Mtn. View HS clay target shooters find safe path to competition
The Mountain View Shooting Club is able to compete by adhering to strict social distancing guidelines.
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Avion Water seeks even-odd watering, plans 14% rate hike
Avion Water is asking customers to use an even-odd watering schedule and avoid peak hours. Company President Jason Wick also talked with us about a planned 14% rate hike.
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Nurses, health care techs hand out 10,000 free masks in Bend
Local nurses and health care technicians were handing out 10,000 free masks in Bend on Wednesday outside St. Charles Bend.
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Helping hands, teamwork rescue horse who got stuck along the Deschutes River
What is typically a water break for Redmond’s Kristin Olin and her 24-year-old horse, Dixie, turned into a four-hour rescue late last week.
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Bend restaurant/bar owners dismayed by Gov. Brown’s new 10 p.m. COVID-19 curfew
Restaurant and bar owners in Bend said they were disappointed to learn of the 10 p.m. curfew Gov. Kate Brown announced on Wednesday as an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Redmond family struggles to get service dog for 5-year-old son
Getting a service animal for those with a medical disability can be difficult, and the lack of resources is causing a Redmond family with a five year old son to exhaust all their finances.
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Some relief from the heat
Mostly clear skies Wednesday night with lows in the 50s, northwesterly winds at up to 15 mph
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OSU-Cascades study: Narcissists don’t learn from mistakes — they don’t think they make any
When most people find that their actions have resulted in an undesirable outcome, they tend to rethink their decisions and ask, “What should I have done differently to avoid this outcome?”
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BPRD closes Columbia Park boat access point over safety, erosion issues
The Bend Park and Recreation District is closing a river access point at Columbia Park due to safety concerns and to prevent more erosion of the river bank.
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Lake County wildfire grows to 1,200-1,500 acres
The one-day-old Ben Young Fire south of Paisley has grown to an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 acres as crews from several agencies tackle the blaze.
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Odell Lake algae prompts OHA recreational use health advisory
The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Wednesday for Odell Lake due to the presence of a cyanobacteria (harmful algae) bloom that historically produces cyanotoxins (harmful algae toxins) above recreational guideline values for human exposure.
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Oregon reports 264 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 271, along with 264 new cases, 16 in Central Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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Hot weather and cold water prompt safety alert
As people flock to the water to cool off this summer, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Oregon State Marine Board remind people to play it safe at Oregon’s beaches, lakes and rivers.
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Rimrock Trails Treatment Services receives $500 Rotary Club grant
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rimrock Trails Treatment Services is honored to receive a $500 grant from the Rotary Club of Crook County to provide storage of sports equipment in the residential treatment facility’s gymnasium. “We so appreciate the grant funds provided by our friends at the Rotary Club of Crook County,” says Michelle Duff, community
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Portland standoff: State asks court to rein in federal agents
Attorneys for the state of Oregon argued Wednesday for a restraining order against federal agents deployed to quell protests in Portland, in a standoff that some legal experts have warned could lead to a constitutional crisis in an election year.
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Oregon Conservation & Recreation Fund begins fundraising effort
The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee launched its official online fundraising campaign for the Oregon Conservation & Recreation Fund this week, with a coalition of more than 60 organizations.
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Oregon bankers urge: Empty piggy banks to ease coin shortage
The Oregon Bankers Association is encouraging consumers to empty out their piggy banks to help small businesses facing coin shortages resulting from pandemic-related shutdowns.
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Gov. Brown expands mask rules to kids; sets new venue limits, 10 p.m. bar/restaurant curfew
With COVID-19 numbers still rising, Gov. Kate Brown announced three changes Wednesday to state rules to curb the spread of the virus: expanding the face coverings requirement to children 5 and over, limiting large venues capacity, and a 10 p.m. restaurant and bar curfew.
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BPRD delays opening of new Larkspur Community Center
The Bend Park and Recreation District said Wednesday it has delayed the timing for opening the new Larkspur Community Center and renovating the Juniper Swim & Fitness Center indoor pools.
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ODOT grant to help Jefferson County veterans get to, from medical appointments
Many Oregon veterans living in rural areas will soon have an easier way to get to and from medical appointments, thanks to a program authorized by the Legislature that provided $500,000 in Lottery funding, including a Jefferson County project.
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