Redmond councilors embrace plans for ‘safe parking’ program for homeless
Aware that its only a fairly small piece of solving the issues of homelessness, Redmond city councilors got a briefing, then voiced unanimous support…
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‘We are one community’: Bend restaurant reserves honorary table ‘for the fallen’ 13 in Afghanistan
There’s an open table with 13 reserved seats and 13 beers on it at Bend Burger Company on Northeast Third Street.…
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BLM rounds up, removes hundreds of wild horses in Eastern Oregon, to be put up for adoption
Hundreds of wild horses roaming the rangelands of Eastern Oregon are being gathered and removed because of extreme drought and…
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Cascades East Transit to resume weekday bus schedule as more bus drivers come aboard
Like many businesses, Cascades East Transit had to change its schedule to allow more flexibility for their workers and ensure they could meet the…
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Deschutes County gives $2.4 million boost toward new NeighborImpact Food Bank warehouse
Deschutes County commissioners recently awarded NeighborImpact $2.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to apply toward the construction…
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Struggling St. Charles receives 65 state-contracted traveling nurses, paramedics, others
St. Charles provided orientation on Sunday to 65 traveling nurses, certified nursing assistants, paramedics and respiratory therapists provided under…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory for Deschutes, other counties until Wednesday
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Monday extended air quality advisories for Deschutes, Jackson and Klamath and issued air quality…
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Bentz applauds opening of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to grass seed producers
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) on Friday applauded the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to update the Coronavirus Food Assistance…
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SW Bend traffic moving quicker with opening of city’s 42nd roundabout
What once was a four-way stop is now a lot easier to get “a-round.” City leaders say the roundabout at SW Simpson Avenue and Columbia Street — the…
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Jefferson County Jail COVID-19 outbreak affects 5 inmates; no serious symptoms
Five of the 67 inmates at the Jefferson County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, though they are showing no or only flu-like symptoms, Sheriff…
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47 current, former Bend Senior HS coaches object to city’s proposed homeless camp
Nearly 50 current and former coaches at Bend Senior High School have joined a growing chorus of concern about the city’s proposed managed homeless…
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Gov. Brown orders flags lowered to half-staff to honor U.S. service members, civilians killed in attack
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Monday, August 30…
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SE Bend housing project for chronically homeless receives $2 million from Deschutes County
A housing project for a specific portion of the homeless population is being planned in southeast…
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Redmond School Board votes 3-2 to ‘demand’ state restore local control on masks, vaccines
In a pair of 3-2 votes Wednesday evening, the Redmond School Board passed a resolution that “demands” the state return control of pandemic safety…
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Health officials warn people misusing horse, cattle drug to ‘cure,’ treat COVID-19
The drug is called Ivermectin, and feed and supply stores can’t keep it on their shelves. Some people believe it can treat Covid-19. One Central…
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Bend Park and Rec could cut 25% of children from Kids INC program if it cannot fill 20 positions
On Tuesday, the Bend Park and Recreation District sent an e-mail to more than 1,000 families, informing them their child might not be enrolled in the…
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Secretary of state audit: Developmental disabilities agency has improved, but more work needed
An audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division finds the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services within the…
Continue ReadingSenators announce $22 million to protect Oregon senior living facilities from COVID-19
– Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that over $22 million has been allocated to the state of Oregon in an effort to…
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BLM plans emergency helicopter roundup of 220 horses in drought-hit Harney County
The Bureau of Land Management’s Burns District announced Wednesday it plans to conduct an emergency helicopter gather of about 220 wild horses on…
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Oregonians could see record $1.9 billion ‘kicker’ tax refund next year
Oregon could send out a massive $1.9 billion “kicker” tax refund next year, due to surging income tax…
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