600-acre prescribed burn planned east of La Pine
Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists plan to conduct prescribed burns totaling about 600 acres five miles east of La Pine this Wednesday and…
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Sky View MS Principal Scott Olszewski named new La Pine HS principal
Bend-La Pine Schools Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced Monday that Scott Olszewski has been selected to serve as the new principal at…
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La Pine glass artist creates marble hunt for residents
Chris Davis creates glass marbles by hand and places them throughout the La Pine community to give residents an opportunity to do a fun family…
Continue Reading Prescribed burn to conclude west of La Pine; another planned south of Crescent
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct a prescribed burn Monday on about 90 acres of forest lands located seven miles…
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Winds keep prescribed burn smoke out of Bend, but it streamed into south county
It wasn’t hard to miss Thursday’s 350-acre prescribed burn west of Bend near Phil’s Trailhead. Smoke was expected, though the amount was not fully…
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Four finalists for La Pine H.S. Principal meet with the community online
The four finalists are all from Oregon school districts. One is from the Bend-La Pine…
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Proposal aims to expand La Pine mosquito control beyond city limits
The city of La Pine conducts a mosquito control service. However, the boundaries for the control area only include the city limits.…
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Forest Service plans 200-acre prescribed burn Friday west of La Pine
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct a prescribed burn this Friday on about 200 acres of national forest lands seven…
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Deadly virus now confirmed in La Pine feral domestic rabbits
The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed rabbit hemorrhagic disease in a feral domestic rabbit…
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La Pine High School principal finalists selected; virtual forum set
Students, staff and community members are invited to meet the four finalists for the principal position at La Pine High School during a virtual forum…
Continue Reading Possible cases of deadly wild rabbit virus reported in La Pine
It’s not unusual to find small animals that have contributed to the circle of life…that is, dead. However, when one woman found multiple dead…
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St. Charles warns La Pine could lose clinic in dispute over ambulance fees
The president and CEO of St. Charles Health System and La Pine’s mayor oppose fire district plans to charge for ambulance runs, saying that could…
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ODOT seeks public input on Wickiup Junction draft safety improvements plan
Highway planners with the Oregon Department of Transportation, the city of La Pine and Deschutes County want to improve conditions for drivers,…
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Year-long investigation leads to La Pine drug raid, resident’s arrest
A year-long investigation led to a drug raid Tuesday on a La Pine property and the arrest of a 41-year-old resident on numerous drug charges.…
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New memory care facility, focused on veterans, coming to La Pine
There’s a large building on Burgess Road in La Pine that may not look like much now. But in a few months, it will become something many in the…
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Weekly La Pine local farmers market set to begin next month
Far Away Farms is partnering with Legend Cider to start a weekly farmers market in La Pine, with plans to start on Saturday, April…
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Delayed La Pine Transit Center project due for completion by summer
It’s been years in the making, but the La Pine Transit Center finally has a target date for completion, and it’s not far away: June 30.…
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Deschutes County vaccine distribution shifts to pop-up clinics for a week
This week, the Deschutes County Expo Center will go from mass vaccination site to outdoorsman’s…
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La Pine man one of two killed in weekend shooting at SE Portland bar
A La Pine man died Sunday at a Portland hospital after a shooting late Saturday night at a bar in the city’s Sellwood area in which a Portland man…
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La Pine girl’s soccer team kicks off return of Central Oregon prep sports
High school sports are back in Central Oregon — and even with all the changes, everyone’s glad to be out there…
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