Bend has spent half its winter snow-removal budget
The city of Bend has spent about half of its $1.2 million budget for winter plowing, sanding and deicing, just one month into the official winter…
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Study: Big Oregon campaign donors outspend smaller 10-to-1
On the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision, OSPIRG Foundation released a report Thursday highlighting the…
Continue Reading When Bend potholes strike, will city foot repair bill?
We’ve told you what causes potholes, and what’s being done to keep the roads patched, but what about if you’ve already learned…
Continue Reading Bloom Project receives Cow Creek Umpqua grant
The Bloom Project , a volunteer-driven nonprofit that provides fresh floral bouquets to hospice and palliative care patients, has been awarded a…
Continue Reading Bend-La Pine magnet schools host tours for parents
Families interested in exploring Bend-La Pine Schools’ Choice Options should consider taking advantage of upcoming tours and information…
Continue Reading Children’s Forest of C.O., Discover Your Forest get field trip grant
The Deschutes National Forest is one of 186 federal sites selected to receive a 2015 field trip grant from the National Park Foundation, the official…
Continue Reading Family Access Network expands to Crook County schools
An organization that over 23 years has provided support to thousands of families in Deschutes County has just expanded to Crook County. The Family…
Continue Reading Bend advisor talks of how to ride market decline
The stock market is starting 2016 out horribly. The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 500 points at one point Wednesday. Bend financial…
Continue Reading Takeover Day 19: Governor angry over feds’ refuge response
Oregon’s governor expressed anger Wednesday over federal authorities’ handling of the occupation of a national wildlife refuge by an…
Continue Reading NW senators urge USDA to back GMO-free alfalfa exports to China
Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Washington Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell urged U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on…
Continue Reading Land-use group, Westside land owners reach Bend UGB compromise
A land-use watchdog group said Wednesday it has reached a compromise with land owners on Bend’s Westside on where to draw an expanded urban…
Continue Reading Deschutes County seeks audit committee members
Deschutes County has reopened its search for Audit Committee members. Citizens with financial or local government experience are encouraged to apply.…
Continue Reading Oregon bike-pedestrian committee seeks youth member
The OregonBicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is seeking to fill a recently vacated position that represents the youth community. The committee…
Continue Reading The Center partners with Bend FC Timbers
The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care & Research is teaming up with the Bend FC Timbers as their official sports medicine provider. The…
Continue Reading Bend protesters urge action to end Malheur occupation
Just like water off a duck’s back, pouring rain didn’t drown out the cheers as roughly 250 people gathered in downtown Bend Tuesday,…
Continue Reading CEC to dedicate community solar project
Members of Central Electric Cooperative, its community solar participants and the general public are invited to attend the official dedication of the…
Continue Reading Oregon College Savings Plan sees record contributions
The Oregon College Savings Plan saw record contributions and assets in 2015, bolstering the fact that Oregon families are embracing the concept of…
Continue Reading Sisters crash victim remembered as avid outdoorsman
A 54-year-old long-time Sisters resident who died in a car crash on Highway 20 east of Sisters over the weekend is being mourned by family and…
Continue Reading Discover the thrill of the chill: Be a junior snow ranger
Discover Your Forest, in partnership with the Deschutes National Forest, will be hosting their annual “Junior Snow Ranger” program at Mt.…
Continue Reading Family Access Network expands to Prineville schools
The Family Access Network announced Tuesday that it has expanded to offer services at Barnes Butte and Crooked River elementary schools in…
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