Beginning Monday and continuing through Friday of next week, engineers will be conducting roadway testing along Forest Service Road 16 (Three Creeks Road), the Deschutes National Forest said Friday.
Continue Reading Beginning Monday, Scout Lake Group Campground and Day Use Area will be closed during the weekdays for the safety of forest users and contractors while logging operations are conducted as part of the Greater Suttle Lake Vegetation Management Project.
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The High Desert Museum and Deschutes National Forest are coordinating to conduct a prescribed burn Friday on the museum’s property. If weather conditions remain favorable, firefighters will ignite the burn in the morning and the museum will be closed for the day, planning to reopen Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
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The Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste has installed new webcams at Knott Landfill that allow customers to view inbound and outbound traffic queues.
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Gov. Kate Brown announced vaccination targets Tuesday to more fully reopen Oregon’s economy, setting a 70% statewide goal to reach Oregonians 16 and older with a first dose to lift most Risk Level restrictions. Oregon currently stands at nearly 57 percent. Meanwhile, a goal set for counties indicates Deschutes County could soon drop to the Lower Risk category and looser limits.
Continue Reading South County residents are invited to apply for an open seat on the Deschutes County Planning Commission.
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State Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend), and Reps. Jack Zika (R-Redmond) and Jason Kropf (D-Bend) released their funding proposals Monday for $8 million in federal relief money included in the American Rescue Plan.
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Central Oregon seems to have ongoing construction projects around every corner, but developers are still not building homes as fast as they’d like.
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Starting Monday, a section of Brooks-Scanlon Road (Forest Service Road 4606) running through private property north of Bull Springs Road will be closed to the public.
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On Monday and Tuesday, fire and fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations adjacent to Bend’s Westside and within the Phil’s Trail and Welcome Station area.
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There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon including Deschutes County’s 74th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,530, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has called off a public plea for information Saturday about a suspicious car and driver in Deschutes River Woods, saying the involved motorist heard a news report, contacted them and helped investigators determine his offer to a teen girl of a ride a few days ago was not an attempted abduction.
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The new roundabout at Tumalo Road and Tumalo Place has opened to traffic, with some final work underway in coming days, Deschutes County road officials said Friday.
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Residents who have already received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose and need a second dose can continue to schedule second dose vaccine appointments at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center through May 28.
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The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will host a public hearing on the Community Development Department’s Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-22 on Wednesday, May 12, at 11 a.m.
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A former Deschutes County deputy district attorney who sued the county, alleging race and sex discrimination and a “toxic sex- and race-based hostile work environment,” has reached an $87,500 settlement with the county, District Attorney John Hummel announced late Thursday.
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Tuesday, May 11, is the last day for Deschutes County voters to safely mail their ballot for the May 18 Special District Election. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18. No stamp is required.
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The Oregon Hunters Association has raised the total reward to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest or citation in the case of three elk that were poached west of Bend on or about Oct. 28 of last year.
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The Mass Vaccination Clinic at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center will continue to offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccine appointments this week.
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Gov. Kate Brown announced late Tuesday that an improvement in one metric — a slower rise in hospitalized COVID-19 patients — means the 15 counties, including Deschutes and Crook, that moved to Extreme Risk restrictions last Friday will move back to High Risk this Friday.
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