Deschutes County road construction update: Week of August 8-14
Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of August 8-14.
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Gov. Brown seeks applicants to fill 2 new Deschutes County judgeships
Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that she is accepting applications to fill two new judicial vacancies on the Deschutes County Circuit Court.
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Deschutes County announces grant program for projects to reduce wildfire risk
Deschutes County is announcing an opportunity for communities to apply for grants that will provide funding for projects that reduce the risk of wildfire.
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ODOT holds Terrebonne open house to discuss latest Highway 97 safety plans
The Oregon Department of Transportation will host an open house Wednesday evening in an effort to highlight updated plans to improve safety through Terrebonne from Lower Bridge Way to Northwest 10th Street.
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DCSO to hold free document shredding, drug disposal events in Sisters, La Pine and Terrebonne
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is again hosting community free document shredding and drug disposal events around the county.
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office holds ‘National Night Out’ events in Sisters, La Pine
In a bid to increase awareness and build relationships, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s held a pair of National Night Out events Tuesday evening in La Pine and Sisters, inviting the community so they could get to know each other better in a relaxed, informal setting.
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Delayed by COVID and fire, Deschutes Land Trust resumes Whychus Creek restoration
After being delayed by the pandemic, and then last month’s Grandview Fire, restoration work on a 1.5-mile stretch of Whychus Creek is now underway.
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Public tips, resident NW of Redmond help searchers find missing woman, 81
An extensive search for a missing 81-year-old Redmond-area woman with memory loss ended in success Saturday night when a resident who had been alerted by authorities found the woman on BLM land south of Tetherow Bridge, tired but otherwise okay, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Lightning sparks C.O. wildfires; air tanker drops retardant to help crews on blaze near Bend
Thunderstorms hit Central Oregon with numerous lightning strikes late Thursday afternoon and evening, sparking nearly 20 fires that crews rushed to contain, mostly at small size — one west of Bend thanks to a fortunate air tanker pass — as well as a northern Bend power outage affecting 12,500 Pacific Power customers for three hours.
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Tip leads to raid, arrest of Alfalfa-area man on child pornography charges
A tip from a law enforcement task force and a nonprofit led to a raid on a 22-year-old Alfalfa-area man’s home and his arrest Thursday on 20 counts of child pornography, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of August 1-7
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of August 1-7.
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Some Deschutes County Fair concert, rodeo attendees encounter opening-night parking issues
Viewer footage shared with NewsChannel 21 showed some parking troubles at the Deschutes County fairgrounds Wednesday night.
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Arielle learns how to make a corndog at Deschutes County Fair
Darryl Whichloe of Southern Oregon Food & Beverage expects to make 6,000 corndogs for the hungry masses at the Deschutes County Fair. Thursday morning, Arielle Brumfield got to make one.
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Variety of 4-H youth exhibits – and their animals – return to Deschutes County Fair
The Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo is welcoming back many guests in person, including students who take part in the Deschutes County 4-H program.
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Popular JD Platt and K9 Kings Flying Dog Show back at Deschutes County Fair
NewsChannel 21’s Rhea Panela talked live at Sunrise with J.D. Platt, who has been doing his popular K9 Kings Flying Dog Show for 25 years.
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Deschutes County offers landowners financial aid on range improvement projects
Deschutes County Natural Resources invites applications from county landowners who would like financial assistance with upcoming range improvement projects, including but not limited to noxious weed control, seeding, fencing improvements/new fence construction or water source development.
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Deschutes County Fair has rich history
What started as a potato festival in Redmond has blossomed over the years into one of the largest county fairs, with something for just about everyone, NewsChannel 21’s Arielle Brumfield reports.
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State officials issue report on deadly heat wave, urge residents prepare for another in forecast
The Oregon Office of Emergency Management held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss this weekend’s expected heat wave and actions Oregonians can take to stay safe as the state released an “after-action” report on last month’s deadly, record heat.
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ODOT sets Terrebonne open house on Highway 97 safety plans
ODOT will hold an open house at Terrebonne Community School on Wednesday, August 4 from 6-8 p.m. to discuss plans for a revised interchange at Highway 97 and Lower Bridge Way, along with other safety improvements.
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As indoor mask recommendations return in NW, Central Oregonians react to possibility
The year-plus mask mandate for public indoor spaces in Oregon was lifted by Gov. Kate Brown back in May, but now some areas across the Northwest are returning to indoor-mask recommendations, due to a rise in Delta variant cases — and High Desert residents and businesses are watching.
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