Bend church to hold ‘drive-in’ Sunday service
Creation Church in Bend will have a drive-in Easter Sunday service, in the field beside Solid Rock Community Church on Brosterhous Road. Following…
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Oregon reports four more COVID-19 deaths as total reaches 48
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 48, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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C.O. COVID-19 update: Halt to curbside glass collection in Bend
Bend Garbage/Republic Services and Cascade Disposal/Waste Management are temporarily suspending the collection of curbside glass within the city of…
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Deschutes commissioners, sheriff allocate $500K in emergency response funds
Deschutes County commissioners and Sheriff Shane Nelson have allocated $500,000 in emergency response funding for immediate COVID-19-related needs in…
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Oregon hospitals to receive $291 million from federal coronavirus bill
Oregon’s congressional delegation announced Friday that 3,454 hospitals in Oregon will receive $291 million to enhance their coronavirus response…
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Bend-La Pine Schools add 2 Grab and Go meal sites
Bend-La Pine Schools is adding two new school sites – for a total of 10 school locations – to its free Grab and Go meal locations beginning Monday.…
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Redmond photographer gives back on front porches
Redmond resident Katie Hilt of Tulips in August Photography is taking photos of families on their front porches amid the COVID-19 stay-home…
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U.S. Postal Service adapts to safely deliver the mail
SEATTLE (KTVZ) — COVID-19 has changed many daily routines, but delivering mail and packages is not one of those changes. To help keep the public and…
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St. Charles launches Hero Fund to support caregivers on COVID-19’s front lines
In recognition of the sacrifices of those on the front lines caring for COVID-19 patients in Central Oregon, St. Charles is launching a new fund…
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C.O. photographers capture families’ lives at home
A Bend couple and a Redmond photographer are offering to take photos to document families as they stay close to home in a challenging…
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C.O. businesses donating cloth masks to St. Charles
Some Central Oregon businesses donated cloth masks for health care workers on Thursday in a project called Operation Inspire. If you want to help…
Continue Reading Three rural hospitals get Oregon’s first COVID-19 rapid testing instruments
Three rural hospitals in Curry, Morrow and Lake counties are the first in Oregon to receive COVID-19 rapid testing…
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ODFW closing hunting, fishing to non-residents
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is closing recreational hunting, fishing, crabbing and clamming to…
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Scouts in Central Oregon adapt by going digital
Many groups in Central Oregon and across the country have gone digital amid this coronavirus pandemic. The latest one to make the switch are the…
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Despite sunny, warmer weather, Oregon officials plead: Stick close to home
The message from those on the front lines responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in Oregon is: Please continue to stay home to save lives … even when…
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Oregon to provide another $60 million in SNAP benefits
The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Thursday that the Oregon Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will provide an…
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Les Schwab Tires to furlough workers
A temporary furlough of Les Schwab Tire Centers employees begins Monday, but all stores will remain open, NewsChannel 21 confirmed…
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Bend neighborhood invites food truck to help small businesses
Northwest Bend residents off of Sundowner Lane and Newhall Place invite food truck, Curbside Bacon, to help business during these hard…
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Bend single parent upbeat in face of first unemployment challenge
As a hospitality worker, Serena Yanez thought her job was secure. But once the coronavirus started limiting travel, she was furloughed, and…
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C.O. health care leaders see improvement due to social distancing
Central Oregon health care leaders say they have seen signs of improvement due to people’s efforts in following social distancing…
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