BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Individuals, businesses, and community organizations are encouraged to apply for funding for materials, infrastructure, or time to help with innovative projects that focus on waste reduction efforts. Funding is available for projects in the $500-$2,000 range. In years past, projects have spanned a wide range of categories, from implementing recycling signage
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In honor of World Password Day on Thursday, the FBI is encouraging the public to strengthen their passwords/phrases and account protection. Passwords are used for everything; We use them for our phones, computers, email, even financial information. Unfortunately, many people use the same simple passwords, like 1234 or Password1, for multiple
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This year, 17 neighborhoods in 11 Oregon cities and towns were awarded $500 each in a nationally competitive process to assist with wildfire prevention projects to mark Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on May 7. For the eighth consecutive year, State Farm Insurance provided financial support, allowing these Oregon communities to join
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With much of Oregon seeing another year of continued drought and the wildfire outlook for this summer very concerning, the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal would like to remind Oregonians of the importance of defensible space around their home and property.
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Sally MacAllister’s original painting, oil on canvas 16×20, “Cascade Sunset” has been selected as Sunriver Music Festival’s poster artwork for 2022.
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Community members are invited to test drive a Bend-La Pine school bus on an obstacle course, enjoy a free pizza lunch and get a job interview on the spot during interactive transportation job fairs hosted every Thursday in May.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Supporters of Oregon State University-Cascades came together last Wednesday to raise more than $42,000 for student scholarships during Dam Proud Day, the university’s annual day of giving and engagement. More than 130 community members, alumni of OSU and OSU-Cascades, parents, faculty and staff contributed. “The generosity we saw on Dam Proud
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners have appointed Judy Trego and Jim Fister to serve on the Deschutes County Budget Committee. Trego and Fister will serve as two of the committee’s three citizen members. The budget committee, which includes the Board of County Commissioners, reviews the County’s proposed budget and recommends a final version
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music has been awarded a grant from the James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation in the amount of $2,700 toward general operating support. The independent and private foundation was established in 2002 to enhance the quality of life of Oregonians through support of the Arts and Education.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is seeking new volunteer committee members to serve on the City of Bend Accessibility Advisory Committee. The City of Bend Accessibility Advisory Committee (COBAAC) acts as a group of advisors to the City Manager. COBAAC has a critical role in ensuring City programs, services, activities, and facilities
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The New York Times art critic Roberta Smith once reviewed his work as being like a “collaboration between the creators of Spider Man, the set designers for 2001: A Space Odyssey, and maybe Star Trek, and the computer artists involved with Tron.” Now, the glowing, high-tech world of Stephen Hendee is coming to the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal is excited to announce that it will host a series of webinars in May to help prepare Oregonians for wildfire. The OSFM has brought in experts in their fields to speak. The webinars will focus on insurance preparedness, how homes really ignite during wildfire and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fifty years ago, two freshly graduated Corvallis college students hatched a plan to open a bike shop in that little mill town on the sunny side of the mountains, Bend, Oregon. Gary Fowles and Jim DeSmet named their shop Sunnyside Touring and opened its doors downtown with a lineup of bike,
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Chapter of OSU Master Gardeners presents a series of free classes at the Central Oregon Builders Association’s Home & Garden Show May 6-8. The classes all will be held in the same classroom in the Middle Sister Building at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. In addition, the Master
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is ODOT Region 4’s construction report for the week of May 1-6. The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located within ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of May 1-7. US 20: Ward-Hamby Road Intersection Project (Bend Area) – Ward Road and Hamby Road will remain closed through May 6, 2022 as part of the ODOT US 20 Ward/Hamby roundabout project. Ward Road is closed between US 20 and Bear Creek
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Beginning Sunday, personal and commercial use firewood collection season will resume on the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland. All areas will remain open through Nov. 30.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The access road to North Twin Lake is slated to receive road maintenance work to include grading and graveling. In order to safely and efficiently conduct this work, the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District will be closing access to North Twin Lake Day Use Area and Campground during the maintenance project. The
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of May 2-8: Daniel Road between NE Kinley Court and NE Keyte Road for crack sealing, full road closure with detour, 5/5/22 Ongoing Closures: NW OB Riley Road between NW Halfway Road and NW Firerock Road for infrastructure
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After a two-year in-person hiatus caused by the pandemic, Central Oregon Community College’s annual Central Oregon Summer Spanish Immersion language and cultural program is returning June 21-24, and will be held for the first time at the college’s Redmond campus.
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