Temporary La Pine Library space opens as major remodeling project begins
A temporary Deschutes Public Library location in La Pine opened Tuesday as a major remodeling project is underway at the facility.
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Sunriver Women’s Club giving $55,000 grant to new South County Collaborative for educational initiative
Later this week, the Sunriver Women’s Club will award $55,586 to the recently formed South County Collaborative, an exciting new initiative to support and empower youth in south Deschutes County.
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It’s a wrap: Bend-La Pine Schools finishing up tasty, fun ways to mark National School Breakfast Week
Bend-La Pine Schools have been celebrating National School Breakfast Week all week, in various tasty ways. They provide breakfast every morning for students, but this week was special.
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Calif. driver cited for drugged driving in rear-end crash at La Pine intersection that sent 3 to hospital
A Redding, California man was cited on drugged and reckless driving charges after slamming his SUV into the back of another SUV that was stopped at a red light at a La Pine intersection Thursday night, totaling both cars and sending three people to the hospital, Oregon State Police said.
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La Pine man’s arrest for sending inappropriate texts to teen prompts advice on keeping families safe online
This week’s arrest of a La Pine man for explicitly luring a minor looking for a job serves as a reminder about online safety. He was caught by officers and accused of sending inappropriate messages to a teen.
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La Pine unsung heroes come up big in state wrestling championship, key in record setting titles
For the first time in state history, La Pine is the boys and girls state wrestling champions.
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La Pine first responders’ fast action keeps Hwy. 97 semi-trailer fire from reaching 24 tons of aluminum in cargo
A fire on a semi-truck trailer whose driver pulled over in front of La Pine City Hall closed Highway 97 for a time Tuesday morning and threatened to spread to 49,000 pounds of compacted aluminum shavings, but first responders and fire crews kept it from reaching the cargo.
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Bend nonprofit Friends of the Children is expanding its long-term mentoring services to La Pine
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friends of the Children Central Oregon is expanding its long-term mentoring services to La Pine. The nonprofit is partnering with the school district to make it happen. Friends of the Children looks to help increase graduation rates by pairing students with mentors. In recent years the graduation rate in La Pine has been below the
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OSP: Driver who struck, totaled S. Oregon school bus on Hwy. 97 near La Pine cited for careless driving
A driver who struck and totaled a Southern Oregon basketball team school bus on Highway 97 near La Pine on Saturday evening was cited for failure to drive within a lane and careless driving, Oregon State Police reported Monday.
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La Pine boys & girls win wrestling titles; Redmond claims first championship in 64 years
The La Pine Boys and Girls team captured a 3A state title this weekend at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. It’s the boys’ third title in a row, and the first time both a boys and girls team from the same school won the OSAA tournament since a girls champion first became recognized in 2019.
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La Pine HS students learn about their future options in CTE classes
Just about everyone remembers “shop class” from their high school days. Now, CTE (career technical education) covers a wider array of skills for students to learn and weigh their futures, as Patrick Priest found at La Pine High School this week.
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La Pine Fire District puts new 5-year operating levy on May ballot to add staff, keep up with rising calls
The La Pine Rural Fire District has placed a new five-year operating levy up for a vote on the May election ballot. Its property tax rate has not changed in a quarter-century, but officials say they need more funding to add staff and keep up with fast-rising demand.
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Midstate Electric Co-op welcomes back students for return of Career Day
Midstate Electric Cooperative hosted a combined 55 students from Gilchrist, La Pine and North Lake high schools for their Career Day on Thursday.
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Bend pro bowler reviving La Pine bowling alley, set to reopen soon
Pro bowler Joe Lipan of Bend bought the former Shandy’s bowling alley in La Pine and is bringing it back to life as a fun gathering place for the community.
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OSP Hwy. 97 traffic stop brings arrest of alleged La Pine drug trafficker, Calif. man, seizure of meth, cocaine
An investigation of a La Pine man’s alleged drug trafficking led to an Oregon State Police traffic stop Wednesday afternoon on Highway 97 in northern Klamath County, two arrests and the seizure of commercial quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine, authorities said.
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Realtor.com names La Pine one of top 10 ‘great affordable ski towns you’ve never heard of’
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The data team at Realtor.com found lesser known communities where ski slopes and amenities abound, and home prices are still reasonable, when compared to neighboring communities — and La Pine ranks 10th on the list. Finding a proper ski town means looking for three key factors, as Sunriver-La Pine Economic Development noted in its
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USFS crews conduct pile burning operations west of La Pine
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District conducted pile burning operations Wednesday west of La Pine, next to the Ponderosa Pines subdivision along Forest Service Road 4320 (Ponderosa Way).
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La Pine Library closing next week for remodeling; temporary location expected to open in late February
After six years of planning and meeting with thousands of community members, the La Pine Library is about to undergo remodeling to bring the building and its resources into the 21st century.
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Mountain View wins its first Oregon Wrestling Classic title, Culver wins for 19th time; La Pine disqualified
The Oregon Wrestling Classic in Redmond over the weekend left a couple Central Oregon teams feeling on top of the world — and one feeling shorted.
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Smoke alarm awakens La Pine resident to early-morning house fire; dog rescued, cat lost
A La Pine homeowner awakened by a smoke alarm early Friday morning discovered a fire on the second floor and attic and was able to escape and rescue his dog, but a cat perished in the blaze, a fire official said.
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