Annemarie Hamlin named COCC’s vice president of academic affairs
Central Oregon Community College has announced that following a national search, the college has selected Annemarie E. Hamlin, Ph.D., former…
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Bend-La Pine School Board votes unanimously to send $250 million bond measure to fall ballot
The Bend-La Pine School Board met Tuesday evening and voted unanimously to send a $250 million bond measure to the November ballot, in large part for…
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Crook County Schools open registration for next month’s Kindergarten Jump Start
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Kindergarten Jump Start kicks off the first week of August for families in Crook County School District. The annual…
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Mary Thomas named interim principal at High Desert Middle School
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Monday that Summit High School Assistant Principal Mary Thomas has been selected to serve…
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Investigators find High Desert Middle School staff let visitors past locked door for years
High Desert Middle School officials violated school district policy by allowing a man who turned out to be a wanted, registered sex offender past…
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COCC abuzz over national ‘Bee Campus USA’ designation
Central Oregon Community College earlier this year was named a Tree Campus USA — and now it’s been designated a Bee Campus USA as…
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OSU partnering with Yurok Tribe to envision Klamath River after 4 dams are removed
Oregon State University researchers will embark in July on a 3½-year partnership with the Yurok Tribe to study what the connections between river…
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Called threat of suspicious objects prompts evacuations at COCC’s Bend, Redmond campuses; nothing was found
Buildings on the Central Oregon Community College Bend and Redmond campuses were evacuated as a precaution Thursday afternoon due to a 911 call that…
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OSU survey suggests charismatic Corvallis campus songbird’s numbers have dramatically declined
The evening grosbeak, a noisy and charismatic songbird, once arrived at Oregon State University in springtime flocks so vast, an OSU statistics…
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OSU part of $8 million federal effort to improve electric grid operation
Oregon State University is part of an $8 million Department of Energy effort to update and improve the operation of the nation’s hydroelectric…
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Sisters School Board appoints Asa Sarver to fill board vacancy
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters School Board appointed Asa Sarver to fill interim Position #4 after interviewing three applicants for the open…
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COCC receives nearly $250K grant to offer free, low-cost summer youth programs
Just in time for summer, Central Oregon Community College has received a $247,819 award from the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts…
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OSU researchers discover compounds contributing to smoke taint in wine and grapes
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University-led research team has discovered a class of compounds that contribute to smoke taint in wine…
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OSU research looks at importance of large wood in streams for land-based animals
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Land managers have invested millions of dollars annually since the 1980s to place large pieces of wood back in streams,…
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OSU team places second in Dept. of Energy Marine Energy Collegiate Competition
A group of Oregon State University students placed second out of 17 teams representing five countries in the Department of Energy’s 2022 Marine…
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COCC’S Barber Library to feature Brad Earl artwork exhibition
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An exhibition of more than 20 works by Sisters-based painter Brad Earl, titled “Just Around the Corner,” is showing at…
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OSU research details hazards posed by harmful algae blooms
Research by Oregon State University has shed new light on the hazards associated with harmful algal blooms such as one four years ago that fouled…
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OSU research about how bacteria communication could open door to new infection-fighting medicines
Oregon State University scientists have identified proteins that prevent a bacterial cell from becoming misguided by its own messaging, allowing it…
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OSU-Cascades stages rainy commencement, first held on campus
Hundreds of graduates, family members, faculty and staff smiled through the High Desert rain on Sunday as they took part in the first on-campus…
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COCC awards 700 degrees and certificates at drive-through ‘Car-mencement’
Last year’s drive-through “car-mencement” was such a success, COCC decided to bring it back this year. Graduates were able to walk across the stage…
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