BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cascades East Transit will launch a third season of the Route 31 Free Summer Shuttle starting Tuesday, May 31 with frequent service between La Pine and Sunriver through Labor Day, September 5. The 2022 summer service will operate Monday-Friday and connect La Pine residents to employment, health care, shopping and recreation
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The Bend-La Pine School Board met Tuesday night for a special meeting followed by a work session. In the special meeting, the board approved what’s called the Really Great Reading program. For languages, there’s a shift from foreign language to world language. The mood was somber as the superintendent touched on the school shooting tragedy
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If you have spent any time recreating by snowmobile in the Paulina Lake area during the winter months over the past couple of decades, you may have Bob Keller to thank for much of your fun.
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There were some unhappy drivers between Bend and La Pine Monday morning.
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La Pine Middle School teacher Jessica Colburn has earned the prestigious James Madison Foundation Fellowship, considered one of the highest honors a social studies teacher can receive. Colburn is one of just 54 teachers from across the nation to receive the honor this year.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Thursday evening, Bend-La Pine Schools will celebrate 76 staff members who make a positive difference in the lives of students — from counselors to bus drivers to classroom teachers — during the annual Excellence in Education awards at Mountain View High School. “We are excited to come together and celebrate
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An occupant escaped a La Pine house fire through a bedroom window Wednesday evening, but two firefighters were injured rescuing two of what may have been up to 14 cats in the destroyed home, Fire Chief Mike Supkis said Thursday.
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest will be presenting ‘Outdoor Adventure Day’ for local grade school children on Wednesday, June 7 in La Pine. Partners in the event include Discover Your Forest, High Desert Museum, Children’s Forest of Central Oregon, Sunriver Nature Center, Oregon State Parks and Recreation, and Project Wildfire. About
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There’s nothing like a fresh cup of coffee to start your day, and for La Pine High School students in the Life Skills Program, it could lead to job opportunities after graduation.
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The Bend-La Pine School Board held a work session Tuesday evening to get an understanding and a sense of how students are feeling about school by taking a look at their YouthTruth survey answers.
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The La Pine Rural Fire District’s monthly board meeting Thursday was filled with firefighters and concerned community members, hoping to talk about Fire Chief Michael Supkis and what the firefighters’ union says are serious issues that should lead to his departure, one way or another.
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A lengthy investigation by Deschutes County’s Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team concluded Wednesday morning with a raid on a large-scale indoor marijuana grow southeast of La Pine, where they found and seized over 2,800 plants, $350,000 in cash and 14 guns and arrested seven people.
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After warm spring days last week, winter is showing it’s not done with us yet, especially in La Pine, which had more than four inches of snowfall Monday.
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A 23-year-old La Pine man delivering concrete blocks was electrocuted Thursday when the boom of his truck touched overhead power lines, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Smoke alarms awakened a family of five early Thursday morning as a fire in their large shop complex was spreading into their home on Lazy River Drive north of La Pine.
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La Pine firefighters quickly stopped a fire in an unoccupied manufactured home Monday evening. It was the second house fire on the same street in three days, but an official said neither fire is considered suspicious at this time.
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An annular solar eclipse, set to be visible in the La Pine area and points south on Oct. 14, 2023, is already catching the attention of tourism and hospitality groups in Deschutes County.
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After months of trash building up in an area of La Pine, frustrated residents got busy Sunday and worked to clean up a section of the Deschutes National Forest.
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With the ongoing drought causing concerns of an early and extreme wildfire season, some homeowners, like Phil Johnson of La Pine, are taking advantage of assistance programs to help them create a safe zone around their homes.
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La Pine Elementary School is earning top accolades for its focus on student health, recently earning the 2022 Oregon School Wellness Award from the Oregon Department of Education.
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