Free La Pine-Sunriver shuttle returns for second summer, starting Saturday
Cascades East Transit will launch the second season of the Route 31 Free Summer Shuttle connecting La Pine and Sunriver on Saturday, May 29. The…
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Bend-La Pine Schools join others in adopting new mask rules, require proof of vaccination at indoor events
Bend-La Pine Schools on Friday joined Redmond, Jefferson County and other school districts around the state in adopting Oregon Health Authority…
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St. Charles says judge dismissed La Pine Fire invoices in billing dispute
A St. Charles Health System representative says a judge has dismissed as unconstitutional 18 invoices the organization received from the La Pine…
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South Deschutes County residents invited to apply for open Planning Commission seat
South County residents are invited to apply for an open seat on the Deschutes County Planning…
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La Pine volunteers help clean up abandoned campsite
Paula Walters and a group of fellow volunteers spent the last four days cleaning up debris from an abandoned campsite in La…
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700 Bend-La Pine students quarantined: Does the school district need a ‘Plan B’?
The Bend-La Pine School Board met Tuesday night to discuss the status of school reopening and reflected many of the questions — and tension — seen…
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Rekindled burn pile sparks La Pine brush fire, threatens home, tied-up dog
A reignited burn pile spread and sparked a quarter-acre brush fire in La Pine Tuesday afternoon, threatening a home and a tied-up dog for a time, but…
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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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