ODOT: Travel tricky enough, so don’t drive ‘buzzed’
There were no alcohol-involved fatal crashes last year in Oregon over the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday, a first in recent years, but it was still a…
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Bend Parks and Rec begins online survey
Every few years, the Bend Park and Recreation District conducts a survey to gauge awareness, perceptions and priorities of Bend residents in regards…
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Deschutes County Health offers suicide prevention resources
Deschutes County Health Services – Suicide Prevention Program would like to remind everyone of some helpful resources as we enter the holiday…
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Pet safety tips for the cold days ahead
As frigid, below-freezing temperatures and snow hit Central Oregon, the Humane Society of Central Oregon would like to remind people to provide extra…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Keeping your Smart TV safe
Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. Today: Building a digital defense with your…
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Health insurance for $1/month? Subsidies make it possible for many Oregonians
In new video ads highlighting the annual open enrollment period for health insurance, Oregonians talk about the subsidies that allow them to fit…
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Rimrock Trails Treatment Services receives $30,000 grant
The Oregon Community Foundation recently granted Rimrock Trails Treatment Services $30,000 to hire a full-time Community Outreach Coordinator.…
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Downtown Bend merchants urge you to ‘Shop Small Saturday’
The holiday season is just days away, and the Downtown Bend Business Association is kicking it off with Shop Small Saturday on Nov.…
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Credit union awards creative learning grants
SELCO Community Credit Union, through its annual SPARK! Creative Learning Grants program, has awarded a program-best $47,238 to 56 educators across…
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Scouts will again collect, recycle Christmas trees
Scouting troops will be collecting and recycling Christmas trees in the Bend-Redmond area the weekends of Dec. 28th & 29th and Jan. 4th & 5th.…
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Nominations sought for Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards
Nominations for the 2020 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards Program are now being accepted.…
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Redmond Kiwanis back with See’s Candy sales
What would Christmas be without a box of See’s Candy? Redmond Kiwanis members are making sure you can find the appropriate supply at three…
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NeighborImpact seeks applicants for Sisters affordable homes
First Story, a local non-profit organization, is providing affordable homeownership opportunities in Sisters. Homes will be constructed in McKenzie…
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NeighborImpact urges you to cultivate change this #GivingTuesday
This Giving Tuesday, NeighborImpact is launching Sprout. Sprout is NeighborImpact’s campaign to cultivate change — literally. With Sprout, connect…
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Volunteers in Medicine Clinic receives grant for records system
Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation recently awarded Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades in Bend a $33,000 grant to help fund…
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Tale of Yeti, Squatch in Oregon’s Winter Wonderland now storybook
To celebrate the changing of the seasons, Travel Oregon has created “Yeti & Squatch in the Winter Wonderland of Oregon,” a playful storybook that…
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KIDS Center urges wearing #PurpleForKIDS on Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is an incredible day of generosity celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.…
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Waldorf School of Bend adds nursery school for 2-year-olds
Waldorf School of Bend announced Thursday it will open a nursery school program this January, offering families 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-day options for their…
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Free legal help offered for C.O. seniors
The Council on Aging of Central Oregon and Legal Aid Services of Oregon are working together to offer legal services to low-income older adults…
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Free fishing in Oregon on Black Friday, Saturday after Thanksgiving
It’s easy to #OptOutside in Oregon on the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving—you can fish, crab or clam for free anywhere in the…
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