Santa’s reindeer visit Redmond
Santa’s very own reindeer paid a visit to Redmond Thursday, and the kids loved…
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Sisters designated ‘Age-Friendly City’
Sisters has been designated as an ‘Age-Friendly City,” an effort under World Health Organization guidelines to take steps and make it easier for…
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Sisters-Camp Sherman FD needs donated gifts
The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire & Ambulance Association is in need of more gifts to fulfill the goals of its annual Spirit of Christmas Gift…
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Volunteers build bikes for Toys for Tots
Volunteers from Merrill Lynch and the Marine Corps League of Central Oregon were busy Thursday assembling bicycles to be donated to Toys for…
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Holiday Lights: Fun, colorful SW Redmond display
This special home is on SW 31st Street in Redmond and provides a wonderful display for passers-by. Feel free to submit a photo to our contest at the…
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‘Journey to Bethlehem’ in Bend
More than 150 costumed actors take part in the Bend 7th Day Adventist Church’s four-night “Journey to Bethlehem,” re-enacting the very first…
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Thriving C.O. job market poses challenge for some
Despite plenty of openings, The High Desert’s job market can be quite competitive, especially when someone’s looking for a job that requires…
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Holiday Lights: Beauty on Bonny Bridge
Our special Holiday Lights feature is back for another season of fun, beautiful scenes at homes around the region. Submit a photo of your display in…
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Madras voters to decide prepared food, drink tax
Madras voters will decide in May on a proposed 5% prepared food and beverage tax, to help fund road…
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State Land Board OKs sale of Stevens Road tract
The State Land Board on Tuesday approved plans to sell nearly 400 acres of its 640 acres of state-owned property off 27th Street and Stevens…
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Bend Fire offers Christmas tree safety reminder
Bend Fire and Rescue offers some yearly reminders and safety tips so that your Christmas tree stays well-watered and doesn’t become a fire…
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‘Tis the season to Shop with a Cop
It’s a much-awaited outing, for both area law enforcement and young people, as the 19th annual Deschutes County Shop with a Cop is underway, with…
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C.O. military families get Holiday Express train ride
BNSF Railway brought its 12th annual Holiday Express to Bend on Monday evening as more than 300 military family members got to go on a train ride,…
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New Redmond Community Choir preps for debut
The new Redmond Community Choir had a final practice Monday night at the COCC-Redmond campus for their holiday season debut Sunday at Redmond High…
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OSU-Cascades adds pumice mine webcam
OSU-Cascades has pointed a webcam at a former pumice mine being reclaimed for the Bend campus…
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Bobcat caught on camera at High Desert Museum
The High Desert Museum south of Bend has released video of an elusive, wild bobcat that’s been living on the…
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C. Oregon Duck fans cheer UO’s return to the Rose Bowl
We asked some Central Oregon Duck fans how they’re feeling about the team’s return to the Rose Bowl, facing Wisconsin on New Year’s…
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Tumalo Mtn. hikers get to pose with Santa
Hikers up Tumalo Mountain found a holiday surprise at the top on Sunday — Santa Claus, along with a photographer to snap a unique Christmas…
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Two crashes on Hwy. 97 south of Bend
One driver, a 60-year-old La Pine woman, was injured and cited for careless driving in one of a pair of crashes on Highway 97 south of Lava Butte and…
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