TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, is expanding to include two days of sampling in Bend. At the same time, wastewater samples also will be analyzed for genetic evidence.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ_ — Made up of 200 seniors, the Madras High School and Bridges High School graduating classes will take the stage in a non-traditional fashion on Saturday, June 13th at Madras High School. The graduates will be broken into eight groups, in alphabetical order. Beginning at 9 a.m., each group will have a
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Two days after reversing their decision to reopen some sport courts, to clear up some uncertainty about state health guidelines, the Bend Park and Recreation District and the city of Redmond said Friday they will be reopening pickleball and tennis courts by Saturday.
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A Bend woman who was shot four times by police as she backed her minivan toward a K-9 team at the end of a lengthy chase on U.S. Highway 20 east of Bend in early March was sentenced Friday to 30 days in jail, 18 months probation and 150 hours of community service.
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The combination of storm activity moving off to the NE and high pressure gaining strength well to our SW will deliver some clearing skies to us today.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Impostors have used the stolen information of tens of thousands of people in Washington to fraudulently receive hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits, the head of the state’s Employment Security Department said Thursday. Commissioner Suzi LeVine said the state is working with federal law enforcement, financial institutions and the
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The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s temporary rules change allowing Oregon gas retailers to provide self-service on a voluntary basis ends at midnight Saturday.
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The Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps is accepting applications for summer employment right now through the end of May. Both students and crew leaders are encouraged to apply.
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Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the novel coronavirus pandemic until sunset on Sunday, in accordance with a nationwide proclamation issued by President Trump.
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Even Central Oregon’s dogs are getting into the act!
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Child care facilities are asked to follow new restrictions when they reopen, such as keeping a stable group of no more than 12 children in a cohort and ensuring there are no more than 10 children in the same room at a time.
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Outdoor seating at more restaurants in Bend may soon become the norm, making use for now of sidewalks, parking lots and possibly even parts of city streets.
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A USDA grant allowed Aloha Produce to help The Giving Plate as it held a drive-thru pickup of produce and dairy products on Thursday. It’ll happen again Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Part of the 2020 graduating class, Noah Cheney had quite the unique college career. The former Mountain View standout played basketball at Eastern Nazarene College in Massachusetts, while also serving as the student body president his senior season.
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Saving Grace in Bend gave away 100 family support bags Thursday. Each bag contained activities for kids, family games, educational items, and a resource list.
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Since the local Central Oregon COVID-19 Response Fund’s inception in March of this year, our local United Way in Central Oregon awarded $135,000 to 29 local and regional nonprofit programs that are meeting emergency needs and providing essential services for our community’s most vulnerable, deducting no administrative fees.
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‘Fundraising By The Barrel’ is a new Bend-based wine club which offers its members the chance to send half the proceeds from their memberships to support one of six local non-profit organizations. https://fundraisingbythebarrel.com/
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The mayors of Bend and Redmond have checked in with businesses to see how the reopening under Phase 1 is going, and whether most people are following the guidelines.
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The Juniper Ridge homeless community is still receiving assistance as they prepare to relocate soon.
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