SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Judicial Department announced Monday that the Chief Justice, Governor, Senate President, and Speaker of the House are now accepting applications to serve on the Oregon Public Defense Commission, a new state commission responsible for the administration of public defense services in Oregon’s circuit and appellate courts. The deadline to
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, September 18th. 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) — Here is the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays update for the week of Sept. 16-22. City of Redmond road closures can be viewed on the Redmond Area Street Closures, Events and Delays Map and ODOT TripCheck. NEW CLOSURES: SW 6th St. between Glacier & Forrest Ave. – one-lane closure Friday, September 15 through Thursday, September
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of Sept. 15-22. 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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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Sept. 17-23. Paving of Butler Market Road & Dickey Road (Bend Area) – Asphalt paving work will be occurring on Butler Market Road between Hamehook Road and Powell Butte Hwy. Shoulder work will also be occurring on Butler Market Road and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend Church of the Nazarene celebrated its centennial on Saturday with a community party featuring a classic car show, food, music and more. “We wanted to celebrate by throwing a 100-Year Party for our community,” said Kids & Family Pastor Jason Visser. More than 600 people attended the celebration, which featured
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(Update; event held, new photo) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friday was National POW/MIA Recognition Day, when the Bend Heroes Foundation and volunteers displayed flags at the Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park and along the Veterans Memorial Bridge (Newport Avenue). They read the names and showed records of Bend’s 14 veterans who remain MIA (Missing
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Pacific Northwest Region of the Forest Service will be waiving recreation fees at most day-use sites on lands managed by the agency on Saturday, Sept. 23 in honor of National Public Lands Day. This annual event, which is celebrated on the fourth Saturday in September, is an opportunity for people across the
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Sunriver Stars Community Theater recently announced the recipients of its inaugural scholarships, Stars Scholars, given to two local high school students, Andrew Whitworth and Samuel Soyster.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Monday, Sept. 18, a section of Forest Service Road 4225-050 on the Ochoco National Forest will be closed for reconstruction. FSR 4225-050 will be closed at North Fork Crooked River crossing (at the very north end of Williams Prairie) for the installation of three 24-inch floodplain relief culverts. Reconstruction of FSR
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its last free community shred event and drug disposal of 2023, with the assistance of Republic Services, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Terrebonne Elementary School, 1199 B Avenue. This is a residential free shred event and is not intended for business/commercial shredding, the
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, September 15th. 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 ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of Sept. 18-24. Woodriver Lane between McClellan Road and Elmwood Place for sidewalk construction, full road closure with local access only, began Sept. 7, 2023. Ongoing Closures: Neff and Purcell Improvement Project – The Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard Improvements
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The International Association of Fire Fighters has collected critical funds in the community since 1954 – one dollar at a time – as part of the Fill the Boot program for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 3650 will continue this long-standing tradition as its members kick off the annual program
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The headline in The Bulletin on Monday, September 9, 1963, read “Bear Creek open, but has too many kids.” Despite the crowded start 60 years ago, Bear Creek Elementary School has served families in Bend’s southeast neighborhood for generations.
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Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering an upcoming class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent.
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This month, in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Deschutes County, in collaboration with the Central Oregon Suicide Prevention Alliance, is coordinating several activities to build awareness and work toward preventing suicide attempts and deaths.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Next month, organizations from across Oregon are gathering to showcase the unique startup resources and collaborative culture that make the state a hub for entrepreneurship as part of the inaugural High Desert Innovation Week, Oct. 16-20, organized by Bend Startup Central, Cultivate Bend, Built Oregon, Bend Outdoor Worx, VertueLab and Economic
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – MountainStar Family Relief Nursery invites you to join their Birdies 4 Babies Campaign running through the end of September. Here’s their full announcement: B4B, an event hosted this year on August 13th, is MountainStar’s largest annual fundraiser, bringing together community members committed to child abuse prevention and the therapeutic services that
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Thursday, September 14th. 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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