Deschutes County seeks applicants for Fair Board openings
Deschutes County residents are invited to apply to serve on the Deschutes County Fair Board.
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Boley scores 25 as No. 10 Oregon women beat Portland 85-52
Erin Boley had 25 points and nine rebounds, and No. 10 Oregon defeated Portland 85-52 on Monday night to extend the Ducks’ winning streak to 21 games dating to last season.
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BottleDrop customers give by returning bottles, cans — $11 million over 11 years
In celebration of Giving Tuesday – and to inspire others to give this holiday season – the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative is spotlighting the BottleDrop customers who have donated $11 million to organizations across Oregon in the last 11 years.
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OSPIRG offers holiday guide to save money, buy refurbished tech
With families maybe looking for extra savings this holiday season, OSPIRG is releasing “Fixed for the Holidays,” a guide to buying refurbished electronic gifts with confidence.
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USDA invests $542 million in homes for low-income rural Oregonians in 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development said Monday it invested a record $542.6 million this year to help more than 2,225 low-income rural Oregonians purchase, build or repair their homes.
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Oregon construction industry touts low COVID-19 case numbers at jobsites
Cases of COVID-19 continue to remain low on construction jobsites in Oregon, thanks to the industry’s commitment to best practices outlined by the Joint COVID-19 Construction Safety Task Force, officials said Monday.
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OHA seeks applicants to serve on state’s new Psilocybin Advisory Board
The Office of Gov. Kate Brown is seeking applicants for the new Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board.
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Pile burning underway near Bend, La Pine and Sunriver
Starting Monday and going through Wednesday, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burn piles outside of Bend, La Pine and Sunriver.
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Bend man killed in Lake County rollover crash
A 37-year-old Bend man was killed when his pickup left state Highway 31 in Lake County, overturned and struck a power pole, Oregon State Police reported.
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Nordic ski equipment is scarce this year
Newcomers to winter sports have bought it up.
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KIDS Center changes for ‘Giving Tuesday’ in 2020
Gift cards are now the way to go.
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Small Business Saturday is a hit for some in Bend
In fact, one downtown Bend business broke a record.
Continue ReadingSnow Report Monday PM
The snow is back – and so is NewsChannel 21’s Snow Report, as the resorts start to open!
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Holiday miracle in La Pine: Cat missing for four years is reunited with happy owner
A holiday miracle is at hand for a former La Pine resident who was reunited with her cat, Schrodinger, who has been missing for the past four years.
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C.O. restaurants await new guidelines, prepare for winter outdoor dining
The statewide two-week freeze officially comes to an end on Wednesday, meaning restaurants in Deschutes County can open up for outdoor dining on Thursday.
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Oregon delegation seeks health insurance enrollment extension to Dec. 31
Oregon’s congressional delegation pushed the Trump administration Monday to extend the open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace through the end of the year, in light of severe obstacles Oregonians faced due to COVID-19 and historic wildfires.
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St. Charles reports record 29 COVID-19 patients, delays 100s of elective surgeries
COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 912, along with 1,314 new cases that push the state’s tally past 75,000, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday. St. Charles in Bend reported 29 patients, a new daily record.
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Clear skies, but with foggy mornings
Expect lots of sunshine Tuesday and Wednesday with average temperatures in the low 40s.
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Forest Service looking for vandals who defaced pictographs west of Bend
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officials reached out for the public’s help Monday to find whoever recently vandalized some rock art pictographs west of Bend.
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ODOT Region 4 construction update: Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4
Here is the Oregon Department of Transportation Region 4 weekly construction update for the week of Nov. 30 to Dec. 4.
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