Caldera High ready to ‘establish new traditions’ with large crop of underclassmen athletes
A new school, a limited number of students, but still a high level interest and intensity for Caldera High School…
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Bend man creates two ways to maintain cleaner air quality at home amid wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke has continued to cast a haze across the High Desert off and on for weeks. Now, the smoke is not only hurting the air quality outside…
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Oregon DHS expands COVID-19 recovery unit network; Bend facility among 8, totaling 238 beds
The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Thursday it has expanded its network of COVID-19 Recovery Units to eight long-term care facilities…
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HSCO’s Bend Spay and Neuter Clinic to close for extended period due to staffing shortage
The Humane Society of Central Oregon announced Thursday it has been forced to make the difficult decision to close the low-cost Bend Spay and Neuter…
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City of Bend plans to develop Public Works Campus at Juniper Ridge; info session set
The city of Bend said Thursday it is beginning to plan for the development of a new Public Works Campus on city-owned property in Juniper Ridge.…
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DEQ extends smoke-related air quality advisory for much of C. Oregon until at least Saturday
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Thursday for Central, Eastern…
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Lifeguard shortage prompts Bend Park & Rec to trim Larkspur hours, delay reopening Juniper pools
The Bend Park and Recreation District said Thursday it is reducing operating hours at Larkspur Community Center and delaying opening renovated indoor…
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‘Redmond Taco & Margarita Festival,’ facing criticism, postponed until next year amid vendor, other issues
The Redmond Taco & Margarita Festival, planned for Sept. 25 at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center, has been postponed until next year due to…
Continue ReadingJustice Department sues Texas over six-week abortion ban
By Tierney Sneed and Evan Perez, CNN The Biden Justice Department sued the state of Texas on Thursday over its new six-week abortion ban, saying the…
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La Pine businesses struggle after fourth year of Labor Day weekend break-ins, thefts
Two frustrated businesses In La Pine say they have been getting broken into every Labor Day holiday weekend for the past four years, and another…
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Recently soaring Bend, Redmond home prices are now ‘stabilizing,’ appraiser says
Here’s a word not heard often about Central Oregon’s sizzling real estate market for some time –…
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US flag placed atop Bend’s Old Mill smokestacks after 9/11 is still flying high, 20 years later
An American flag that was placed atop one of Bend’s most visible landmarks — the Old Mill smokestacks — shortly after the terrorist attacks on…
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Bend police following OHA guidelines, not requiring Covid-19 vaccinations of officers
Police in Bend, and all of Oregon, may not fall under the statewide health care provider Covid-19 vaccination…
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Sisters spa owner, cleared earlier of abuse, assault charges, indicted after 10 more alleged victims come forward
More than a month after abuse and assault charges were dropped against the owner of Hop in the Spa in downtown Sisters, Michael Boyle has been…
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A.R. Bowman Museum expansion will add rotating exhibits to Prineville’s ‘cultural district’
Prineville’s A.R. Bowman Museum on Main Street has shared the history of Crook County since it first opened in 1971. Now, it’s expanding beyond its…
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Study for Oregon’s forest industry tallies nearly $6 billion in losses from 2020 Labor Day wildfires
Oregon’s forest-dependent businesses and industries suffered an estimated $5.9 billion in economic losses as a result of the Labor Day wildfires…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags lowered to half-staff in honor of fallen firefighter
Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, September…
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Yearly ‘Point in Time’ count of Central Oregon’s homeless finds 13% increase this year
This year, Central Oregon’s annual Point In Time Count, a one-night count of those experiencing homelessness in the region, determined that there…
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Bend Park and Rec Board welcomes new trails ‘action plan’
The Bend Park and Recreation District is reprioritizing trail projects by applying new scoring methodology to projects identified in a comprehensive…
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‘Happy to be back’: As in-person classes resume in Redmond, teacher’s ‘heart is full’
Elementary school students returned to classes Tuesday around the High Desert, and with that special first day back in person coming amid a rise in…
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