Bend councilors OK $120 million in bonds
Bend city councilors unanimously approved issuing two big-ticket bonds totaling $120 million at Wednesday night’s meeting.…
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Deschutes Planning Commission urges denial of Sunriver workforce housing
The Deschutes County Planning Commission is recommending denial of a Sunriver Resort request to pave the way for employee housing at the nearby…
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Two C.O. projects receive DEQ waste reduction grants
The Oregon Department of Environmental is awarding nearly $600,000 in grants to 17 organizations around the state — two in Deschutes County — to…
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Bend 7th-grader wins national horse jumping competition
When Ella Delgado started riding horses at age 7, she had no idea she would end up winning a national championship in Las Vegas by the time she was…
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Terrebonne comes together to give family in need new home
About 100 members of the Terrebonne community came together to help provide a new home for a family going through some hard…
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Bend-Redmond fifth in US for people working from home
The Bend-Redmond metro area (defined as all of Deschutes County) has slid a bit in a ranking of places where many folks work from home, but is still…
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Bend considers downtown parking improvements
The city of Bend is looking to ease the challenges of parking…
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Bend Park and Rec chooses 6 board finalists from 24 applicants
The Bend Park and Recreation District Board, facing 24 applicants to fill a board vacancy, chose six finalists at its meeting Tuesday…
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Illegal Deschutes Forest camper sentenced for failing to register as sex offender
A North Carolina man who was illegally living in the Deschutes National Forest was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Thursday after months of…
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Redmond man arrested in Sisters home burglary
An intoxicated 26-year-old Redmond man was arrested Wednesday night in Sisters, accused of breaking into one home and trying to break into another,…
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Therapeutic horse centers show how horses can help heal
The words “equine assisted therapy” may sound odd to some, but for two horse therapeutic centers in Central Oregon, it’s a special, effective (and…
Continue ReadingMerkley sets three Central Oregon town halls
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will kick off 2020 with 12 town halls across Southern and Central Oregon. The town halls will be Jan. 2-5 in Douglas,…
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Flu season in full swing in Central Oregon
Deschutes County Health Services said Friday it is seeing an increase in flu cases in Central Oregon.…
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New emergency warming shelter opens in Bend
Part of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office work-release center opened up to about 48 people on Tuesday as an emergency warming shelter during the…
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Bend veterinary center plans homeless community event
Plateau Veterinary Hospital to give a helping hand to those in need with…
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Taylor NW chosen for COID’s Pilot Butte Canal piping project
Central Oregon Irrigation District said Thursday it has selected Taylor Northwest, LLC of Bend as the construction manager/general contractor for the…
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Crook County unemployment rate still dropping
Crook County’s unemployment rate has dropped dramatically in the decade since Facebook (and later Apple) built data centers in the Prineville…
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Sisters bike shop donating bikes to those in need
For the fifth straight year, Sisters bike shop Blazin Saddles is donating bikes to those who need, with the help of the…
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Fire destroys motor home on SW Redmond street
A motor home was destroyed by a fire on a southwest Redmond street Monday afternoon, causing no injuries but prompting police to close the road for…
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Fallen veterans honored at Bend ‘Wreaths Across America’ event
Wreaths were laid on Central Oregon veterans’ graves on Saturday in the annual, nationwide ‘Wreaths Across America’…
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