PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority has been notified today that a person in Oregon, identified as a Multnomah County resident, has tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally detected in the United Kingdom. This is the first identification Read More
Starting next week, St. Charles Health System and Deschutes County plan to begin hosting vaccination clinics at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. The clinics will be available to individuals in the phase 1a group by appointment only. “We are preparing to Read More
News Release from Oregon Assn. of Hosp. and Health Systems (OAHHS) Posted on FlashAlert: January 15th, 2021 2:12 PM Downloadable file: FINAL_Vax_Plan_Change_Statement__01_15_2021.docx Following Governor Brown’s decision to postpone the expansion of the group Read More
Tumalo Road/Tumalo Place Intersection Improvement (Deschutes Area) – The Contractor will be building the road base throughout the roundabout and widened section of Tumalo Road, and continue constructing new sound walls. Closure Information – Tumalo Road traffic Read More
Bend, OR – Friends of the Children Central Oregon (Friends-CO) is pleased to announce a charitable contribution in the amount of $10,000 from partners Fortis Construction and Facebook to support the capital campaign for The Ranch – a Sanctuary for Friends. This Read More
Bend-La Pine Schools seeks volunteers to join its Budget Committee beginning in February 2020. The committee, which includes the seven elected members of the Bend-La Pine Schools Board of Directors and seven members of the community, currently has one opening. The Read More
In the last five years, the crime rate in Deschutes County fell almost sixteen percent. This reduction is significantly greater than the nine percent statewide reduction over the same time period. Deschutes County Crime: Read More
Tonight, Bend-La Pine Schools’ Board of Directors voted unanimously to name Dr. Steve Cook as the district’s next superintendent. Cook, who currently serves as Superintendent at Coeur d’Alene School District in Idaho, will begin on July 1, 2021. Cook will succeed Read More
Central Oregon Gives is pleased to announce the success of their annual giving campaign, that ended with $704,000 raised for over 75 nonprofits! Central Oregon Gives set their sights on a goal to raise $500,000 dollars for area nonprofits before the end of 2020. What If Read More
Media Hotline: 503-813-6018 Pacific Power restores electric service to more than 25,000 customers overnight in wake of windstorm PORTLAND. Ore. (Jan. 13, 2021) — A fast-moving blast of wind and intense rain hit the Northwest Jan. 12-13 causing power Read More
