Bend keeps on growing through pandemic — and so does city’s new, $919 million budget
Bend City Manager Eric King kicked off the city’s budget adoption process Wednesday evening by delivering a message to the Budget Committee and…
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Young Redmond man hailed as hero for helping save woman’s life
A young man in the Redmond School District’s StepUP program recently helped save a woman’s life in the Walmart parking lot. We got to talk to Cooper…
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Bend Farmers Market returns for the season
The weekly Bend Farmers Market returned Wednesday at its familiar spot on Brooks Street downtown, with some new options, like curbside…
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‘They’ve failed to act’: Family of woman killed in Hwy. 97-Bear Drive crash suing Jefferson County, state
Ron Adams of Portland is suing Jefferson County after his wife, Nadia Rankov Adams, was killed in a fatal car crash last August at the intersection…
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Bend-La Pine Schools trim high school in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases, quarantines
Bend-La Pine Schools have seen 130 COVID-19 cases in the past four weeks, including more than 20 each at Bend, Mountain View and Summit high schools,…
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Every Child Central Oregon begins ‘Kick-Off Summer’ shoe drive for youth in foster care
Nonprofit Every Child Central Oregon is collecting new shoes for children in foster care. There are 17 drop off bins located across the tri-county…
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Knopp co-sponsors legislation to address harassment at Oregon universities
State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, has co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to hold public Oregon universities accountable regarding their efforts to…
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Hunters – and non-hunters – boost reward to $10,000 to find poachers of 3 elk east of Sisters
The Oregon Hunters Association has raised the total reward to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest or citation in the case of three elk…
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Deschutes River Conservancy receives funding
The Deschutes River Conservancy will use $2.6 million in federal funding to further its work on water conservation…
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New multi-use trails planned near Sunriver
The Central Oregon Trail Alliance has received $25,000 from Travel Oregon to improve multi-use trails near Sunriver to accommodative adaptive…
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More prescribed burns planned south of Sisters, south of Crescent
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, fuel specialists will conduct prescribed burning operations about seven miles south of Sisters, adjacent to…
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Prineville woman injured when rockslide crashes into couple’s car near Cougar Hot Springs
Jessica Officer and Danny Lopez were driving back home to Prineville from Terwilliger Hot Springs over the weekend when their car got hit by a…
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Gov. Brown: All 15 counties in ‘Extreme Risk’ will return to ‘High Risk’ on Friday
Gov. Kate Brown announced late Tuesday that an improvement in one metric — a slower rise in hospitalized COVID-19 patients — means the 15 counties,…
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RPA Music Collective set to release second album, ‘Otherworld’
Redmond Proficiency Academy’s RPA Music Collective will release their second album on Friday, RPA High School Music Director Jonathan Moore…
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RPA Music Collective set to release second album, ‘Otherworld’
Students in Redmond Proficiency Academy’s RPA Music Collective will release their second album…
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OSU to require COVID-19 vaccination for on-campus students, staff this fall, including Bend
Oregon State University announced Tuesday that it is planning to require COVID-19 vaccinations beginning in the fall term for students and employees…
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Bend Habitat for Humanity ReStore expanding hours
Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity will be expanding its Bend ReStore hours starting this Saturday. To ensure the safety and health of both customers…
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Four finalists chosen for High Lakes Elementary principal; forum set
Students, staff and community members are invited to meet the four finalists for the principal position at High Lakes Elementary School during a…
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Laird Superfood of Sisters acquires Bend’s Picky Bars for $12 million
One popular Central Oregon-based healthy food-maker — Laird Superfood of Sisters — is acquiring another — Bend’s Picky Bars — for $12 million,…
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Two COCC students among 45 on community colleges’ All-Oregon Academic Team
The Oregon Community College Association announced on Monday the selection of 45 community college students from around the state — including two…
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