It’s a beautiful Saturday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds for the Oregon Future Farmers of America State Convention, attended by over 2,500…
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Deschutes County has earned the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) special Triple Crown Medallion for winning all three annual awards…
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A fire heavily damaged a shop south of Sunriver Tuesday afternoon. Despite exploding ammunition and propane tanks, La Pine and Sunriver fire crews…
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The only measure on last week’s special election ballot, to create a Terrebonne sanitary (sewer) district, was losing by a single vote when ballots…
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Beginning in April, Deschutes County Community Development will no longer accept paper plans for building and onsite (septic) permits.…
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Deschutes County commissioners agreed Monday to extend the lease on a recently location for Redmond’s Safe Parking Program for another year and…
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A fire at Crooked River Ranch early Saturday morning destroyed a small outbuilding and the tractor and flatbed trailer inside, but firefighters…
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The Smokey Bear who stands watch as a fire prevention reminder outside the Tumalo Fire Station was all decked out by … someone, for St. Patrick’S…
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The Deschutes Public Library sees roughly 2,000 books returned to its locations every day. The vast majority of those are returned via the book drops…
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Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of March…
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified a 33-year-old Bend snowboarder who was killed in an avalanche Wednesday afternoon while…
Continue Reading The public is invited to provide input on the Deschutes County Community Development Department’s Work…
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Deschutes County’s Adult Treatment Court, which has been helping people overcome substance use disorder and transition into a place of stability, has…
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Fire season is quickly approaching, and now is the time for Central Oregonians to plan to reduce their risk by creating defensible space and taking…
Continue Reading Tuesday night’s ballot count showed the proposed formation of the Terrebonne Sanitary (sewer) District failing by a single vote – but seven more…
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Registration is now open for the 2023 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Community Academy, to be held at their Bend office.…
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With the candidate filing deadline for the May 16 Special District Election just two days away, Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison is urging…
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Later this week, the Sunriver Women’s Club will award $55,586 to the recently formed South County Collaborative, an exciting new initiative to…
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With all that recent fresh powder to play in, there’s been a noticeable uptick in traffic to Mt. Bachelor — and as most regulars know all too…
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The fate of the East Bend Library is yet to be determined, but should be known by later this year.…
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