Bend councilors OK budget, water and sewer fee hikes, purchase of 2 shelter sites
Bend city councilors Wednesday night approved new fees for the coming year as part of the biennial budget adoption and also approved two planned…
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Oregon adds ‘human compost’ natural option for disposing of bodies
Gov. Kate Brown has signed House Bill 2574, making Oregon the third state in the nation to give Oregonians additional options on disposing of…
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City Home furniture store comes to Bend’s Old Mill
Portland-based furniture store City Home will open its first Central Oregon location in Bend’s Old Mill District Saturday.…
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Bethlehem Inn buys Redmond motel for city’s first year-round shelter; renovations underway
Bethlehem Inn, which has operated a shelter in Bend for many years, recently acquired the Greenway Motel in Redmond for a new high-barrier homeless…
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Bend-La Pine Schools expect kindergarten numbers to bounce back, possibly increase
The number of students going back to elementary school in the fall could be back to normal, if not even…
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Vendor’s data breach affects 5,000 St. Charles cancer patients
An April 26h ransomware attack on Swedish software firm Elekta may have exposed health records of nearly 5,000 St. Charles Health System cancer…
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Crook County HS Navy JROTC to compete in national Academic Bowl Championship in D.C.
COVID-19 has presented many challenges in schools over the past year. From in-person to remote to hybrid learning, high school students across the…
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COCC updates fall COVID-19 vaccination policies: Required for some, urged for all
Central Oregon Community College announced Wednesday its updated COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies for the 2021-22 academic…
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Deschutes County may get marijuana tax revenue under bill passed by Oregon House
Deschutes County could once again become eligible to receive marijuana tax revenue under a bill passed Tuesday by the Oregon House.…
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Bend-La Pine School Board names building for Robert Maxwell, gets grief from parents over masks
Tuesday night’s Bend La-Pine School Board online meeting opened with another round of upset parents in Central Oregon, as many voiced their anger…
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Teen crossing Bend Parkway struck, critically injured by pickup, now in medical coma
An 18-year-old Bend man was struck and critically injured by a pickup truck on the Bend Parkway late Monday afternoon, police said. The crash and…
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Central Oregonians who seek to help seniors mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was created to help the public flag abusive behavior toward seniors and watch for signs elders may be getting taken…
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41 jumps: Bend man breaks Oregon single-day skydiving record at Madras Airport
Rain and wind (and a bird) at the Madras Airport were not enough to slow down Dan Horne en route to setting a single-day state skydiving…
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BPRD is boosting Juniper Park security after parking lot assault on teen, arrest
A northeast Bend man was arrested Monday night on charges he accosted and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl as she walked to her car in the…
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Crook County parents protest state mask mandate at school board meeting
For the first time in 15 months, the Crook County School Board held an in-person meeting Monday evening. And they got an earful from several parents…
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Central Oregon groups planning first official Juneteenth celebration
Groups in Central Oregon are gearing up for the first official Juneteenth celebration.…
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Second phase of Paulina Creek restoration project begins
The second phase of a restoration project on Paulina Creek is getting…
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Conservation groups hail settlement of lawsuit to protect Ochoco Forest riparian areas from logging
A federal judge on Monday approved a settlement between Central Oregon LandWatch, Oregon Wild and the U.S. Forest Service to exclude sensitive…
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Flag Day honored with ceremonies in Bend and Redmond
In recognition of Flag Day, the Bend Heroes Foundation and Mountain View High School’s Cadet Corps placed flags at the Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks…
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Bend Park and Recreation District to launch summer activities
Beginning next Monday, Bend Park and Recreation District’s Juniper Swim and Fitness Center and Larkspur Community Center will begin their summer…
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