Bend seeks bike-pedestrian count volunteers
This year, the Bend Road User Safety Task Force initiated an effort to begin counting pedestrians and bicyclists using the National Bicycle and…
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Bend forming water treatment advisory panel
The city of Bend is accepting applications for positions on a water treatment advisory group. Members will be appointed by the City Council to…
Continue Reading Mountain biker injured west of Bend
A Bend man was injured in a mountain bike crash on the “Voodoo” trail west of Bend Thursday evening and brought out by rescuers, then…
Continue Reading Prineville trucker’s rig blows tire, burns
A 74-year-old Prineville truck driver escaped injury when a tire blew out on his rig as he crossed the Cascades Thursday morning. But a resulting…
Continue Reading Two C. Oregon families get start on their dreams
Two local non-profits are helping two Central Oregon families with a dream come true: owning their own home. NewsChannel 21 was there at ceremonies…
Continue Reading Bend taking new look at noise ordinance
It’s a quiet street during the day, but come night, some neighborhoods in southwest Bend can get a little rowdy. “You get drunks…
Continue Reading Healthy Beginnings honors adult, youth volunteers
Celebrating 19 years of focusing on children,Healthy Beginnings honored two of their volunteers, naming Paul Shales Adult Volunteer of the Year and…
Continue Reading Sunriver to host 2014 state tourism conference
At the closing ceremonies of the 2013 Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Salem this week, Todd Davidson, CEO of Travel Oregon; Skip James,…
Continue Reading Cardiologists joining St. Charles Medical Group
In an effort to better coordinate heart care in the region, several local cardiologists, a physician’s assistant and nurse practitioner will…
Continue Reading Redmond middle school thanks Lowe’s
Obsidian Middle School has presented Lowe’s of Redmond with a handmade long board made by middle school students in the Community Learning…
Continue Reading Tammie to the Rescue
No matter how enormous the project, how disorganized the room, or how chaotic the event—for Tammie it’s a snap! In no time she’ll have…
Continue Reading Oregon lawmakers get paper plate pleas
One-thousand paper plates are being handed to Oregon legislators Thursday, with a message on each plate from an Oregonian who has relied on a local…
Continue Reading Bend Parks buying land by Senior Center
The Bend Park and Recreation District Board of Directors authorized staff Tuesday night to purchase a 4.5-acre parcel of land at the corner of SE…
Continue Reading Pay it Forward: Gifted Hands spreads joy through quilts
Every Tuesday, the basement of a Redmond home turns into a quilting assembly line. “This is our favorite day of the week because we get…
Continue Reading ODOT plow crews working to clear McKenzie Pass
With a somewhat warmer spring, the snowpack in the Cascades is melting a little earlier this year. That’s allowed ODOT to begin work on…
Continue Reading ‘Let’s Pull Together’ weed-pull events planned
The Deschutes County Weed Advisory Board and the “Let’s Pull Together” event organizers are gearing up for noxious weed pull events…
Continue Reading Geothermal test wells planned near Glass Buttes
The Prineville District, BLM is requesting public input on a proposed project that would authorize the drilling, testing and monitoring geothermal…
Continue Reading Oregon to share in $500 million B of A settlement
Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday that Bank of America will pay $500 million to settle lawsuits…
Continue Reading Harney County search on for missing Okla. teen
A search is under way in rugged wilderness near Steens Mountain in Eastern Oregon for an Oklahoma 19-year-old whose car was found a month after his…
Continue Reading DA’s office marks Crime Victims’ Rights Week
The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office will open the 2013 Nation Crime Victims’ Rights Week with a ceremony honoring local…
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