One Class at a Time: Jefferson County MS students learn all about agriculture, in hands-on ways
Jefferson County Middle School is working to add a pollinator habitat as part of their Land…
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4 finalists chosen for Silver Rail Elementary principal; public invited to virtual forum
Students, staff and community members are invited to meet the four finalists for the principal position at Silver Rail Elementary School during a…
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Several C.O. schools among recipients of state career readiness grants totaling $7.3 million
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly 150 Oregon middle schools and high schools serving more than 66,000 students, including several in Central Oregon,…
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Bend-La Pine Schools to hold hiring event on Wednesday
On Wednesday, Bend-La Pine Schools is offering on-the-spot interviews for positions in Nutrition Services, Custodial, Transportation and Maintenance.…
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OSU researchers create tool to help protect native fish from hybridizing with non-natives
Oregon State University researchers have created a tool to assess the risk of hybridization among native and non-native fish, a development that…
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Lawmakers include $8 million for NeighborImpact to expand C.O. child care resources
A legislative package passed on Friday’s final day of the 2022 Oregon Legislature includes $8 million to NeighborImpact in support of child care…
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Bend-La Pine Schools celebrates classified employees during special week in their honor
Bend-La Pine Schools is served by nearly 900 classified employees who clean and maintain buildings, cook and serve meals, drive buses, support…
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Oregon lawmakers OK $10 million to turn demo landfill into OSU-Cascades innovation district
The Oregon Legislature’s 2022 session ended Friday with approval of several key Oregon State University initiatives, including conversion of the…
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Obsidian Middle School students enjoy gaining some tech-savvy problem-solving experience
Some Obsidian Middle School eighth-graders got a chance Friday to take hands-on learning to a whole new level, collaborating to build tech projects…
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OSU, OSU-Cascades to lift mask mandates March 12, plan in-person commencement ceremonies
Masks will be welcome but not required in most settings at Oregon State University and OSU-Cascades beginning Saturday, March…
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Two Central Oregon students among 11 advancing to Poetry Out Loud state contest
Two Central Oregon high school students, Cecily Cooper of Crook County HS and Mariah Reynolds of Redmond HS, are among 11 statewide who won their…
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Bend-La Pine students earn prestigious art honors
Student artists in Bend-La Pine Schools were recognized recently by the Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards program for their artwork, winning…
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Crook County Middle School’s Sixth-Grade Outdoor Camp returns after 2-year hiatus
Outdoor Camp has been a right of passage for sixth-grade students at Crook County Middle School for decades. Generations of students have enjoyed the…
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Tiny tire particles inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuaries, OSU studies find
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Small particles from tires inhibited the growth and caused adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and…
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$425 million lead gift to U of O launches Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health
The University of Oregon on Tuesday officially launched The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, a bold new approach to…
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For cancer patients on immunotherapy, harmful gut bacteria might matter more than helpful ones
Melanoma patients receiving therapy that helps their immune system kill cancer cells respond to treatment differently, depending on the types of…
Continue ReadingOSU researchers make key advance in fight against dangerous surgical site infections
Scientists at Oregon State University say they have made a key advance against dangerous and costly surgical site infections, the type of infection…
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COCC receives $383K in matched grants, endowment to strengthen public health workforce
A newly announced $50,000 endowment and a $383,000 grant award that pairs equal funding from Deschutes County and the Central Oregon Health Council…
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Madras HS student receives national Hispanic Heritage Youth Award
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation) announced Thursday the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards recipients for the Teal region, which includes Colorado,…
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Bend-La Pine educator earns national award for math teaching
It’s official: Bend-La Pine Schools’ educator Amber Linn is one of the top math teachers in the nation. Linn was recently announced as a…
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