RPA to host Sparrow Clubs Day of Service
The Redmond Proficiency Academy is pleased to share that middle school students will serve our school and our community in an outdoor beautification…
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Oregon restores crop tax credit for food bank donations
Lawmakers and others gathered at the Oregon Food Bank in Portland on Thursday for Gov. John Kitzhaber’s signing of Senate Bill 1541,…
Continue Reading Driven to distraction: School-zone danger
Distracted driving affects all of us, whether you’re guilty of doing it or not. Maybe we’re afraid of missing something — that we…
Continue Reading Bend teen defeats cancer, starts toy drive
December 3rd, 2008 — a day 16-year-old Kendra Hendrickson won’t soon forget. “They diagnosed me with leukemia, which is a blood…
Continue Reading Bomb threat clears all OSU residence halls
A telephoned bomb threat Thursday night prompted the evacuation and search of all residence halls on the Oregon State University campus, a roughly…
Continue Reading Melvin Butte Vegetation Plan comments sought
The Deschutes National Forest Sisters Ranger District is beginning the environmental analysis of a project in the Melvin Butte area and is looking…
Continue Reading Ore. secretary of state urges primary participation
Secretary of State Kate Brown challenged voters Thursday to improve Oregon’s low turnout for primary elections by making sure to register and…
Continue Reading Pot lab rules: Who is testing the testers?
The list of rules for medical cannabis dispensaries in Oregon is long. “A thousand feet from a school, 1,000 feet from another…
Continue Reading Oregon meth deaths surge, cocaine deaths fall
Oregon State Medical Examiner Dr. Karen Gunson released 2013 drug-related death statistics Thursday reflecting one fewer death from last year and a…
Continue Reading Ousted Bend priest finds new calling
A new denomination of Catholicism is coming to Bend, and the leader is the very priest ousted by the the Diocese of Baker, the governing body that…
Continue Reading Oregon updates online map of landslide areas
More than 46,000 known landslide locations are now included in a statewide database that helps increase Oregon’s understanding of where future…
Continue Reading How about ‘Beer Camp’ in – where else? – Bend
The first ever Bend Beer Camp has been announced for June 19 -22. “Think of Bend Beer Camp as your beer concierge, scheduling a combination of…
Continue Reading Same-sex marriage supporters rally in Bend
On Wednesday, a federal judge will hear oral arguments over Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, dozens of people gathered in…
Continue Reading Some chain restaurants have hard time in C.O.
A stroll through downtown Bend confirms that Bend residents tend to shop local. There’s only one chain eating establishment downtown, and…
Continue Reading Oregon Senior Games coming to Bend
Active, competitive and/or athletic seniors, ages 50 and over have a new excuse to visit Bend: The Oregon Senior Games, sponsored by Humana. Whether…
Continue Reading New NeighborImpact food truck to benefit many
The NeighborImpact Food Bank team is excited to welcome a brand-new truck to its fleet. The agency currently has two trucks that are used to pick up…
Continue Reading Enviro Center to seek $5 million ‘energy prize’
The Environmental Center in Bend took an important step toward expanding its mission to embed sustainability into daily life Wednesday by signaling…
Continue Reading ‘Cycle Pub Wars’ to benefit SAR program
A title is at stake! One team will be crowned champion of the “Course of Kegs” at this years 3rd annual Gear up for Summer / Good Bye…
Continue Reading Removed Bend pastor quits church, joins another
More than six months after his removal as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Bend, a move that sparked controversy in the…
Continue Reading Deschutes Bridge snow gate opened
The Deschutes County Road Department has opened the snow gate near the intersection with FS Road 4270 at Deschutes Bridge on Cascade Lakes Highway.…
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