Bentz speaks to La Pine group promoting creation of veterans treatment court
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., spoke Thursday to the latest La Pine Veterans Outreach meeting on the need for a veterans treatment court in Deschutes…
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Veterans with business dreams find new path at COCC
For veterans with entrepreneurial ambitions, a newly established benefit program — the first of its kind in the state — will allow them to enroll…
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Coast Guard cutter returns to Astoria after intercepting $41 million in cocaine
The US Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned home to Astoria on Wednesday following a 63-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific…
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Oregon Women Veterans’ Conference goes virtual for May event
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is excited to announce the return of the Oregon Women Veterans’ Conference, which will be held…
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VA, Rep. Bentz honor Bend veteran, counselor
During a visit to Bend on Monday, Rep. Cliff Bentz presented a certificate and U.S. Capitol flag to Kristin Gyford, an Air Force veteran and licensed…
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‘Their Story’: Bend couple travel around country, interviewing war veterans
Bend natives Casey and Drew Gomez started “Their Story Veterans,” a video series that interviews war veterans.…
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VA Portland Health Care System to surpass 50,000 COVID-19 vaccinations
The VA Portland Health Care System is scheduled to surpass administering more than 50,000 COVID-19 vaccinations across its health care system on…
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New memory care facility, focused on veterans, coming to La Pine
There’s a large building on Burgess Road in La Pine that may not look like much now. But in a few months, it will become something many in the…
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VA-Portland offers veterans COVID-19 vaccines next weekend at Redmond VFW
The VA Portland Health Care System is inviting enrolled veterans of all ages and who get their care at the Bend Robert D. Maxwell VA Clinic to get…
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Bend Park & Rec Board waives development fees for Veterans Village project
The Bend Park & Recreation board unanimously approved waiving system development charges (SDCs) Tuesday night, for the Veterans Village project…
Continue Reading Oregon VA to host Vietnam veterans virtual town hall
Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick will host a live virtual town hall for Vietnam veterans on Thursday, March 25 at…
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Wyden, Merkley seek to provide disabled vets full military benefits
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Tuesday to introduce the Major Richard Star Act, bipartisan legislation to provide…
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Bend VA Clinic makes history with air delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses
For the first time in the U.S., a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic has delivered COVID-19 vaccines by air. Destination: Bend.…
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C.O. veterans urge creation of Veterans Court for cases involving PTSD, other issues
A roundtable discussion took place Thursday in La Pine among supporters who want Deschutes County to create a veterans treatment…
Continue Reading Oregon VA still seeking applicants for Educational Bridge Grants
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is still accepting applications for the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant, a grant program that was…
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Bill would make memorial signs to honor some fallen heroes easier to request
Bend resident Dick Tobiason is no stranger to advocating for the veterans…
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State Land Board OKs $1.6 million land sale for new Redmond readiness center
The State Land Board on Tuesday approved several property transactions, including the sale of 20 acres in Redmond to the Oregon Military Department…
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State sets land sale for new National Guard readiness center in Redmond
After years of discussion and collaboration between the city of Redmond, Deschutes County and the Oregon Military Department, another state agency…
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Biden lifts transgender military ban
President Joe Biden signed an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military on Monday…
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Bend native, WWII fighter pilot Leon Devereaux Jr. dies at 97
Bend native, Bend HS graduate and World War II fighter pilot Leon Devereaux Jr. died Thursday at the age of 97. Devereaux shot down a Japanese “Betty…
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