BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber, in partnership with Taylor Northwest, is pleased to announce the Leadership Bend Class of 2024 graduates. A total of 29 outstanding individuals formally graduated from the Leadership Bend program on Tuesday, June 11. “It has been an absolute delight to accompany the Class of 2024 on their leadership
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is hosting an open house on Tuesday, June 18 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Avenue, Bend, OR 97701 to share the latest information about upcoming changes to Greenwood Avenue and planned improvements to Second Street. There will also be an online version
Continue Reading
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Overland Expo, the premier overlanding event series in the world, today announced Overland Expo Pacific Northwest (PNW), the second of four 2024 U.S. events, will take place June 28-30 at the Deschutes County Expo Center. With over 350 vendors, this consumer expo showcases the newest off-road autos, motorcycles, tents, cookware and
Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — All U.S. Postal Service retail locations will be closed, and there will be no residential or business mail delivery on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Priority Mail Express, which is a premium service, will be delivered in select areas for an additional fee. Retail locations will be
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network is pleased to announce that 14 Central Oregon graduating high school students have each received a $2,000 scholarship to pursue their post-secondary education. This is the third year that FAN is able to provide this opportunity to students through the Laura J. Harward Scholarship Fund. The scholarship
Continue Reading
(Update: Adding video) MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The $30 million U.S. Highway 97 Earl Street to Colfax Lane (Madras) project will increase safety and add longevity to the transportation infrastructure along U.S. 97 and U.S. 26 in Madras, according to ODOT, which held an open house on the project Tuesday night. The agency says portions
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fifteen accomplished young musicians age 13-24 have been awarded scholarships from the Sunriver Music Festival. Young Artists Scholarship awards are for private music lessons, summer music camps/conservatories, or for college tuition up through one master’s degree. Fiona Curley, soprano, age 20 Aurora Dixon, mezzo soprano, age 16 Mateo Garza, violin, age
Continue Reading
This month’s Pay it Forward $500 from Mid Oregon Credit Union and Dutch Bros goes to Security Pros guard Samson Staley, who recently came to the aid of a woman having a very bad day, even paying for an Uber ride home. He likes to help people in need, and can now give more a
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades has announced that 24 students of the class of 2024 are being honored as the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Student Awards. The Distinguished Student Awards are among the top honors given by OSU-Cascades faculty to students and recognize outstanding academic achievement and contributions to each degree program’s field
Continue Reading
Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Tuesday, June 11th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
Continue Reading
Bend community members were invited to meet at Bend Municipal Court Monday evening for a Public Safety Open House, to learn about how the Bend Police Department and Transportation teams plan to enhance traffic safety and enforce traffic laws.
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music is excited to announce that the 2023-24 season was our most successful yet! With a remarkable increase of over 100% in season ticket holders, the award-winning HDCM Concert Series delighted packed houses all season in Central Oregon. This year included the very successful premieres of the Fauré
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Get outside and move in the name of climate action! That’s what The Environmental Center is challenging Central Oregonians to do this summer, as they launch their biggest fundraising campaign yet: the Climate Movement Challenge. As they celebrate 35 years as a local nonprofit organization with a mission to embed sustainability
Continue Reading
Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, June 10th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
Continue Reading
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Marines from Springfield drove to La Pine Saturday to honor a fellow Marine. At the American Legion Post 45 in La Pine, many came to remember retired marine colonel, William Russell Stanard Jr. Family members and friends got a chance to say their goodbyes to their loved one. Stanard was a part of
Continue Reading
Lynsey Harris speaks with two representatives of Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services, which is celebrating its move to a new, larger location on Cline Falls Road in Tumalo and is in need of volunteers, as well as bingo-lovers to take part in Sunday’s fun fundraising event, Not ‘Cho Grandma’s Bingo at Silver Moon Brewing.
Continue Reading
Employees of Windermere Central Oregon Real Estate teamed up with Public Land Stewards on Friday to remove trash in the China Hat Road area south of Bend. It was the 40th annual community service day for the company’s Bend and Redmond offices.
Continue Reading
Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, June 7th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
Continue Reading
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, parent organization to BottleDrop, announced Thursday that it has donated a total of $12,000 through its Containers for Change program to help provide food assistance to those in need across the state. Twelve food banks and pantries throughout Oregon received a donation of $1,000 each. “As the school year comes
Continue Reading
Visit Central Oregon, the Regional Destination Management organization dedicated to managing tourism programs and driving economic development in Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, and South Wasco counties, announces the hiring of Scott Larson as the organization’s new president and CEO. Larson, who previously spent five years as the executive director of Wyoming’s Albany County Tourism Board dba
Continue Reading