Wyden, Merkley urge feds to ease restrictions on how states use virus relief funds
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called on the Trump Administration Monday to revise what they called needless bureaucratic restrictions on…
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Two Central Oregon families receive warm ‘welcome home’
In response to Central Oregon’s growing need for housing affordability, Hayden Homes, Simplicity by Hayden Homes and other partners have joined…
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Prineville BLM opens personal woodcutting season
Beginning May 1, the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District will offer personal use firewood cutting on the 480-acre Williamson Creek Project…
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C.O. national forests to offer free personal-use firewood cutting in May
Beginning May 1 and continuing through May 31, the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and the Crooked River National Grassland will offer free…
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Saving scenic Oregon focus of Wildfire Awareness Month campaign
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Keep Oregon Green, in partnership with federal, state and local fire agencies and…
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Colo., Nevada govs join West Coast states in joint effort to modify stay-home orders
Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced Monday their respective states are joining California, Oregon and…
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Sunriver Music Festival cancels August concerts, retains others
Joining a growing list of summer concerts cancelled by COVID-19 concerns, the Sunriver Music Festival Board has suspended its August concert series…
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Gov. Brown apologizes for delays in unemployment claims
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown apologized Sunday to people who have encountered problems trying to apply for unemployment during the coronavirus…
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Chance of showers; breezy
A cold front making its way across the state of Oregon will deliver very gusty winds and a chance of rain that has the potential to be heavy at…
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Summit High senior starts petition against virtual graduation
Summit High School senior Gianna Dispenza says she encourages other graduating seniors to “not settle for less.” Read the online petition Dispenza…
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C.O. car enthusiasts host ‘stimulus car cruise’
Groups of car enthusiasts in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras met up in their local neighborhoods Sunday before visiting small locally-owned…
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Bend man starts ice cream delivery business amid pandemic
A Bend man is using inspiration from his childhood to help bring children joy during the COVID-19…
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#ToTheMax Challenge – Week 3
People in Central Oregon are turning up the creativity for this week’s #ToTheMax Challenge, with some unique tricks we’ve never seen before. Send in…
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We could be waking up to rain Monday morning
Monday morning, all of Central Oregon has between a 20-50% chance at seeing some rain, with Sisters and La Pine on the higher end of that scale. If…
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Four more Oregon COVID-19 deaths raise toll to 91
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state death toll to 91, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Wyden, Merkley COVID-19 news releases – Friday
Here are some of the latest news releases issued by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., related to the federal response to the COVID-19…
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Gov. Kate Brown announces 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards
In celebration of the uplifting power of art and its value to Oregonians’ quality of life, Gov. Kate Brown on Friday announced a call for…
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CDC provides another $8 million to Oregon for COVID-19 fight
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday an additional $8 million in Centers for Disease Control funding to support Oregon in its…
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NW tribal fisheries leader dies from COVID-19
Yakama tribal member and leader of Celilo Village, a fishing community on the Columbia River, died Friday night from COVID-19 complications,…
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Prineville man’s children’s book teaches about sneezes
A Prineville man has written a children’s book, Frank Has the Sniffles, about how to cover your coughs and…
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