BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Saturday, Oct. 29, Deschutes Recycling is offering residents an opportunity to recycle their yard debris at half price, only $2 per cubic yard. The special fall FireFree event will run through Saturday, Nov. 5 at Knott Landfill. Event hours are as follows: Oct. 29-31, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Nov. 1-5, 7
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Sheriff’s Office is looking for those interested in joining the county’s Search and Rescue team and serving their community. Here’s their announcement, released Friday: Applicant must be team-oriented, reliable, possess a high degree of integrity, and be comfortable in the backcountry night or day any time of year
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The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest on Friday closed the gate at Todd Lake and also closed Forest Service Road 4600-370 to Forest Service Road 4601, which provides driving access to popular Three Sisters Wilderness trailheads, including the Broken Top Trailhead.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is exhibiting a collection of botanical-themed paintings by Portland artist Jennifer Kapnek, titled “Cherished Kindling,” in the Health Careers Center’s first-floor gallery from Oct. 18 to Nov. 18. The building is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The artist blends two- and three-dimensional planes with her
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is commemorating Native American Heritage Month with free community events throughout November. Programming will include a three-part virtual book conversation of the novel “There There” by Tommy Orange, Pulitzer Prize finalist and PEN/Hemingway award winner, free tickets to The Museum at Warm Springs, and in-person, powwow-dance-influenced yoga
Continue ReadingThe City of Bend’s Human Rights and Equity Commission invites people in Bend to provide input to strengthen the commission’s two-year work plan.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council has launched a regional survey for residents of Central Oregon, in partnership with the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center. The purpose of this important regional survey is to gather input on some of the tough issues we’re grappling with in Central Oregon, as well as the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning investors to steer clear of online scams promising impossible to achieve rates of return to make up for recent market- and crypto-related losses, specifically as “finfluencers” become more prominent across social media channels. Recently, the division has learned of several online scams that
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the leaves turn, fall weather arrives in the Pacific Northwest. For some homeowners, this means pruning trees and taming overgrown gardens, for others it means cleaning the gutters or painting the house. Many outdoor projects like these can be hazardous if you don’t put safety first. “Now is a great
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November is National Aviation History Month. Get a 30,000-foot view with Deschutes Public Library programs next month, centered around “Know Flight.”
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Free tax-filing software will remain available through Nov. 17 to allow late filers to claim a series of key tax benefits, the Internal Revenue Service and the Oregon Department of Revenue announced this week.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — You’ll hear saws and hammers on Saturday, Oct. 29th, as several Bend-area Rotary clubs come together to build 25 beds for local children who need one. Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s Central Oregon chapter is coordinating the build under the eye of new chapter President Joe Myers. “It’s both heartbreaking and heartwarming
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ — The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it will temporarily close a section of the Suttle Lake Loop Trail next week to provide for public safety while contractors conduct tree-removal work as part of the Suttle Lake Vegetation Management Project. Starting next Monday, October 24, the Suttle Lake Loop Trail will be closed
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Family Access Network has received a $3,000 grant from Knife River to support FAN’s work to alleviate poverty in Central Oregon. FAN places advocates in schools to remove barriers to basic-needs resources for children and family members experiencing homelessness or living in poverty. FAN’s vision is a community where children flourish and
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The Deschutes Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District will implement a temporary closure of public lands near La Pine starting at 8 a.m. Friday to protect public health and safety during city water line maintenance.
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SAIF will be touring the state over the next few months to once again offer free, in-person farm safety sessions.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – How satisfied are you with the services of Bend Park and Recreation District? Is the district utilizing your tax dollars wisely and efficiently? What should the agency’s role be in regards to affordable housing? Now is your chance to provide input and feedback. BPRD, with help from Portland-based DHM Consulting, will
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The City of Redmond is seeking applications to fill several current and upcoming vacancies on city committees and commissions. Applications for youth ex-officio positions are also being accepted. Youth ex-officio positions were created to encourage youth involvement in city business and to create an opportunity for them to voice their
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — During a surprise school-wide assembly Friday afternoon, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook named Maria Leistad, second-grade teacher at Three Rivers School, the school district’s Educator of the Year.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday that the Department of Justice has awarded more than $198,000 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the District of Oregon.
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