— Timed reservation tickets for Lava River Cave are now available for the 2024 season. Lava River Cave opens for the season Friday, May 3. Today, 50% of the Lava River Cave timed reservation tickets are available on Recreation.gov on a rolling 7-day booking window while the remaining 50% of timed reservation tickets will be
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Fire & Rescue’s Board of Directors is seeking applications from interested citizens to fill an upcoming vacancy on their board. The Board of Directors is comprised of five elected community members. The Board formulates policies and rules to carry out Fire District programs and services. In carrying out its legislative
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a volunteer to serve as the Hiking Representative on the Recreational Trails Program Grants Advisory Committee. The 10-member committee evaluates grant proposals for statewide trail projects. The committee meets once or twice a year, virtually or at locations throughout the state. The time
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council approved the construction contract for the 2024 Neighborhood Street Safety Program projects at Wednesday evening’s meeting. The Neighborhood Street Safety Program addresses pedestrian and bicycle safety, safe routes to school, speeding, intersection control and crossings and other residential traffic safety issues. Five projects are scheduled to be constructed
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Thursday, May 2nd. 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 week, Lynsey Harris sits down with Megan Martin, the founding executive director of Furnish Hope, a Bend organization that furnishes homes for hundreds of families in need, with the help of donors and volunteers.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking a candidate for the Fish Screening Task Force to represent agricultural interests. The ODFW Fish Screening Program helps water users install and maintain fish screens to prevent fish from entering water diversions. The Task Force advises ODFW on program development, implementation, monitoring, technology,
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Wednesday, May 1st. 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) – M’s Bakery, a local owner-operator bakery cafe from husband-and-wife Dario Muciño and Macy Davis, is set to open in Bend’s Old Mill District this fall. Focusing on natural fermented breads with organic flours and local ingredients, M’s Bakery will make its home right in the heart of the Old Mill
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Summit Bank, the leading Oregon-based community business bank, announces the grand opening of its newest office in downtown Redmond. This expansion signifies Summit Bank’s dedication to serving local businesses and further solidifies its commitment to the vibrant communities of Central Oregon. Situated off Highway 97 and close to downtown at 538
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Patricia Buehler, MD, MPH, an eye surgeon from Bend, and founder and CEO of Osheru, won the Eyecelerator People’s Choice Award for her innovative new device for blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, the Ziplyft. The Ziplyft has secured consecutive prestigious awards from Eyecelerator, a leading ophthalmology innovation catalyst. At Eyecelerator’s annual innovator
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As May arrives, mail carriers, handlers, and clerks are still very much in demand at the Postal Service throughout Oregon. The USPS employs more than 635,000 people throughout the nation, and with nearly 63,000 military veterans on its rolls, it is also one of the largest employers of veterans in the
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Tuesday, April 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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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The average home price in Oregon is more than $530,000, a $5,000 increase over last year, according to the Regional Multiple Listing Service. With housing prices in Portland and other areas at historic highs, OnPoint Community Credit Union wants first-time homebuyers to know there are opportunities on the horizon. “It’s not all bad
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network (FAN) has received a $15,000 grant for general operations from the Ronald W. Naito MD Foundation. Many FAN families are low-income, living in poverty, or experiencing homelessness. The families also include ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families, meaning their household is bringing in income, but it is insufficient
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is accepting applications from residents who are interested in serving as a volunteer member of the County’s Audit Committee. This is an opportunity for a community member to get involved with local government in a role dedicated to continuous improvement, accountability, transparency, and trust. While some County committees are
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Volunteers in Medicine, Clinic of the Cascades (VIM) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Gold Rating by the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Quality Standards Program. This recognition underscores VIM’s commitment to providing high-quality, comprehensive health care services to uninsured and critically underserved working adults in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Washington Trust Bank, the largest independently owned full-service bank in the Northwest, has partnered with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to award a total of $200,000 in grant dollars from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund to two Central Oregon affordable housing organizations. Recipients include RootedHomes in
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service is actively seeking nominations for the regional Recreation Resource Advisory Committee. This committee will play a crucial role in shaping the future of recreation fee programs on federal lands in Oregon and Washington. The role of the Pacific Northwest Region RRAC will be to
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, April 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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