Community committees, boards and commissions are a great way to get involved with local government. The City has several Council-appointed advisory groups that make recommendations to City Council or City administrative staff. Applications are being accepted for the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, Bend Economic Development Advisory Board, City of Bend […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, announced it will transition to a fully cashless fee collection system at several recreation sites near the John Day Lock and Dam, effective April 15. The change […]
The threat of rare, but deadly disease is rising alongside mosquito populations in the Northwest. In response, scientists are researching how mosquitoes detect a common compound in natural repellents. A warming climate has lengthened “mosquito season” in the Northwest, […]
Paying homage to a beloved sci-fi film and its imagined time-travel calculations, the annual High School Math Contest at Central Oregon Community College is going “Math to the Future” this year, hosting young math minds […]
The City of Bend and the Bend Police Department will start issuing warnings at three red-light and speed camera locations beginning April 15. The 30-day warning period is the first step in the implementation of the Automated Traffic Enforcement […]
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.2% in January and 5.3%, as revised, in December. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.3% in January and 4.4% in December. According to the Oregon Employment Department: In January, Oregon’s seasonally […]
