C.O. teens helping teens during COVID-19
A group of teens with Camp Fire Central Oregon is organizing a monthly ‘safe space’ for teens dealing with isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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2 Bend pickleball courts closed due to COVID-19 exposure
Two Bend pickleball courts, Pickleball Zone and Widgi Creek Pickleball, have been closed until Nov. 12 due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, 34% jump in weekly cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 705, along with 597 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Seniors create a ‘COVID friendship quilt’
Residents of Regency Village Assisted Living in Bend created a ‘COVID friendship quilt’ out of 542 tongue depressors. Everyone living in the facility…
Continue Reading Oregon COVID-19 death toll tops 700; Jefferson County woman, 47, among 9 latest
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, including a 47-year-old Jefferson County woman, raising the state’s death toll to 701,along with…
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State quarantine paid leave program distributes more than $2 million
More than 2,000 people have been approved to receive benefits under a new state program that helps people who work in Oregon and need to quarantine…
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New metrics, but more cases: Bend-La Pine Schools still face hurdle to reopening
A rise in Deschutes County COVID-19 cases is further delaying reopening of in-person classes for Bend-La Pine Schools, even under the new state…
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The Pavilion ice rink in Bend opens for new season
The Pavilion ice rink in Bend closed early in the spring, because of COVID-19, but now it’s back for this winter season.…
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NeighborImpact brings mobile food bank to Redmond
NeighborImpact’s mobile food bank serves the Redmond community twice a month. Those in need are able to pick up a week’s worth of groceries from the…
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Bend man won’t serve jail time for removing COVID-19 signs
Ricardo Orazetti of Bend will not serve any jail time after pleading guilty to removing COVID-19 restriction signage from Quail Park in Bend last…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 557 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 692, along with 557 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 COVID-19 deaths, including Crook County woman; 524 cases
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, including the second Crook County woman in two days, raising the state’s death toll to 691, along…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, including Crook Co. woman; 555 cases
COVID-19 has claimed 14 more lives in Oregon, including a Crook County woman, raising the state’s death toll to 689, along with 555 new cases, the…
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OHA urges: Make safety – and the ‘three W’s’ – part of your holiday celebrations
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With COVID-19 cases recently surging and the weather getting cooler, the Oregon Health Authority urges Oregonians to rethink…
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What the state’s new COVID-19 metrics mean for C.O. schools
Despite two straight days of record COVID-19 case numbers, Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials on Friday unveiled new, more flexible guidelines…
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‘Safe harbor’ designation will keep Crook County schools open
The Crook County School District said students will stay in the classrooms, thanks to new COVID-19 metrics announced Friday by Governor Kate Brown.…
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Two Bend elementary schools create safe Halloween fun for kids
The staff at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend thought of a fun way to connect with kids for Halloween on Friday. Parents and students drove by…
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United Way of C.O. distributes $500K in Bend CARES Act funding
In late July, the City of Bend allocated $500,000 to United Way of Central Oregon to assist vulnerable populations in the Bend community. The funding…
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Oregon revises school reopening metrics; 1,000s more could return to class
Despite rising, record daily COVID-19 case numbers, Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials unveiled new, more flexible and complex school…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 600 new COVID-19 cases, another daily record; 2 more deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 675, while there have been 600 new cases, hitting yet another…
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