Bend seeks to revive stalled water project
Bend’s potentially $68 million Surface Water Improvement Project would replace the aging pipeline to Bridge Creek that delivers half of the…
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Bend shops gear up for Small Biz Satuday
It’s hard to believe we’re already talking Christmas shopping, but Black Friday is coming up. The Downtown Bend Business Association is…
Continue Reading Rotary’s Tree of Joy returning to Old Mill
Local Rotary Clubs in Bend will kick off their annual Tree of Joy project over the Thanksgiving weekend on Friday, November 23. The Tree of Joy can…
Continue Reading AAA: Ore. gas prices fall before Thanksgiving
Oregon drivers are seeing a fourth week of double-digit decreases in pump prices, just in time for more to fill ‘er up take to the road for…
Continue Reading Gifts help OSU-Cascades launch hospitality degree
Oregon State University-Cascades said Tuesday it plans to launch a four-year hospitality degree program that was once offered on the main OSU campus,…
Continue Reading 104 Hours for Kids toy drive under way
The seventh annual 104 Hours for Kids promotion on THE PEAK 104.1 (KWPK-FM) is under way at Subaru of Bend. The week-long live broadcast effort…
Continue Reading Bend Garbage pickup normal on Thanksgiving
Bend Garbage & Recycling will be operating on a normal collection schedule on Thanksgiving. Customers who have garbage & recycling collection…
Continue Reading Redmond HS teacher VFW Teacher of Year
Dr. Nicole MacTavish, Principal of Redmond High School, announced Tuesday that Mark Winger, Redmond High School Career Technical Education Teacher,…
Continue Reading Redmond Parks Activity Center moving
Redmond Area Park and Recreation District’s Activity Center is moving to SW Canal in Redmond. The Activity Center is scheduled to open in the…
Continue Reading Bend’s Community Center on the fiscal rebound
There’s a possible light at the end of the tunnel for Bend’s Community Center after money troubles that nearly forced them to close their…
Continue Reading Oregon DEQ stats show recycling on the rise
A new report from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality shows just how “green” Oregonians really are. According to the new…
Continue Reading Food for thought: Does buying in bulk save?
From pounds of dog food to towers of toilet paper, and maybe a dollhouse for the kid’s play room. You can really find everything at Costco,…
Continue Reading Salem 2013: McLane to lead House GOP miniority
Central Oregon Republican lawmakers are getting ready for the 2013 session but they’ll face a Democratic majority in the House and Senate. And…
Continue Reading Bend FD: Candle sparked Tumalo house fire
Fire tore through a nearly century-old home off Gerking Market Road in the Tumalo area Sunday afternoon, and while no people were hurt, its contents…
Continue Reading Fire burns La Pine shop; house saved
La Pine firefighters extinguished a shop fire that was spreading to an adjacent home and RV late Sunday night, officials said. The La Pine Rural Fire…
Continue Reading St. Charles, Mosaic partner to boost primary care
Mosaic Medical and St. Charles Health System said Monday they are working together in a new partenrship “to enhance primary care services in…
Continue Reading Mystery blood at Bend Walmart resolved
The mystery of a large amount of blood found Friday at the Walmart expansion site in Bend has been resolved, in somewhat bizarre fashion, police said…
Continue Reading Burning planned near Eagle Crest Resort
As fall weather continues to bring moisture and cooler temperatures across Central Oregon, Prineville Bureau of Land Management fuels specialists…
Continue Reading Pioneer Hospital Foundation buys defibrillator
The Prineville Hospital Foundation recently purchased a new life pack defibrillator for Pioneer Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department, which…
Continue Reading Laid-off bloodhound sniffs out job in Bend
The Bend Police Department announced Wednesday the addition of a new police canine, “Ranger,” a 2-year-old bloodhound who lost his old…
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