Bend-La Pine Schools interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced today Juan Carlos Cuadros has been selected to serve as the district’s new Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Curadros is currently the principal at Kelly Middle School in Eugene, a Read More
ROSEBURG, OR – August 6, 2020 – The Wit’s End Fire was declared controlled yesterday afternoon and the crew hiked out safely at the end of shift. Two modules of Crew-3 will again hike into the location of the Wit’s End Fire today to continue to monitor the fire Read More
THE DALLES, ORE. – Firefighters continue to make good progress on the Fir Mountain Fire. The fire remains 313 acres and is now 50% contained. By the end of yesterday’s day shift, the fire was lined around it’s perimeter by dozer line, handline and roads. Last Read More
During tonight’s City Council meeting, the Council, by a vote of 6-1, gave preliminary approval to adopt the Core Area Tax Increment Finance Plan and establish the Core Area Tax Increment Finance Area. The plan identifies up to $195 million in tax increment financing Read More
In addition to an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend through Labor Day, the City has issued new operating regulations for short term rentals and lodging properties, since Bend continues to be a destination for tourism and vacation travel. Key elements in the Read More
tarting August 10 access to Dark Lake available by hiking trail only Sisters, Ore.- Beginning Monday, August 10, the Deschutes National Forest plans to close Forest Service Road 2066-600, which provides access to Dark Lake and Camp Tamarack, to provide for public Read More
ROSEBURG, OR – August 5, 2020 – Wildland Firefighting crews located a fire, named the Wits End Fire, yesterday in the Cinnamon Butte area and began suppression work utilizing 2 engines, a Type 2 helicopter (from the Willamette National Forest) and Diamond Lake Crew 3. Read More
August 5, 2020 – (Wilsonville, OR) The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) shifted its traditional Fall sports season contests to begin in March under a new 2020-21 school activities calendar approved by the association’s Executive Board on Wednesday. The Read More
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office will be joining other law enforcement agencies around the state in a statewide safety belt enforcement “Blitz” from August 24, 2020 to September 6, 2020. This safety belt blitz is provided through overtime funding from the Oregon Read More
On Monday, August 10, work will begin to improve the intersection of Old Bend-Redmond Highway and Tumalo Road. The project will include constructing a roundabout, installing intersection illumination and other safety improvements. The $1,157,000 project will be Read More
