St. Vincent de Paul La Pine just launched a new hot meal and food box delivery program for area residents in need, funded by grants and donations, while also providing area homeless with items from clothing to propane tanks and showers.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The High Desert Food Trail was created by High Desert Food and Farm Alliance in collaboration with Travel Oregon and Visit Central Oregon as a part of the Oregon Food Trails Program. A self-guided tour of Central Oregon’s farms, restaurants, breweries, and culinary offerings, this is an opportunity to taste your
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University – Cascades will honor Dana Whitelaw, executive director of the High Desert Museum, during its 23rd annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 16. Whitelaw will receive the OSU-Cascades Distinguished Service Award, which honors individuals, businesses or organizations that have made exceptional contributions to OSU-Cascades, Central Oregon, Oregon or
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Marine Board will be mailing reminder notices to boaters whose motorboat registrations are expired and electronically to boat owners with emails on file. Each renewal notice is unique to the owner and their boat and they are encouraged to take advantage of the online renewal option. As in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Partners In Care, the leading, nonprofit provider of hospice, home health, and palliative care in Central Oregon, is proud to announce it is now a Level 5 Partner with We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Level 5 is the highest level WHV partners can
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Office of Internal Audit has won a 2023 Distinguished Knighton Award from the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA). The two-auditor team also received this national recognition last year. The Knighton Award recognizes the best performance audit reports each year and is given at two levels: Exemplary and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Across the West, local organizations are caring for their most vulnerable neighbors and working to create safe, supportive, healthy communities where everyone can thrive. To help them turn their aspirations into reality, the Pacific Power Foundation is donating $245,000 in new grant funding throughout Oregon, Washington and Northern California. The grants
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, May 31st. 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.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend Utility Department recently published its 2023 Water Quality Consumer Confidence Report, which shows that the city’s drinking water continues to meet all health standards and that the City is 100% compliant in water quality testing and in meeting and exceeding water quality standards. The Annual Water Quality
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Thursday, May 30th. 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.
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This month, NewsChannel 21 and Mid Oregon Credit Union spotlight the Fund for Rural Oregon Journalism and its two-year class that pays student journalists to write for an online news site called The Obsidian.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley on Wednesday launched the process of nominating young Oregonians to the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy, for an appointment to the Class of 2029. “It is an honor
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ)- The Bi-Mart Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo presented by Indian Head Casino is excited to announce that the Grammy-nominated rock band, The Fray, will be performing as the opening act on Wednesday, July 31st, kicking off the fair’s 104th anniversary celebration. This highly anticipated event marks the return of Central Oregon’s largest
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, in a collaborative effort with the Jefferson County Fire Chiefs, is offering private landowners the opportunity to apply for funding to minimize fire danger as outlined in the Jefferson County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Eligible residents will be offered a flat-rate reimbursement of $600 for treating the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners recognized the winners of the 2024 Safe Sidewalks Award, an annual award given to businesses and individuals who help to keep public sidewalks clear for pedestrians. The Safe Sidewalk Award was created in 2006 by the County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Wednesday, May 29th. 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.
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Oregon State University–Cascades invited community members to an unusual kind of “open house” tour on Tuesday afternoon, to explore the latest progress as once-unusable lands — a former landfill and pumice mine — near the center of Bend are being transformed into the next phase of the university campus.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Diversability Inc. announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation to support their general operations in service towards their mission and vision. “This fund will support important work in our community to advance equity and inclusion efforts relevant to individuals with diversabilities and their
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Established in 1963, Older Americans Month is celebrated every May and is an opportunity to recognize the contributions of older Americans and reaffirm commitments to serving the older adults in our communities. The 2024 Older Americans Month theme is Powered by Connection, which focuses on the profound impact that meaningful connections have
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Community College Art and Design Club is proud to present the annual Student Art Exhibition, now through June 7 in Pence Hall’s Pinckney Gallery, with an opening reception from 4:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29. The reception includes an awards presentation at 6 p.m. The gallery is open
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