One Class at a Time: Mtn. View HS Cadet Corps
This month’s One Class at a Time $500 recipient is the Mountain View High School Cadet Corps program, helping them make a trip to the Junior Cadet Leadership Camp at Camp Riley.
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Gov. Brown asks feds to send 400K masks, gowns, ventilators
Oregon needs 400,000 respirator masks, gowns and gloves, disposable protective suits and up to 100 ventilators in case the coronavirus spreads more widely in the state, Gov. Kate Brown told Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday.
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Tumalo hemp farm’s plastic mulch blows onto neighbor’s property
A Tumalo horse owner says a neighboring hemp farm’s plastic mulch blew onto his property, potentially endangering his animals, but he later cleaned it up.
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Lush coming to Bend’s Old Mill
Lush, a national cosmetics and bath store, is coming to the the Old Mill District in Bend, set to open in late April.
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Cabin 22 opening new spot, Cabin South, in SW Bend
Cabin 22, a popular Westside restaurant in Bend, is opening Cabin South, in the Brookswood Meadow Plaza in southwest Bend.
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Safety project begins at Canal Blvd.-Helmholtz Way intersection
A road project is underway to improve safety at the intersection of SW Canal Boulevard and Helmholtz Way south of Redmond.
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Bend Fire crews stop escaped field burn in Tumalo
A field burn escaped off the Old Bend-Redmond Highway in Tumalo Tuesday afternoon, and Bend Fire crews who stopped it said a fuel break could have kept it from spreading.
Continue ReadingNo new snow yet
There is a slight chance for snow tonight, then again on Friday heading into the weekend.
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A calm couple of days
We will see a few clouds tonight, but we will be staying dry.
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Redmond school bus hit in rear-end crash; no injuries aboard
A Redmond School District bus carrying about 15 students was struck from the rear in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash Tuesday afternoon, but no one on the bus was injured, police and school officials said.
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USFS seeks comments on proposed Bend-Lava Lands paved path
The Deschutes National Forest’s Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Tuesday it is seeking public comments regarding a planned 3.6-mile paved path from Knott Road on Bend’s south end to the Lava Lands Visitor Center.
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LogistiCare chosen as C.O. non-emergency medical transport broker
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — PacificSource Community Solutions, the Medicaid division of PacificSource, has contracted with LogistiCare to provide non-emergent medical transportation brokerage services to its coordinated care organization members in Central Oregon, beginning April 1. LogistiCare is the nation’s largest NEMT broker. “LogistiCare’s decades of experience in the industry positions them as the best resource
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St. Charles to limit hospital access points amid ’emerging risk’
In response to the emerging risk associated with the spread of COVID-19, St. Charles Health System will begin restricting the number of access points at each facility, starting Wednesday morning.
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$1.5M warrant out for Crook County fugitive who failed to show for abuse trial
A nationwide $1.5 million arrest warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old California man who failed to show up Monday for his Prineville trial on child sex abuse charges.
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Ruptured Madras gas line sealed; Hwy. 97 reopens
An excavation crew punctured a four-inch natural gas line in Madras late Tuesday morning, forcing closure of U.S. Highway 97/26 for about two hours and prompting precautionary evacuation of a nearby department store.
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Deschutes Natl. Forest proposes expanded cave protections
The Deschutes National Forest on Tuesday proposed a unified forest order to extend protection of hundreds of caves by prohibiting more activities in or around them that can cause damage or adverse impacts.
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Still spots available for Bend Police Community Academy
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police currently still have 15 spots available for their upcoming Community Academy. Please complete a Citizens Academy Application (http://bit.ly/2mpGGOZ) if you would like to participate in their next class. Applications can also be obtained at the Police Department’s Reception desk, 555 NE 15th Street, Bend Oregon. Please return completed applications
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Crook County Health Dept. addresses coronavirus issues
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — As novel coronavirus – also known as COVID-19 – continues to spread, local health officials have stressed that the risk to Central Oregonians remains low. Influenza continues to be a much more active threat to our community at this time of year. Here’s the rest of a news release from the
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Deschutes Library offers info on coronavirus concerns
Also following safety measures, cleaning, offers sanitizer, soap and water BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A viral outbreak is always a public health concern, and Deschutes Pubic Library—like other public agencies and health care providers in Deschutes County—is monitoring recent cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Though no cases have been
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75th Crooked River Roundup Kickoff Dinner surpasses goals
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A sold-out event to kick off the historic Crooked River Roundup last month has netted $10,000 for local nonprofit beneficiaries in Prineville. This year marks the 75th running of the Crooked River Roundup in Prineville, which is scheduled for June 25-27 at the Crook County Fairgrounds. In addition to the rodeo, the
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