Madras marks 30th year as a ‘Tree City USA’ community; Bend hits 20 years
Madras and Bend mark significant milestones as Tree City USA communities this year, reaching 30 and 20 years with that recognition,…
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Central Oregon high school equestrian competitors ride, care for horses in valuable program
In 1993, Oregon High School Equestrian Teams (OHSET) started with a vision for high school students. That vision saw a competitive outlet for…
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Bend City Council OKs Houseless Fund, discusses preserving more trees
Plans to move existing funding of homeless programs into a separate fund moved forward Wednesday night at the Bend City Council meeting, where…
Continue ReadingPartisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors
CNN By Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Matt McCaw cringes if you say the word “secessionist” around him. A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw…
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Warm Springs Fire & Safety crews stop small brush fire; second fire destroys barn
Warm Springs Fire and Safety crews responded to a pair of fires last week, and the cause of both remain under investigation, an official said…
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‘Timing couldn’t be worse’: Deschutes DA, judge, program graduate dismayed by end of Adult Treatment Court
Deschutes County’s Adult Treatment Court, which has been helping people overcome substance use disorder and transition into a place of stability, has…
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Crook County HS culinary students win statewide competition, trip to D.C. for national event
Five culinary arts students from Crook County High School brought home the top prize Monday after competing in the Oregon Hospitality Foundation’s…
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Redmond councilors appear ready to hike RDM parking fee to $24 a day
Redmond city councilors got an update Tuesday night on efforts to control the cost of a multi-phase expansion of Redmond Airport, and at the close…
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NeighborImpact makes $5 million food warehouse fundraising goal, thanks to largest gift in its history
NeighborImpact announced Wednesday that it has raised the $5 million to build its new food program warehouse, thanks to its largest single…
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La Pine man’s loaded pistol stolen from unlocked pickup at NE Bend Bottle Drop; suspect arrested, gun recovered
A La Pine man said a loaded 9mm pistol was among several items stolen from his unlocked pickup truck parked at the northeast Bend Bottle Drop last…
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Witness video helps Bend PD find car stolen while warming up unlocked at restaurant, arrest suspect
A Terrebonne man learned the hard way what can happen when you leave your car warming up unlocked in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. But…
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Madras City Council appoints Christy Wurster interim city administrator
At their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night, the Madras City Council appointed Christy Wurster to serve as interim city administrator,…
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ODOT’s draft project list for 2024-27 includes Highway 97 median barriers, other C.O. safety projects
More road construction is coming to Central Oregon, including some long-sought safety improvements, such as a completed median barrier on Highway 97…
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Terrebonne sewer vote update: Seven more ballots arrive in mail, leaving result up in the air
Tuesday night’s ballot count showed the proposed formation of the Terrebonne Sanitary (sewer) District failing by a single vote – but seven more…
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Redmond Police Dept. announces passing of drug-detection K-9 Rogue after bout with cancer
Redmond Police K-9 Rogue passed away Tuesday after a bout with cancer, the police department…
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‘A monitoring tool’: City of Bend creating new ‘Houseless Fund’ in budget to track efforts to help homeless
The city of Bend has been tackling how to handle homelessness in various ways for quite some time now, similar to many other cities facing the same…
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On Equal Pay Day, Fagan issues report finding state worker wage gaps remain, 6 years after Pay Equity Bill
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan released an advisory report from the state Audits Division Tuesday, examining the impact of House Bill 2005,…
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May special District Election filing deadline approaches; some board seats vacant, others unopposed
With the candidate filing deadline for the May 16 Special District Election just two days away, Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison is urging…
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Inaugural 36-act, 3-day, 3-stage ‘FairWell Festival’ coming to Redmond Fairgrounds this July
Organizers of the new three-day cross-genre, three-stage FairWell Music festival this July at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds have announced the…
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Sunriver Women’s Club giving $55,000 grant to new South County Collaborative for educational initiative
Later this week, the Sunriver Women’s Club will award $55,586 to the recently formed South County Collaborative, an exciting new initiative to…
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