Safeway shooter’s online threats draw concern about C.O schools’ security measures
With the Safeway shooting on the east side of Bend that claimed the lives of two Central Oregonians Sunday night, one of whom fought heroically to…
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Kelly Sparks, OSU-Cascades expansion, finance leader to step down, take job with U. of Maine
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Kelly Sparks, associate vice president for finance and strategic planning at Oregon State University – Cascades, is moving on, as…
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New scholarship fund to honor former OSU-Cascades leader Becky Johnson tops $467,000
A new scholarship fund totaling more than $450,000 will support Oregon State University – Cascades students with financial need and honor the legacy…
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State agency creates student loan ombuds position to help borrowers, monitor servicers
A new position has been created with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services to help people who have student loans and to make sure…
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HS students get a taste of college life at OSU-Cascades’ Summer Academy
OSU-Cascades’ Summer Academy has its second week-long session underway this week, and has given about 130 high school students, both locally and from…
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State says COVID-19 protocols up to school districts; Bend-La Pine keeps one-party mask recommendation
The 2022-23 school year in Oregon will see limited Covid-19 precautions, compared to the past two…
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday named an interim president in the wake of President Michael Schill…
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COCC plans first-ever hiring fair next Tuesday; positions include custodians, cooks, baristas
Next Tuesday, August 23 from 5-7 p.m., Central Oregon Community College will host its first-ever Hiring Fair on the college’s Bend campus, the…
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Bend-La Pine Schools still working to fill fall job openings; High Desert ESD seeks more substitute teachers
If you get out and around town, you’ve probably realized staffing has been a major challenge on how many businesses and services…
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OSU-Cascades receives $140K state grant to develop regional ‘innovation hub’
More than 30 economic development, workforce, education, business and government representatives in Central Oregon will launch a process to advance…
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‘Dream Up’: CO high school students are taught through a game how to pitch a business
Several Central Oregon high school students gathered Thursday morning for a chance to pitch business ideas to a nationally known educational…
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University of Oregon President Michael Schill leaving to lead Northwestern University
University of Oregon President Michael Schill is leaving that position after seven years to become president of Northwestern University in Evanston,…
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Hawkins named interim principal at Silver Rail Elementary
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Tuesday that Lava Ridge Elementary School Assistant Principal Lybe…
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OSU study finds growing environment, much like wine, affects aroma of hops and beers brewed with them
Hops of the same variety grown in Oregon and Washington and beers brewed with those hops have different chemical properties and aroma profiles, a new…
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Boost in Bend-La Pine Schools bus driver hiring means students return to two start times this fall
Bend-La Pine Schools students will return to two start times this fall, thanks to the hiring of 20 more bus drivers, staff was told…
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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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