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Friends of the Children Central Oregon mentor Aaron Hinkley plays catch with one of the kids he mentors through the program while at the organization’s ranch outside Bend in 2023.  

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Central Oregon mentorship program expands summer teen programming

A program that mentors kids for over a decade has launched a summer leadership program for its young…

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Median home prices drop in Bend after hitting record high in April

Just two months ago, Bend’s median home price was the highest recorded in a decade, but in June…

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Redmond disaster hub gets major funding push

$10 million from Legislature advances CORE3 training and response center A planned multi-agency coordination center for emergency response…

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Kotek’s ban on student cell phone use will change some local policies

Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order July 2 requiring K-12 public school districts to create policies prohibiting…

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Child advocate organization to start Redmond training

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Central Oregon — known as CASA — is starting an accelerated volunteer training…

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Despite funding boost, Central Oregon schools brace for more cuts

An 11% increase to the state education budget won’t offset rising costs or the end of pandemic relief funds…

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Bend park and rec camp mixes healthy eating with cooking fun

The Bend Park & Recreation District is running a multi-session cooking camp this summer that combines learning to…

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Meet the Budweiser Clydesdales at the Deschutes County fair this summer

The Budweiser Clydesdales will be joining the 2025 Bi-Mart Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo July 30 through Aug.…

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ICE increases presence, detentions in Central Oregon

The Latino Community Association of Central Oregon has closed its offices in Bend and Redmond while immigration agents…

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Parents oppose cuts to services for disabled children in Central Oregon

A group of parents, caregivers and teachers of special needs children asked the High Desert Education Service District…

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