BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is seeking community feedback on two potential site options for a one-time Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion. The two sites under consideration are: Jasper Ridge, located near the east side of town, and Caldera Ranch, located near the southeast part of town. This online open house will provide high-level
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools has presented its Excellence in Education Award to Tiffany Schreiber, an Inclusion Educational Assistant at La Pine Middle School. As a classified employee, Schreiber is the district’s Support Staff Member of the Year. Superintendent Steven Cook, Deputy Superintendent Lisa Birk and other district administrators, along with School Board
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(Updated: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As we enter the holiday season, consider helping a Central Oregon child sleep better in their own bed, built and provided at no cost by the local nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace. SHP gets materials donated to build beds for children who may be sleeping with a sibling
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for its 2025 Washington, D.C. Youth Tour program. Central Electric will select two high school juniors to visit the nation’s capital for one week in June. Participants will join hundreds of student leaders from electric cooperatives nationwide to learn about cooperatives’ contributions to rural America,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -The Higher Education Coordinating Commission encourages all Oregonians pursuing postsecondary education in 2025-26 to apply for grants and scholarships through the state website OregonStudentAid.gov. This month, the HECC Office of Student Access and Completion officially opened the OSAC Scholarship Application for the next academic year. The State of Oregon has made accessing scholarships easy for Oregon
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Cultural Coalition is seeking applications for grant funding from all sectors within the culture field including arts, heritage and humanities. Grant funding is sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust and Deschutes County. The partnership with the county, which began in 2022, will continue into 2025 to help cultural nonprofits
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will once again offer free day-use parking the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 29, to encourage Oregonians to enjoy the outdoors. Popularly known as “Green Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving, which falls on Nov. 29 this year, has become a tradition for many families. State parks will waive day-use parking fees in the 23 parks
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Park and Recreation District is registering now for pre-teens and teens who want to play basketball this winter. Middle school girls basketball and a co-ed high school basketball league are registering now and the season will run from January to late February 2025. Middle school girls basketball league This joint program
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — SELCO Community Credit Union has awarded nearly $82,000 to 44 educators across Oregon, including eight programs from Central Oregon, as part of SELCO’s vastly expanded Creative Educator Grants program. Creative Educator Grants are designed for K-12 educators with creative classroom ideas who need more funding to get those projects off the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Days are shorter, and the air is colder … winter is coming! Experience the warmth of the High Desert Museum every Thursday in December during Winter Nights — a special time of extended evening hours, engaging exhibitions, discounted rates and festive activities for all. This year’s Winter Nights features: December 5: Welcome to Winter — Ease into the first Winter Nights
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Artist applications for the 2025 Sunriver Art Fair open December 1, 2024 and close on March 9, 2025. The art fair is a nationally recognized, juried fine arts and crafts event drawing local Sunriver and Central Oregon visitors as well as visitors from all over the western states. If you are an artist or know
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests are selling permits to cut Christmas trees from local national forest lands. Beginning Thursday, the public can purchase Christmas tree permits at Forest Service offices, online, and from local vendors around Central Oregon for use on the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests. Christmas tree permits
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs has announced the awards for the “31st Annual Warm Springs Tribal Member and Youth Exhibit.” This popular annual juried exhibit displays the immense talent and artistic excellence of Warm Springs adult and youth Tribal members. The exhibit will be on view through Saturday, February 8,
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District is seeking input on an environmental assessment that shares the details and potential effects of the City of Redmond’s proposal to acquire a 541.5-acre parcel of public land to accommodate expanding the city’s wastewater treatment facility and associated wetland complex. The proposed acquisition was
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Santa and the Bend Fire Department’s Santa Express are back spreading holiday cheer! We will be driving through neighborhoods with our friend Santa collecting food, clothing and toys to support The Salvation Army. Collection bins have been placed at all our fire stations for any donations between now and Friday December
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries’ Redmond Center, an essential resource for individuals facing homelessness and hardship, will celebrate its first anniversary this Friday. Since opening partially on November 15, 2023, as an overnight shelter offering breakfast and dinner, the Redmond Center expanded its services on February 5, 2024, becoming a 24/7 facility providing
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QUINCY, Mass. (KTVZ) — The National Fire Protection Association® urges added caution when cooking on Thanksgiving Day, by far the leading day of the year for home cooking fires. In 2022, an estimated 1,610 home cooking fires were reported to U.S fire departments on Thanksgiving Day, reflecting a 399 percent increase over the daily average. Between
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Giving Tuesday is coming up Tuesday, December 3, and Central Oregonians have a special opportunity to give back to their community by donating to KIDS Center, our region’s Children’s Advocacy Center. The public is invited to stop by KIDS Center’s parking lot on Giving Tuesday and make a gift. “Give an
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Bend regional office at 951 SW Simpson Avenue will be closed on Tuesday, November 19 for staff training, as will five others around the state. A secure drop box is available for taxpayers to deliver any necessary payments or documents. Office staff will mail receipts directly
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Board of Directors of Abilitree has announced that Heather Cain, Lisa Rose and Rachael Gass have joined the board. Heather Cain is a seasoned HR Program Manager with over 21 years of experience at Google, currently serving as the Head of Googler Voice Programs. Based in Bend, Oregon, Heather leverages
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