One Class at a Time: Jefferson County MS students learn all about agriculture, in hands-on ways
Jefferson County Middle School is working to add a pollinator habitat as part of their Land…
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Heart of Oregon Corps’ new crew will hit the trails on Ochoco Natl. Forest, Crooked River Grassland
Heart of Oregon Corps’ AmeriCorps program announced Thursday a new, specialized conservation crew to work on trail maintenance on the Ochoco…
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‘Toughest thing I’ve ever done’: Prineville man feels impact of soaring assisted living cost ‘crisis’
Nearly every day, Doug Kastner travels half an hour to Carriage Place Memory Care in Prineville, to check on his 93-year-old…
Continue ReadingOchoco Irrigation District due $4.87 million in federal funds for canal piping projects; much more detailed
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday a number of crucial wins for Oregon in the Senate agricultural spending bill, which…
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New state funding will launch Project Turnkey 2.0 for about 10 more emergency shelters
The Oregon Community Foundation and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Thursday that they are poised to launch Project Turnkey 2.0…
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Bend police arrest pickup theft suspect after worker spots, reports broken window
A northeast Bend worker spotted a pickup truck with a driver’s-side window broken out Wednesday morning and contacted police, who learned it had…
Continue ReadingMerkley, Wyden detail economic development, research, public safety funding in package
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday federal funding for critical programs supporting economic development, research, and the…
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Oregon timber industry, environmental groups collaborate on new state laws to protect habitat
The Private Forest Accord, a coalition representing both the timber industry and multiple major environmental organizations, has helped usher in…
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Bend man charged with threatening grocery employees with knife
A Bend man who had been “trespassed” from the Third Street Safeway, meaning he was not allowed there, threatened three workers with a knife early…
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Oregon Wild, Sierra Club withdraw from Ochoco Forest Restoration Collaborative
Expressing frustration with its practices, two Bend-based environmental groups, Oregon Wild and the Juniper Group of the Sierra Club, announced…
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Exhibitors prep for Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show; new events planned
The Sportsmen’s Show is back in Central Oregon and O’Loughlin Trade Shows spokesperson Trey Carskadon is happy it’s…
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‘Bend 101’ seminar set for new residents, community members
Whether exploring Mt. Bachelor, floating the river or picking a brewery to try, Bend has a variety of things that make it special. It’s often made…
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State 5A boys tourney: Redmond beats Ashland 51-37, moves on to semis vs. Silverton
NewsChannel 21’s Jordan Williams is live Wednesday at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, where it was a slow start for the Panthers, but the #1-ranked…
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Prineville, Warm Springs projects among Oregon funding in omnibus spending bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced critical funding Wednesday in a major spending bill that they said will help make Oregon’s…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon’s May primary ballot features several contested races, big money measures
The May 17 primary election ballot is set – and it’s bound to be a lengthy one, with (for example) three-dozen candidates for governor, nearly…
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Several C.O. schools among recipients of state career readiness grants totaling $7.3 million
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly 150 Oregon middle schools and high schools serving more than 66,000 students, including several in Central Oregon,…
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Oregon GOP chair quitting, cites ‘wickedness’ in party
The chair of the Oregon Republican Party is stepping…
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Trails, roads in Phil’s Trail area to close weekdays for timber harvesting, forest restoration
Beginning Thursday, some trails and roads on the Deschutes National Forest will be closed for the safety of forest users and timber operators while…
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Hotter than ever: Bend median home sales price soars $57,000 in February, hits $740,000
Gas prices aren’t the only thing zooming fast into record territory on the High Desert: Bend’s median home sales price soared $57,000 in February…
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Five Central Oregon HS basketball teams set to compete at state tournaments
For the first time since 2011 and only the second time ever, five Central Oregon high school basketball teams will be competing at the state…
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