We talked last fall with Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels about the local impacts of a statewide shortage of enough public defenders.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Members of the public are invited to observe as the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office conducts the public certification test for the vote tally system prior to the May 21 Primary Election. When: Tuesday, May 7 at 9 a.m. Where: Deschutes Services Building in Bend 1300 NW Wall St., second floor What: Pre-marked ballots
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A 30-acre prescribed burn planned Friday on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District six miles southwest of Bend near Aspen Day Use Area as part of a national training program has been canceled due to unfavorable conditions, officials said. They noted participants still would be onsite, participating in other training exercises.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday evening, May 8, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will host a fourth public hearing to allow residents an opportunity to provide their feedback on the revised Deschutes 2040 Plan. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Barnes and Sawyer room at the Deschutes Service
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Back in early February, Deschutes County commissioners declared a 90-day state of emergency to bring awareness to the fentanyl crisis locally. Although it didn’t provide any extra funding, it was declared to bring more awareness to the issue.
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Deschutes County’s May 21st primary mail ballots were sent out Wednesday and should arrive in mailboxes over the next few days.
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A fourth-grade class at La Pine Elementary School got a special visit Thursday from Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and some slushies as a reward for a second-place finish in a cancer fundraiser
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This May and June, the Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste will be hosting three household hazardous waste collection events for the communities of Redmond, Sisters and La Pine. These special, one-day events will give residents the opportunity to drop off their household hazardous waste items FREE of charge. “Common household waste like
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The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday sent Deschutes County’s approval of a revised master plan for the long-debated Thornburgh Resort west of Redmond back to the state Land Use Board of Appeals, finding it was wrong to dismiss the Warm Springs Tribes’ issues regarding a requirement for no net loss of fish habitat.
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Over the past two weeks, Deschutes County Public Health has identified seven cases of Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, in the community, an increase that prompted officials on Wednesday to inform the public of symptoms and available immunization services.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Wednesday, Sisters Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct up to 28 acres of prescribed burning on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction (SAFR) Unit 64 about three miles south of Sisters adjacent to Three Creek Lake Road (Forest Service Road 16), at the junction of Forest Service Road 16 and Forest Service
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The USDA Forest Service selected Pacific Northwest Regional volunteer Marty Smolenski of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument as the winner of the 2023 National Volunteer and Service Award for Leadership.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is accepting applications from residents who are interested in serving as a volunteer member of the County’s Audit Committee. This is an opportunity for a community member to get involved with local government in a role dedicated to continuous improvement, accountability, transparency, and trust. While some County committees are
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Wednesday, personal and commercial use firewood collection season will resume on the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland. Firewood season runs through Nov. 30. The public should note this is only for the National Forest system lands and does not include permits for firewood cutting on
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This Wednesday at 1 p.m., the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Deschutes County 911 will be sending a test message to people signed up for Deschutes Alerts. Here’s the message from DCSO Sergeant Nathan Garibay: Deschutes Alerts is the notification system we use to alert people of emergencies and evacuations in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man who allegedly engaged in “overtly sexual communications” online with someone he believed to be a minor female, but who actually was a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy, was arrested Sunday night when he showed up at a store to meet her, deputies said. The sheriff’s office initiated an investigation
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes Public Library announced Friday that three staff members were honored with awards for their exceptional service and leadership. Emily O’Neal, Technical Services Manager, was awarded the prestigious Librarian of the Year award by the Oregon Library Association. Community Librarian Liisa Sjoblom received the OLA President’s Award, and Community Librarian Roxanne
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the next several days, Central Oregon Fire Management Service is once again partnering with structural firefighting departments around the region to provide an immersive scenario-based wildland firefighting program designed to increase firefighters’ understanding of wildland firefighting suppression tactics, mutual aid and the dynamics of interagency response in an emerging wildfire
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Deschutes County and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council Skills Lab are sharing the wonder and life lessons that gardening brings with youth residing at the county’s Juvenile Community Justice Facility.
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Deschutes County commissioners voted unanimously this week to approve a new homeless camp eviction policy and procedure for county-owned lands, although that process is still on hold while the county works to create a managed camp for them to be relocated to.
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