Downtown Bend businesses seeing uptick for spring break, after mask mandate ends
It’s the middle of spring break week, and downtown Bend is seeing a lot of activity, as you might expect, as COVID cases decline and the mask…
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Sisters arts-and-agriculture ranch showcases 26 artists’ work, plans ‘quilt garden’
A total of 26 talented creators in a variety of subjects and methods are showcasing their work at the Pine Meadow Ranch Center for the Arts and…
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‘Redmond renaissance’: Historic buildings being repurposed, in modern ways
Bo Olson describes it as a “Redmond…
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Redmond firefighters stop cooking blaze at Westside Local restaurant
A cooking fire that was not stopped by an extinguishing system caused about $9,000 damage Wednesday morning to the Westside Local restaurant on SW…
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Warm Springs water flowing again after treatment plant repairs; boil-water notice in place
Repairs to fire-damaged equipment at the Warm Springs Water Treatment Plant were completed on Tuesday, allowing water to again flow to reservation…
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Years in the making, Quartz Park will come to life in SW Redmond this year
For 15 years, the city of Redmond has had its sights set on building a neighborhood park off SW Quartz Avenue, at the south end of the Dry Canyon.…
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Cannabis-themed Cheba Hut sandwich shop chain set to open at Westside Yard in SW Bend
Cheba Hut, the Boulder, Colorado-based cannabis-themed sandwich shop chain, is expected to open its second Oregon location next Monday at Westside…
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‘Don’t Bend Prineville’ citizen group challenging proposed Ochoco National Forest trail project
A proposed mountain bike trail project in the Ochoco Mountains northeast of Prineville is facing some opposition from a citizens group calling…
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Bend body shops struggle under the pressure of parts shortages, many on back order
If things were a struggle before, Bend body shops are working even harder these days to get their job done and satisfy waiting…
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Gov. Brown declares state of drought emergency for Crook, Jefferson, Morrow counties
Gov. Kate Brown has signed an executive order declaring states of drought emergency for three more counties – Crook, Jefferson and Morrow – to…
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Warm Springs man sentenced to 20 years in 2020 robbery, fatal stabbing of Redmond man
A Warm Springs man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison in the 2020 stabbing death of a Redmond man during a…
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Missing Warm Springs woman located in Washington state, police say
A 65-year-old Warm Springs woman reported missing a week ago has been located in Washington state, police said…
Continue Reading C. Oregon nonprofits step up, supply water to Warm Springs residents after fire, system outage
After an underground electrical fire on Friday that took out most of the water systems in Warm Springs, several Central Oregon organizations are…
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Cascades, Mt. Bachelor snowpack well below average; summer water issues loom again
As rain fell at Mt. Bachelor Monday, the effects of another mild winter are…
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Prescribed burns planned this week west of Pine Mountain; some OHV trails to be closed
If conditions are favorable, fire management specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District will conduct prescribed fire operations over the next…
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River’s Edge community closes on golf course purchase, averting disputed home development
The River’s Edge Community Master Association announced Monday that it closed its purchase of the River’s Edge Golf Course and recorded the title…
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Warm Springs water outage update: Utility official ‘pretty confident’ water plant can be repaired soon
Two water reservoirs on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation are running out of water and delivery of drinking water to homes in those areas has…
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Test-drive carjacking east of Bend leads to chase, DCSO K-9 Rico’s capture of Prineville man
A Prineville man allegedly carjacked a Lincoln Navigator during a test drive on the Powell Butte Highway east of Bend Sunday afternoon, fled pursuing…
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Madras man jailed on criminally negligent homicide, DUII charges in fatal crash
A 22-year-old Madras man was arrested on criminally negligent homicide, DUII-alcohol and other charges after a crash early Sunday morning that killed…
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Cascades Theatrical Company taking on Shakespeare in Hollywood
Cascades Theatrical Company in Bend celebrated opening night Friday for the play Shakespeare in Hollywood. Director Sandy Silver says there were…
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