In the wake of a disaster, what would home look like? The question lies at the center of a new exhibit coming to the High Desert Museum, Survival Architecture and the Art of Resilience.
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Several temporary seasonal positions for the 2023 field season on the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are open for applications through Friday, Oct. 14 on USAJobs.gov. Additional seasonal positions will open in the coming months.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This past year, we have seen an increase in crime, not only on the national news but in our own little community. We’re not alone in hoping that violence would stay out of Central Oregon. However, that illusion is no longer one we can keep, as we continue to see senseless
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This year, the nonprofit mountain bike trails organization Central Oregon Trail Alliance is pleased to announce the celebration of its 30th anniversary. To commemorate this achievement, COTA is hosting a weekend-long extravaganza packed with festivities!
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community committees are a great way to get involved with city government. The city of Bend has a number of Council-appointed boards, committees, commissions and advisory groups that make recommendations to City Council or City administrative staff. There are several openings coming up. Applications are being accepted for the Bend Economic
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In anticipation of the 2023 tax season early next year, Oregon’s Taxpayer Advocate and the Department of Revenue have launched a new effort to remind Oregon taxpayers of their rights under the law.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber’s Young Professionals (YP) Program, sponsored by US Bank, announces a new enhancement to its YP Passport offering for 2023. First introduced in 2020, the YP Passport allows team members to easily participate in all programming for the year. Cody Cloyd, Bend YP Member and Advisory Council Chair, shared,
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Envision Bend’s online survey, which has been gathering input from residents about the future of the greater Bend area since early July, will close on Oct. 31.
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The Central Oregon Association of REALTORS® has selected and announced the 2022 Building a Better Central Oregon award-winners.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ() — The Oregon Psilocybin Services Section at Oregon Health Authority in partnership with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office of Small Business Assistance is holding a Psilocybin Fall Business Forum event on Wednesday, Oct.19 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The Psilocybin Fall Business Forum is a free one-day virtual event
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Oregon is experiencing a higher number of fatalities on our transportation system for those who are walking or rolling. One step we can take is to remind everyone of the simple things we can do to protect each other, ODOT says.
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Members of Wild Ride Brewing, Rotary Club of Redmond and the MX13 Jump Show will present a $10,000 check to the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Wild Ride in Redmond.
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Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. announced Tuesday it will operate as a not-for-profit company, allowing the Central Oregon brewery to donate the entirety of its net profits to support causes that will strengthen the community.
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The Bend Food Project, a nonprofit focused on alleviating food insecurity in Central Oregon, has hit a major milestone: the collection of a million pounds of food locally.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The goal of Bend 101 is to provide a channel for helping new(ish) residents better understand where Bend has come from, what it’s facing today, how to get involved and make new connections, and, ultimately, have an impact. The next quarterly Bend 101 session will be at the Tetherow Pavilion on
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon joined its partners at the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal regulatory agencies on Monday in encouraging Oregonians to report all known or suspected environmental crimes. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon enforces federal laws to protect environmental quality, human health,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – You and your family may have less than two minutes to safely escape your home during a fire. Each year in Oregon, an average of 32 people die in home fires. These statistics are just a few reasons why the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal is urging Oregonians to create and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — New this year, high schools across Bend-La Pine Schools will host College Application Kick Off events to support students with all aspects of the college and post-secondary education application process. The events are coordinated to take place in October, as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid opens and many colleges
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rimrock Trails is pleased to announce that on Sept. 22 at Gompers Distillery in Redmond, their first-time fundraising event, A Night to Remember in September raised over $25,000 to ensure local individuals and families have access to mental health counseling and substance use treatment services, no matter their financial circumstances. “Rimrock
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KPOV High Desert Community Radio has partnered with Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity for a three-part Critical Conversations podcast series examining the housing crisis in Central Oregon.
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