Man spotted in canal prompts extensive search north of Bend
People who saw a man dive into or floating in an irrigation canal north of Bend prompted an extensive search Monday morning, including use of a…
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St. Charles adds new Bend urgent care clinic, COVID-19 drive-thru testing
St. Charles added a new urgent care clinic and drive-thru COVID-19 testing Monday near the Bend hospital, to ease the burden on the Emergency…
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Young Redmond-area Harley motorcycle lover gets big birthday surprise
The Central Oregon HOGS (Harley Owners Group) got an email from the mom of a little boy who was about to turn 4 and is obsessed with Harleys, so ……
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Central Oregon Celtic Festival and Highland Games celebrate Celtic traditions in Redmond
The Central Oregon Celtic Festival and Highland Games had a big turnout Saturday with their second annual event at Kiwanis Field in…
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Madras threshing bee gives glimpse of farming’s past
The Jefferson County Historical Society sponsored the annual Threshing Bee Saturday, giving people a chance to see how wheat farming was done back in…
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Pet Pals: Bagheera is a special senior kitty
Bagheera, 12 years young, is a domestic longhair mix who is just waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon in…
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Bend, Redmond Walmarts closing earlier to stock shelves
The Bend and Redmond Walmarts are closing earlier, at 8 p.m., and a worker says it’s because they need to stock the shelves, as shoppers tell us of…
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Sunriver Art Fair underway this weekend
The Sunriver Art Fair began Friday at Sunriver Village and runs through the weekend — but the virtual version runs through Sept.…
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Bend firefighters greet cross-country cyclist honoring first responders
Bob Quick, cycling cross-country to honor firefighters, including those lost in the 9/11 attacks, made a stop Friday in Bend, where fire crews…
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Rep. Cliff Bentz hears Crook County issues at Prineville town hall
Critics of a proposed 50-mile trail project in the Ochoco National Forest got a chance to address Rep. Cliff Bentz at Friday’s town hall in…
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Furry Friends: Meet Twinkie, from Oklahoma
Twinkie is a sweet, 2-year-old mixed-breed big pup who was a shelter favorite in Oklahoma and arrived at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center with four…
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Out & About: More beauty from Central Oregon and beyond this week
Despite the heat and smoky skies, you took some great…
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Big Ol Fish: Great catches this week
Local catches, and a couple from…
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Latino Community Assn. reflects, year after Bend ICE bus standoff
A year after protesters surrounded two buses in Bend to delay federal immigration officials from removing two Latino men, an official with the Latino…
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Bend art exhibit focuses on diversity
A new art exhibit at Scalehouse Gallery in downtown Bend focuses on the issues of diversity and encourages the audience to see the region through a…
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Radio-controlled plane pilots compete at Redmond event
About two-dozen pilots got to show off their radio-controlled planes and compete against each other last Saturday at the Field of Dreams RC Club’s…
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Can Chasers cyclocross race coming to the Deschutes County Fairgrounds
The cyclocross race comes to Redmond Sept. 11-12, a fundraiser for the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. The organization lost two of its…
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Bend recycling truck clips power line, sparks cardboard fire
A garbage truck full of cardboard to recycle clipped a power line, igniting a fire in the load, but the driver quickly found a safe spot to unload…
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City of Bend reports utility billing software issues
if you haven’t received a utility bill from the city of Bend, you will. City employees don’t know just when the software problems will be fixed. In…
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Perseid meteor shower is visible this week
The Perseid meteor shower will be seen in the area, if the skies aren’t too smoky, Wednesday through Friday. Look to the southeast just before dawn…
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