A hot, dry, windy and smoky weekend brought power outages, some lengthy, for thousands of Midstate Electric Cooperative members in southern Deschutes County. Officials said it resulted from special, sensitive line settings that are a necessary tradeoff – the risk of more blackouts, to avoid the danger of sparking more wildfires.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Sept. 17-23. Paving of Butler Market Road & Dickey Road (Bend Area) – Asphalt paving work will be occurring on Butler Market Road between Hamehook Road and Powell Butte Hwy. Shoulder work will also be occurring on Butler Market Road and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As we head into respiratory season, Deschutes County Public Health says it wants to help residents stay healthy and protect themselves from illnesses such as COVID-19, RSV and Influenza. Here’s their full guidance statement, issued Friday: Public Health recommends frequent handwashing, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, being aware of ventilation in shared
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Sunriver Stars Community Theater recently announced the recipients of its inaugural scholarships, Stars Scholars, given to two local high school students, Andrew Whitworth and Samuel Soyster.
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A program at the Deschutes Public Library lets you check out much more than just books. And there are plenty more new things coming your way.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its last free community shred event and drug disposal of 2023, with the assistance of Republic Services, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Terrebonne Elementary School, 1199 B Avenue. This is a residential free shred event and is not intended for business/commercial shredding, the
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Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering an upcoming class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent.
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Deschutes County commissioners will discuss at their Monday afternoon work session if they want to ask voters whether to expand the three-member board to five positions.
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This month, in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Deschutes County, in collaboration with the Central Oregon Suicide Prevention Alliance, is coordinating several activities to build awareness and work toward preventing suicide attempts and deaths.
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office main campus was dedicated Wednesday and formally named the Les Stiles Justice Center in honor of the county’s seventh sheriff, who died Jan. 6 at his home in Caldwell, Idaho.
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Deschutes County District Attorney Stephen Gunnels says there have been no arrests or major updates to share in the “very active” investigation into Evelyn Weaver’s July killing at her northwest Bend home, assuring it’s a top-priority case. NewsChannel 21 is asking: How long it takes before a case is considered cold?”
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Agency also warns that warmup brings potential for more fire activity BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — All resorts and recreation sites on the east side of Cascade Lakes Highway remain open to the public during suppression efforts for the Petes Lake Fire burning in the Three Sisters Wilderness, the U.S. Forest Service said Wednesday. Air quality
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Coordinators of the Franklin Avenue Shelter in Bend say they found that many of their non-related residents are rooming together, in spaces originally intended for families. Now, they are proposing a language change to a grant funding agreement, to allow these larger spaces to be used for non-related roommates.
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The Phil’s Trailhead skills area and pump track west of Bend is temporarily closed for two weeks for maintenances and upgrades by the Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA).
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A Madras man was arrested after he got into an argument and fight at the Terrebonne Grange Hall and was told to leave late Saturday night, then got a gun from his vehicle, returned and began threatening people, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Deschutes County was holding an open house Monday evening about the process of siting a new landfill, once Knott Landfill is full in a few years. Two finalist sites east of Bend are in the review process.
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The Cascade Lakes Highway reopened Saturday with a pilot car escort between Elk and Lava lakes after a closure for several days so crews on the Petes Lake Fire could create a shaded fuel break along the west side of the highway.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of Sept. 10-16. Paving of Butler Market Road & Dickey Road (Bend Area) – Asphalt paving work will be occurring on Dickey Road between Butler Market Road and Erickson Road. Traffic Information – Road users should expect single-lane closures facilitated by flaggers
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The Bureau of Land Management said Friday it’s seeking public input on the Cline Buttes Recreational Area Non-Motorized Project, plans for a new parking lot and a variety of new trails at the popular site about five miles west of Redmond.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The draft Deschutes County 2040 Comprehensive Plan is now available for community review and feedback, the county announced Thursday. Over the past 16 months, planning staff have engaged community members and technical experts on key issues facing the county. The resulting Deschutes County 2040 plan provides a policy framework for decision-making
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