Bend sign company helps essential retailers enforce social distancing
Many stores and businesses in Central Oregon that normally see high traffic volumes are finding creative ways to enforce social distancing between shoppers.
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Get There Challenge offers perks for working remotely
Teleworking challenge offers incentives to motivate people who work remotely.
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Bend Fire prepares for surge in emergency calls
As emergency crews across the U.S. brace for a spike in coronavirus cases, Bend Fire and Rescue and other fire departments across Central Oregon are preparing to handle a potential surge in emergency calls.
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C. Oregon golf courses still open, with social distancing policies in place
While many outdoor recreation areas have been closed to prevent groups of people from gathering, golf courses in Oregon are allowed to remain open.
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Fred Meyer to start limiting customer numbers
Starting Tuesday, only one person per 120 square feet will be allowed in Fred Meyer stores at once. An infrared device at the entrances will be used as counters.
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Wyden, Merkley ask SBA why agriculture is excluded from economic injury grants
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Monday urged the U.S. Small Business Administration to make farmers and agricultural businesses in Oregon and nationwide eligible for economic injury grants included in the latest COVID-19 emergency relief package.
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Mostly clear skies ahead
Skies will stay mostly clear Monday night.
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Suspect jailed in theft of Madras Black Bear Diner catering trailer
A Sandy man has been arrested and a woman is being sought in last week’s theft of a catering trailer from the parking lot of the Madras Black Bear Diner, police said Monday, adding that most of the stolen items also were recovered and returned.
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Surfers maintain social distancing
Surfers at the Bend Whitewater Park are permitted to continue surfing, as long as they follow social distancing protocol.
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Deschutes SO launches online reporting service
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it is now offering an online reporting service that allows citizens to file non-emergency reports over the internet.
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Deschutes County sheriff announces relief fund for first responders
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson announced Monday the launch of the “Deschutes First Response Fund,” a relief fund to support first responders working the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C.O. health officials urge residents to wear cloth masks in public
Central Oregon health officials today advocated that all residents begin wearing a cloth face covering over their mouths and nose in public, following CDC recommendation.
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Washington schools to be closed for the rest of the school year
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, state schools chief announced Monday that schools will stay closed for the rest of the school year, distance learning to continue through June
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Closures of Bend’s Butler Market Road start in a week
As part of the city of Bend’s Empire Corridor Improvements Project, additional segments of Northeast Butler Market Road will be closed for five months, starting Monday, April 13.
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BendFilm to take part in ‘Film Festival Day’ to watch film online, help festivals
A special online, at-home screening of the film ‘Phoenix, Oregon’ on inaugural Film Festival Day April 11 will benefit 30 festivals, including BendFilm.
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COVID-19 claims two more lives in Oregon; cases reach 1,132
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 29, while the state tally of cases has topped 1,100, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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Oregon builders, state agencies out with job site safety recommendations
The Oregon Home Builders Association said Monday it has partnered with the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division and the Oregon Construction Contractors Board to develop a comprehensive list of COVID-19 job site safety recommendations.
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A string of nice days
A potent storm center moving south off the California coastline will bring rain and snow to California, but its track will clear our skies.
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Deer Ridge prison housing unit placed in isolation over ‘health concerns’
Deer Ridge Correctional Institution east of Madras has isolated one housing unit of nearly 130 inmates “due to health concerns” but has had no positive cases of the COVID-19 virus, officials say
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Bend Parkway driver cited in rollover crash
A driver on the Bend Parkway escaped injury Sunday but was cited for careless driving after a rollover crash; police say she was driving on a flat tire.
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