Deschutes County, Bend leaders agree to proceed with joint ‘homeless office’ partnership
Deschutes County commissioners and Bend city councilors met Thursday afternoon and made progress on coordinating their efforts at tackling the…
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner challenging fellow Democrat Rep. Kurt Schrader in redrawn District 5
Terrebonne Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner announced Thursday she has launched her 2022 campaign for Oregon’s dramatically redrawn Fifth…
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ODOT to fully close Old McKenzie Pass Highway on Monday
With snow in the Oregon Cascades upon us, maintenance managers with the Oregon Department of Transportation have made the decision to close the…
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Deschutes County, FEMA partner on free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics in November
Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with FEMA to offer free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Bend, La Pine and…
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Pile burning planned on 300 acres in Newberry Caldera
Fuels specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct about 300 acres of pile burning within the Newberry Caldera. Ignitions are…
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ODOT seeking more public input on plans for Hwy. 97-Baker Road interchange
Members of the public will have another opportunity to weigh in on the future of transportation infrastructure investment and development in south…
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Wyeth Boat Launch to close for rebuilding project
Deschutes National Forest engineering staff plan to close the Wyeth Boat Launch by the Deschutes River below Wickiup Dam to provide construction…
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Deschutes County appeals ODOT move, seeks to affirm Butler Market Road 50 mph speed limit
The Oregon Speed Zone Appeal Panel will hear an unusual appeal next week from Deschutes County, which says the Oregon Department of Transportation…
Continue Reading Sisters Ranger District plans pile burning on 1,200 acres near Melvin Butte, Black Crater
The Sisters Ranger District plans to conduct pile burning in the Melvin Butte and Black Crater areas. Fuels specialists will ignite 1,024 acres of…
Continue Reading Bend-Fort Rock, Crescent ranger districts continuing pile burning
Fuels specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct pile burning across the district over the next two days, providing conditions…
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Deschutes County internal audit program gets highest rating
Following a successful peer review four years ago, the Deschutes County internal auditing program has received the highest rating for compliance of…
Continue Reading Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District begins pile burning in several locations
Fuels specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District began to ignite piles in several spots on Friday afternoon, with ignitions lasting one day.…
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Attorney Emerson Levy declares bid for Zika’s Oregon House District 53 seat
Community advocate and attorney Emerson Levy announced Thursday that she is filing to run again for state representative for House District 53,…
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Deschutes County directs $6.6 million in federal funds to expanded child care access
The Deschutes County Commission has unanimously approved their largest American Rescue Plan Act investment to date, allocating an additional $6.6…
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Four of 5 Redmond teens convicted in brutal 2001 killing make Gov. Brown’s commutation list
Four of the five Redmond teens convicted of conspiring to brutally kill Barbara Thomas at her home on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway just over 20 years…
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‘Super HotRock’ at Newberry Crater could be first renewable energy source of its kind
The only energy source of its kind in the world could take shape in Central Oregon in coming…
Continue Reading Sisters Ranger District releasing Green Ridge landscape restoration project assessment
The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest will release Friday a draft environmental assessment of the Green Ridge Landscape…
Continue Reading Deschutes County property tax statements hit the mail this week
Deschutes County will mail 110,438 property tax statements by next Monday. Annual property tax bills are only mailed once a year, but property…
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DCSO sheriff’s Captain Deron McMaster resigns after ‘personnel action,’ files notice to sue
A nearly 30-year Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office employee has resigned after a personnel investigation led to unspecified “personnel action,”…
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Signs of the season: ODOT begins winter closure of McKenzie Pass Highway
The winding, scenic and seasonal McKenzie Pass Highway will be closing in one direction this week and likely on Nov. 1 going the other way, the…
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