SBA offers low-interest loans to C.O. businesses hurt by drought ‘agricultural disaster’
Small nonfarm businesses in 18 Oregon counties and neighboring counties in California, Idaho and Washington are now eligible to apply for…
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Bend-La Pine Schools in need of volunteers and bus drivers
Leaders on the Bend-La Pine School Board fielded questions on bus driver shortages, graduation ceremonies, racial issues and school curriculum during…
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Biden in Portland: Public works plan can boost US that’s ‘fallen behind’
President Joe Biden opened a two-day visit to the Pacific Northwest Thursday by focusing on improvements planned for the runway and roof of the…
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‘Just really awesome’: Bend Tech Academy students host basketball fundraiser for first prom in 3 years
Prom season is making a comeback, after a two-year pandemic pause. This will be Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School’s second prom in four years…
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Twin Lakes Resort deals with spring snow, still expects to fill up for fishing season’s opening weekend
Twin Lakes Resort staff are cutting, moving and unpacking everything they need to open for the start of fishing season…
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Burrowing rockchucks breach COID canal near Redmond; flooding stopped, repairs begin
A 30-foot hole is what’s left after burrowing rodents — rockchucks, to be specific — caused a breach in an irrigation canal south of Redmond…
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Eco-arsonist pleads guilty to role in 1997 Redmond slaughterhouse fire, faces 7-plus years
A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for his role in two arson…
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Decision 2022: Three candidates running for Crook County Commission in May primary
Three candidates are running for Position 2 on the Crook County Board of Commissioners in the May 17 primary, as incumbent Brian Barney seeks…
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SUV driver runs into Sunriver Marketplace post office; no injuries reported
A woman who accidentally hit the gas crashed her SUV into the wall of the post office at the Sunriver Marketplace on Cottonwood Road Wednesday…
Continue ReadingFifth District Democrats Schrader, McLeod-Skinner square off in NewsChannel 21 debate
Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., and Democratic challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner faced off on a variety of issues, from electability to homelessness,…
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Ascend Academy: New Redmond flight program breaks barriers for aspiring pilots amid shortage
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There’s a serious pilot shortage around the country, after the pandemic prompted early retirement by thousands of pilots. But…
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Redmond 6-year-old fighting cancer for a second time, in need of bone marrow donor
Six-year-old Journey Marino is no ordinary Redmond girl. Sure, her favorite character is a Disney princess. But she’s also incredibly brave as she…
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Redmond Mayor Endicott talks homelessness, housing and growth in State of the City
During his 13th State of the City address on Wednesday, Redmond Mayor George Endicott tackled a number of issues, but the most eye-catching one may…
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Woodward Peace Park Championships draw snowboarding elite to Mt. Bachelor
After a three-year hiatus, the Woodward Peace Park Championships return this…
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Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project gains 3 more years of federal funding
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday $11.67 million in federal funding headed to five collaborative forestry projects around…
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Redmond Airport runway closes for a month of paving; city will see more air traffic
Beginning Wednesday, the main Runway 5-23 at Redmond Municipal Airport is closed for about a month for a paving project, which will increase air…
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Decision 2022: Tense Jefferson County sheriff’s race between two candidates
The Jefferson County sheriff’s race between appointee Marc Heckathorn and challenger Jason Jason Pollock has been filled with tense claims and a…
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Wildlands Conservancy buys 30,000-acre Jefferson County ranch for $16.5 million for new nature preserve
The Wildlands Conservancy, owner of California’s largest nonprofit nature preserve system, announced Wednesday the group’s first out-of-state…
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Proposal to rezone 710 acres west of Terrebonne for rural housing draws fire at hearing
A Deschutes County hearings officer heard testimony Tuesday from many residents and a land-use watchdog group opposed to a proposal to rezone 710…
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City of Bend to drop lawsuit against C.O. Peacekeepers over public records fees, pay $18K in court costs
The city of Bend has agreed to drop its lawsuit against the Central Oregon Peacekeepers group over a $3,600 fee charged for a public records request,…
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