Redmond schools prepare for major renovations to address safety, population growth
Last fall, Redmond School District voters approved a $27.5 million bond measure, with the goal of improving school facilities and making them safer…
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Popular Bend after-school program Kids Inc. looks to fill 30 staff vacancies
Kids Inc., the popular Bend after-school program, is hoping to find more workers to serve kindergartners through…
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Funding boost means more Oregon Opportunity Grants available to students
The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission Office of Student Access and Completion announced to announce that the recent approval of an…
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New OSU-Cascades program provides support to students in need
A new program at Oregon State University-Cascades is aiding first-generation students and students with financial need or documented disabilities to…
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Supporters of Literacy in Deschutes County hosts book sale to help children with literacy
The group Supporters of Literacy in Deschutes County, also known SOLID, held their second book sale over the weekend to fund child literacy…
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OSU-Cascades counseling clinic finds success with virtual appointments
More than 250 area community members and others beyond Central Oregon have been served over the past year by telehealth services offered by Oregon…
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COCC offering gift cards of up to $500 to students, staff as incentive to get COVID-19 vaccines
To encourage more students and employees to get their COVID-19 vaccines, Central Oregon Community College announced Wednesday it is offering the…
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Parents push back against state mandate for masks in school; some unenroll their children
Some parents in Central Oregon and elsewhere are threatening to, or actually pulling their children out of public schools until masks are not…
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Writer Ellen Waterston joins OSU-Cascades MFA as faculty author
Award-winning author and poet Ellen Waterston has joined the faculty of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Oregon State…
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Bend residents share their opinions on mask requirement for K-12 students
The new requirement for students and staff at K-12 schools statewide to again wear masks indoors has stirred a lot of public…
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OSU researchers part of $20M effort to develop artificial intelligence for agriculture
Thirteen researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering are part of a $20 million federal effort, known as the AgAID Institute,…
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Redmond resident Alan Unger to chair COCC board
The Central Oregon Community College board of directors recently selected board member Alan Unger as its chairperson for the 2021-22 year, a post he…
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Variety of 4-H youth exhibits – and their animals – return to Deschutes County Fair
The Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo is welcoming back many guests in person, including students who take part in the Deschutes County 4-H…
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Final touches almost in place for fall opening of new Caldera High School in SE Bend
The brand new Caldera High School is a few finishing touches from being complete for the 2021-2022 school…
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Six OSU-Cascades faculty, staff honored for achievements
Oregon State University – Cascades has given its 2021 Employee Awards to six faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to the Bend…
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‘Supe’s On!’: New Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent debuts new podcast
Bend-La Pine Schools debuted a brand-new podcast Wednesday with Superintendent Dr. Steven Cook to give community members, staff and families a peek…
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Central Oregon preschools struggle to accommodate need; parents scramble for spots
Preschools across Central Oregon are stuck in a bind as they struggle to accommodate children for the coming school…
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Bipedal robot developed at OSU makes history by learning to run, completing 5K
Cassie the robot, invented at Oregon State University and produced by OSU spinout company Agility Robotics, has made history by traversing 5…
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OSU study to provide insight into optimal nutrition for bees, amid global decline
A new grant will allow Oregon State University researchers to study the nutritional value of more than 100 bee-pollinated crops, native plants and…
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OSU researcher IDs ancient ‘mammoth weevil’ that used huge ‘trunk’ to fight for mates
An Oregon State University researcher has identified a 100-million-year-old weevil unlike any other known fossilized or living…
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