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This week’s meetings for Bend, Redmond and Deschutes County

This week’s public meetings in Central Oregon: Monday 2/3 Bend City Council goal setting: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; OSU-Cascades Campus,…

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Experts push fire risk reduction in wake of rising insurance costs

Damage from wildfires and other disasters has surged in recent years while rebuilding costs have also spiked, raising…

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Oregon cities push for infrastructure funding, more leeway to remove homeless camps

Oregon’s cities will push the state Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more…

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2023-24 graduation rates are up for Central Oregon high schools

High School graduation rates generally rose among Central Oregon school districts for the 2023-24 school year. Every district…

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Construction to close Olney Avenue in Bend until fall

Construction will begin Monday on Olney Avenue in Bend, closing the road where it crosses underneath the Bend…

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Forest treatment will close off trails, caves south of Bend for at least one year

A large-scale forest restoration project southeast of Bend is planned to start in May, cutting off some 34,600…

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New library rises in southeast Bend

The massive Central Library at Stevens Ranch — Deschutes Public Library system’s new central branch under construction in…

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Federal funds ‘pause’ wreaks chaos, confusion among Central Oregon agencies

The Monday order from the Trump administration to pause delivery of federal grants and loans sent some Central…

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Local artist wins Pole Pedal Paddle drawing contest

Organizers of the famed Pole Pedal Paddle race have announced Bend artist Caya Christiansen as the winner of…

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Funding secure for Mirror Pond Dam fish passage design phase

For more than a century, the Mirror Pond Dam in downtown Bend has blocked fish migration in the…

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