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The Bend park district needs your help this summer
Bend Park and Recreation District is requesting help from community members in managing a handful of its 84 ...
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OSU-Cascades outlines plan for going net zero on energy
Oregon State University-Cascades has big plans to go green. The university is aiming to be among the first ...
Lifestyle
Dropping In: Reader calls to advise new direction for column
Last week, I wrote in this space about my one-week stay in a guest suite at The Breakers ...
Entertainment
Caves come alive with music at upcoming piano concert
Pianist Paula Dreyer plays at the lava caves at Juniper Preserve as part of the Piano Flow Live ...
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Summit High student awarded prestigious State Department language scholarship
Sylvia Bodo, 18, of Bend, has been studying Korean on her own for four years and wasn’t planning ...
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Proctor, Page have small leads in Redmond School Board races
In early, unofficial election results released Tuesday night, first-time candidate Ashley Proctor had a slim lead over incumbent ...
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Summit boys golf’s state title streak ends at Class 5A championships in Woodburn as Storm fall to Corvallis
WOODBURN — The quest for a fourth-consecutive state team title that began in 2022 came to an end ...
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Summit third as a team, Redmond’s Richardson fourth in 5A girls golf state championships
Three Central Oregon teams finished in the top eight of the Class 5A girls golf state championships on ...
News
Redmond Police search for burglary suspect
A burglary incident Tuesday morning closed parts of SW Canal Boulevard and placed schools in the Redmond area ...
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Pendleton City Council reviews proposal to ban resting at bus stops
PENDLETON — The Pendleton City Council considers an ordinance that would prohibit people from using bus stops to ...
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Bend High auditorium design revealed
Bend High School’s future auditorium will have a balcony, 1,400 seats and a more spacious lobby than the ...
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Deschutes County Sheriff expelled from Oregon State Sheriff’s Association following dishonesty allegations
Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp has been permanently expelled from the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association’s board ...
Business
Oregon Business & Industry looking for the coolest things made in Oregon
The Oregon Business & Industry association is on the lookout for contestants in its Coolest Things Made in ...
Environment
Bend Park & Rec raises plan to replace Columbia Park pedestrian bridge
Bend Park & Recreation District and the city of Bend are teaming up to study the possibility of ...
Homeless
Homelessness numbers hit record highs in Central Oregon — but the data might be deceiving
A survey found the number of people living without homes in Central Oregon is higher than ever. But ...
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High School
Summit, Caldera, Crook County shine in district tennis championships
The Intermountain Conference tennis championships featured repeat titles in both the boys and girls singles competitions on Saturday ...
Climate
Trump cuts to halt overnight weather forecasts for Central Oregon
The National Weather Service Office in Pendleton is set to no longer staff meteorologists overnight because of recent ...
Local News
UPDATE: Man dies after helicopter crash near Prineville Airport
A helicopter crash near the Prineville Airport on Saturday morning left the pilot and his passenger with serious ...
Nation
House Democrats urge court to repeal Trump’s tariffs
U.S. House Democrats submitted a brief urging a federal court to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs, calling the ...
Environment
Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees
Hundreds of federal employees managing the nation’s main hydropower corridor have retired, resigned or been released due to ...
College
‘I wasn’t hanging up the cleats today:’ Patmon’s walk-off sends Oregon to super regional
A three-run home run off the bat of Oregon softball’s Dezianna Patmon walked off Stanford in the regional ...
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Emergency funding saves COCC arts grant
A $10,000 arts grant intended for Central Oregon Community College youth summer programs from the National Endowment for ...
Breaking News
UPDATE: Gilliam County DA says Umatilla County sheriff ‘just like any other defendant’
UMATILLA COUNTY — The Gilliam County Sheriff's Office reported Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan had a blood-alcohol level ...
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Bend’s Mike Condon finally wins Pole Pedal Paddle; Bend’s Grace Perkins takes women’s race
Mike Condon has raced in the Pole Pedal Paddle 19 times, including 15 as an individual. He skipped ...
Business
Bend still the No. 1 destination to drive to
For the sixth year in a row, Bend is the No. 1 destination for Oregon travelers who come ...