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Swimming pools can reopen in Phase 2, but requirements prove challenging
Swimming pools are allowed to reopen in Phase 2 of Gov. Kate Brown’s reopening plan. Even so, Central Oregon pool operators and property managers…
Continue ReadingSwimming pools are allowed to reopen in Phase 2 of Gov. Kate Brown’s reopening plan. Even so, Central Oregon pool operators and property managers…
Continue ReadingThe boom in bike retail bike sales during this pandemic has made it difficult for Bend’s bike shops to deal with the limited supply and meet the…
Continue Reading– Megan Perkins, local activist and co-founder of Embrace Bend, announced Monday her run for City Council in the November 2020 election for Position…
Continue ReadingThe filing period has begun for Bend residents interested in running for the City Council. There’s a new option this year of a $25 filing fee, rather…
Continue ReadingMore than 1,000 people gathered in Bend on Saturday for a protest walk, gathering and vigil called the “Bend Walk for Justice,” the third such event…
Continue ReadingStreet closures in downtown Bend are not uncommon, especially in the summertime. But closing Minnesota Avenue for a different purpose — to help…
Continue ReadingWhile air travel-related businesses are still struggling, sales at a Bend recreational vehicle business are on the rise.…
Continue ReadingFor the Week of June 8–14: Slurry seal street preservation work is set to begin this week. Several residential roads will see one-day closures in…
Continue ReadingState Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, minced no words Thursday evening in a Facebook post about the killing of George Floyd, saying President Trump “has not…
Continue ReadingThe Bend Police Department is planning to incorporate the use of body cameras to help build transparency between officers and community members when…
Continue ReadingTo curb the spread of COVID-19, Oregon State University, including the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend, has established a new policy that will require…
Continue ReadingSome business owners in downtown Bend have asked city leaders to accommodate their outdoor seating plans by considering proposals to close some…
Continue ReadingFirefighters extinguished a small brush fire in the front yard of a southwest Bend home Thursday afternoon that officials said was caused by a…
Continue ReadingThe city of Bend will close southbound traffic on SE 15th Street through November for the first phase of the Septic to Sewer Conversion…
Continue ReadingThe Bend City Council unanimously approved a statement Wednesday evening condemning the “senseless killing” of George Floyd,detailing steps taken by…
Continue ReadingThe American Red Cross says it is in need of more African American blood donors to help treat sickle cell disease.…
Continue ReadingFollowing the recent events surrounding the death of George Floyd and rallies that have taken place across Central Oregon, the city of Bend shared…
Continue ReadingSome Bend parents are calling on the Bend Park and Recreation District to reopen playgrounds and parks for their children, but BPRD officials said…
Continue ReadingIf and when Deschutes County is approved for Phase 2 reopening, the Sun Mountain Fun Center in Bend is certainly ready to open.…
Continue ReadingAmid the nationwide outcry over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Central Oregon law enforcement agencies have have…
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