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Bend-La Pine Schools serves up summer meals starting June 16

Bend-La Pine Schools will start summer meal service at three locations June 16. Meals at the Boys and…

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Oregon ‘freedom to read’ library bill heads to governor’s desk

Senate Bill 1098 would prohibit schools and libraries from removing books on the basis of being by, or…

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CLASS OF 2025: Bend Tech Academy grad excited to dive into medicine

Phoebe Karpstein, Bend Tech Academy’s salutatorian, was originally drawn to attending the magnet school because of its medical…

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CLASS OF 2025: Nonato among nation’s best high school welders

After graduation on Friday, Matthew Nonato, 18, is looking forward to getting into the welding workforce and traveling…

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Assault on Bend COCC campus

A 19-year-old woman was assaulted on the Bend Central Oregon Community College campus around 1 a.m. Tuesday morning,…

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Camp Fire offers early registration dates and fall program updates

Camp Fire Central Oregon is opening registration for school-year camps openings for grades 5 through 12 June 8…

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Updated: OSU-Cascades’ economic contribution to Central Oregon tops $89 million

Oregon State University-Cascades contributed $89 million to the Bend and Central Oregon communities in economic impact, according to…

Education

ACLU, Decoding Dyslexia join calls for Oregon literacy grants to target highest needs schools

Literacy and civil rights advocates are calling on legislators to send more money to 42 chronically struggling schools…

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New principals named for Bend middle schools

Heather Bailey will join High Desert Middle School as the principal for the 2025-26 school year. With over…

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Loss of OSU-Cascades grant leaves future school counselors in limbo

When Ashily Von Hurst finishes a full day as a school counselor at Crook County Middle School, she…

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