Shae Gascon’s family moved to Sisters when she was in the third grade. She remembers gardening with her grandparents, and how much she loved planting and harvesting fresh veggies.
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LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of La Pine is a fast-growing part of Central Oregon, and now it could get even bigger, in terms of some very familiar shopping options.
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Nearly three weeks after announcing that St. Charles Health System may drop participation in Medicare Advantage plans, prompting concern and confusion among Central Oregon seniors, the organization’s president and CEO issued an update Thursday saying negotiations with four plans continue and some plans likely won’t be dropped.
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Hot summer weather can put a strain on some air conditioning systems, but add in weeks of high, even hazardous levels of wildfire smoke, and Central Oregon HAVC businesses have been busy helping people do what they can to ease the impacts, from filters to advice on upgrades.
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Direct2 Aviation, a leader in charter aviation services, has announced an innovative donation partnership with the Deschutes River Conservancy, a Bend-based nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring streamflow and improving water quality in Oregon’s Deschutes River Basin.
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Investors who purchased retail precious metals from Lear Capital are eligible to receive compensation as a part of Lear’s bankruptcy plan, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation announced Monday.
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Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 2.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.70/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon.
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Mid Oregon Credit Union hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its new corporate headquarters and eighth full-service branch, located at 557 SW Bluff Drive in Bend’s Old Mill District. The new building is expected to be completed by early 2025.
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The often-thick wildfire smoke lingering over the High Desert in recent weeks has had varied impacts on businesses, as NewsChannel 21’s Tracee Tuesday reports.
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BASX Solutions, which has quickly grown to become Redmond’s largest private employer in Redmond and one of the biggest in Central Oregon, held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a new 36,000-square-foot welding shop that is set to open by this time next year.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service on Wednesday awarded over $1.9 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding to several Oregon projects and programs.
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced Tuesday the first snowboard title partnership in history with Hydro Flask, a Bend-based, award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks and soft goods innovations and a Helen of Troy Limited brand, officially naming the team the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team.
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After several months of declines, seasonally adjusted unemployment rates across Central Oregon saw little to no change in July, with marginal decreases in Deschutes and Jefferson counties, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday.
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If you’re traveling for the Labor Day holiday weekend, expect lots of company. AAA booking data for flights, hotels, rental cars and cruises shows Labor Day travel is up compared to last year. Domestic bookings are up 4% – with Bend the top regional destination – and international bookings are up 44%.
Continue Reading Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.68/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon.
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Recent wildfires in Oregon are causing the air to be moderate to even very unhealthy in certain areas. There have been a number of fires, from the Fuzztail Fire south of Bend to the much larger Willamette National Forest blazes.
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Tipping culture around the country has been scrutinized by many. Some feel that asking for a tip is too much, and others feel we’re not tipping enough.
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Citing concerns related to patient care, access and affordability, St. Charles Health System says it may withdraw its participation in all Medicare Advantage plans, including those from Humana, PacificSource, HealthNet and WellCare, and urged participants to consider shifting to traditional Medicare. That has prompted concerns by patients and others, including Summit Health Oregon.
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The La Pine Community Health Center officially broke ground on its major campus expansion project on August 10. The centerpiece of the project is a new three-story, 27,000-square-foot Wellness Center, located adjacent to the current medical and administrative building bordered by First Street, Bluewood Avenue and Huntington Road in La Pine.
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Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate, a real estate agency founded in 2001 and based in Bend and Redmond, has announced that its founder, Sandy Garner, is retiring after 45 years in the business. On Thursday, we had a chance to talk with her about her career, and the challenges of today’s housing market.
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