governor Kitzhaber departs Portland International Airport on Sunday along with a public-private delegation of economic development leaders to promote…

The Environmental Center is excited to announce our latest efforts to raise awareness regarding resource use in Deschutes County, through the Rethink…

The Pole Creek Fire just outside of Sisters can be considered a reminder of how the health of our local forests impacts our lives and community. On…

St. Charles Health System and Oregon Nurses Association leaders announced Friday that the two organizations have reached a tentative agreement on a…

This past June, the residents of Deschutes County were asked in a series of focus groups and in an electronic survey, what they think of smoking in…

The Shepherd’s House, an organization that serves Bend’s homeless, urgently needs sleeping bags, coats and socks. As the cold weather…

The Redmond football team couldn’t have asked for a better start to this football season, as they currently sit at 6-0 and ranked second in…

Many people watched the 2012 Vice Presidential debate from the comfort of their own home. But there are some other unique ways in Bend to experience…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., again quickly distanced himself from Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan Thursday night after Ryan brought up the…

Elk hunters are reminded that they may see tribal deer hunters in the field during elk seasons which begin this Saturday when Cascade elk season…

More than twice as many students earned certificates or degrees from Central Oregon Community College last year than did just four years ago,…

A new, apparently human-caused wildfire Thursday burned about 80 acres northeast of China Hat, south of Bend, before crews got a line around it,…

The Center Foundation and St. Charles Health System are working together to provide Sisters High School athletes with continued access to a certified…

Officials with Bend’s Old Mill District said Thursday that several long-time businesses like Lahaina Galleries, Orvis and O Mo Mo boutique are…