This month’s Pay it Forward $500 award from NewsChannel 21, Mid Oregon Credit Union and Dutch Bros Coffee goes to Jo Ann Dewey, whose ‘Friend to Friend’ organization helps seniors with some of the unexpected expenses of aging.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — To assist customers with their preparations for the upcoming busy holiday shopping and shipping season, the Postal Service is providing 2023 holiday shipping and mailing deadlines. The information below covers domestic, international and military shipping destinations to allow for the timely delivery of cards, letters and packages by Dec. 25th. No Holiday
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Thursday, October 12th. 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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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Fire & Rescue is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 100 years — to promote this year’s campaign, “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention.” The campaign works to educate everyone about simple but important
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new farm-to-table restaurant, the Hook and Plow, is now open at Westside Yard, located at 210 SW Century Drive in Bend. Here’s a look at the restaurant project and how it came to life, from Lauren Evans at Compass Commercial: Compass Commercial Construction Services recently completed the build-out of the space
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Amid several inches of tantalizing early snowfall piling up Wednesday at Mt. Bachelor, the resort reported that skiers and riders have helped raise some $32,000 for area nonprofits. The resort had about five inches of new snow by midday… with more coming down. This year, through its “Play Forever” pass sales
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Bend city councilors joined with community partners Wednesday for a third roundtable on a proposed transportation utility fee. Bend Bikes, the Bend Chamber, and the Bend Parks and Recreation District were among those invited for this round of discussion.
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The annual fall rescue of thousands of fish stranded in a side channel of the Deschutes River was to begin next Monday, but has been moved up to this weekend after event planners learned that flows are dropping faster than anticipated, due to reduced river recharge and drier geological conditions resulting from drought.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Tuesday the finalist companies advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact Track competitions for the 20th annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday, October 19 – Friday, October 20. The five finalists in the Early Stage competition category were announced last week. In just a few
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity’s Humanity in Action Capital Campaign has received a new major donor gift of $50,000. The donation, from Laurie and Kent Thomas, comes as Bend-Redmond Habitat is preparing for a celebration of its successful capital campaign. “We’ve seen Habitat complete multiple, high-quality developments in the past few years.
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Oregon Business’ 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For list showcases organizations with best-in-class workplace practices. Oregon Business published the list on Monday, which ranks NeighborImpact as the 19th best large business to work for in the state. The title of 100 Best Nonprofits is awarded annually to qualifying nonprofit organizations that are ranked based on employee
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Tuesday, October 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.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — SAIF will be touring the state during the next few months to offer free agriculture and construction safety sessions. SAIF has offered the agricultural safety seminars for nearly 30 years, helping Oregon’s farm owners, managers, and workers stay safe in one of the most hazardous industries. SAIF is adding construction safety
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Madras and Oregon Department of Transportation are inviting the public to an open house Thursday evening to talk about the South Madras Concept Area Refinement Plan. This plan aims to address transportation safety, access and connectivity issues along U.S. 97 and U.S. 26 in south Madras. Join us
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority is seeking applicants to serve on a workgroup that will develop recommendations to replenish the state’s depleted behavioral health workforce. Recruitment of the workgroup, authorized by House Bill (HB) 2235, began Monday and will close at 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 23. The workgroup’s recommendations will help inform legislative
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Health Licensing Office at Oregon Health Authority is accepting applications for becoming a member of the newly established Board of Sign Language Interpreters. Created by the enacting of House Bill 2696 during the 2023 Legislature Session, members of this board will determine the minimum qualifications for licensing, professional standards and conduct
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — During Fire Prevention Week (October 8-14), the American Red Cross Cascades Region reminds everyone that cooking is the leading cause of home fires and issues safety steps to follow to help avoid one of these blazes. “The top reason for cooking fires is someone leaving the stove unattended while cooking,” said
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Decorate a giant gourd or pint-sized pumpkin. Dress it up whimsical or spooky-scary. You’re the artist for Deschutes Public Library’s Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Bring your favorite storybook character to life to fill our patch on display at participating Library locations*. All entrants and grand prize winners will receive a library
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In Sisters, people were getting into the fall mindset, even on a pretty warm weekend. In downtown Sisters. hundreds of people enjoyed Sunday’s second day of the Sisters Harvest Faire.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of October 6-13. Here at ODOT, we are committed to providing a safe and efficient transportation system for everyone. We invest in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located within Region 4; Central Oregon from The
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