The Madras City Council voted to appoint Gabriel Soliz to fill the position vacated by the resignation of former Councilor Austin Throop in January 2021. The position expires December 31, 2024. A total of five people were interviewed by the Council over the last few Read More
Bend-La Pine Schools began a brand-new podcast series this week with Superintendent Dr. Steven Cook to give community members, staff and families a peek inside our schools and community. The new podcast, Supe’s On! With Dr. Cook is available now and the first episode Read More
Oregon State University – Cascades has given its 2021 Employee Awards to six faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to the Bend campus and surrounding community. The recipients of the campus’ 2021 employee awards were: Carmen Martinez received the Read More
Two people were killed in a two car crash on Highway 101 in Lane County Wednesday. According to Oregon State Police, the crash happened about 7:20 a.m. near milepost 196. Preliminary investigation revealed a Ford Contour, operated by Rhonda Wild, 51, of Fresno, CA. was Read More
Deschutes County is implementing new traffic control changes in an effort to improve evening traffic flow exiting the Fair & Expo Center at the conclusion of rodeo and concert events. The following traffic control plan will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., on Read More
The Cascade Lakes Relay (“CLR”) kicks-off this Friday. Organizers have released the following update because of the present fire conditions in the area. Due to the Bootleg fire, the course and start times have been modified for the safety of its participants and to Read More
In responses to a large jump in cases and hospitalizations and new national guidance calling for masking measures to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Oregon Health Authority Tuesday is recommending universal mask use in public indoor Read More
Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in August. The federal government has approved emergency allotments every month since March 2020, to give SNAP recipients additional support during Read More
Some recreation trails and roads in the Phil’s Trail area west of Bend have opened following a temporary closure due to logging activity in the area. With the Deschutes National Forest implementing an Industrial Fire Precaution Level IV, all commercial timber operations Read More
With summer camps in full swing and back to school right around the corner, Bend Park and Recreation District is hosting a hiring event for its youth recreation job opportunities. Potential employees are invited to the hiring event to learn more about job opportunities Read More
