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Central Electric Cooperative accepting applications for 2024 Washington, D.C. Youth Tour

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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for its 2024 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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Taxpayer advocate urges Oregonians to volunteer, help low-income families get unclaimed tax benefits

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Internal Revenue Service is once again recruiting people to assist in the free preparation of taxes as part of its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs, and the Department of Revenue’s Taxpayer Advocate is encouraging Oregonians to volunteer. “Oregon needs more VITA and

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Oregon’s Public Health Advisory Board accepting applications for five new members

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Office of Governor Tina Kotek and Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division are seeking applicants for five positions on the state Public Health Advisory Board. PHAB advises and makes recommendations for governmental public health in Oregon. The board focuses on eliminating health inequities through a modern public health system, as described in

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Oregon’s Employment Related Day Care program to open waitlist for most families applying after Nov. 3

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care reminds families that the Employment Related Day Care program will open a waitlist next week. The ERDC program helps families pay for child care through state and federal funds. The ERDC waitlist, announced last month, will open after an unprecedented increase in demand and limited

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BLM seeks nominations to John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council

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BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday that it is seeking public nominations for positions on the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council. This citizen-based committee assists in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues within BLM’s Vale District Baker Field Office, Prineville District, and the Forest Service’s

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ODFW seeks applicants to fill two vacancies on Oregon Fish Passage Task Force

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks two members to represent the state’s Fish Passage Task Force. Two vacancies exist for the Public-At-Large stakeholder group representing the Task Force. A Public-At-Large representative from the east side of the state is desired. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 15. The nine

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COCC’s Native American Month to feature free events including poetry, music and comedy

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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is commemorating Native American Heritage Month with a diverse lineup of free community events in Bend and Madras during November, including a poetry reading with past Oregon Poet Laureate Elizabeth Woody (Nov. 4), a rap performance with Blue Flamez and a flute concert with Grammy-winning James Greeley

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Bend’s High Desert Museum among 28 Oregon arts organizations receiving Arts Learning grant awards

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Twenty-eight Oregon arts organizations will each receive a $10,000 grant to strengthen arts education for K-12 students through $280,000 in Oregon Arts Commission Arts Learning Program funding for fiscal year 2024. All funded projects feature partnerships with Oregon schools within communities throughout the state.  “Unfortunately, so many schools lack adequate funding for arts

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