The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that residents of Central Oregon can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheck at Roberts Field in Redmond. Enrollment will be offered for five consecutive days starting Monday, May 10th. At airports Read More
As part of the Empire Corridor Improvements Project, the intersection of NE Butler Market Road and NE Purcell Boulevard will be closed starting May 3. This closure will extend for four to five months, anticipated into mid-September. The road closures are necessary to Read More
Based on COVID-19 case increases in Deschutes County and the governor’s directive to move from a High to an Extreme risk category, the City has once again closed its in-person customer services. This means Utility Billing, Municipal Court, Permit Center and the Read More
More prescribed burning is scheduled Tuesday in southeast of Bend. Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest with assistance from Bend Fire and Rescue and the Oregon Department of Forestry will underburn 252 acres between the national forest lands and private Read More
Long summer days are ahead, and Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (COYCC) has summer jobs for young people! This is a great opportunity for youth ages 16-to-18-years-old to gain job skills and learn more about natural resources while improving public lands and Read More
Bend Park and Recreation District is hosting a hiring event and invites potential team members to learn more about job opportunities available in the district’s recreation programs and custodial team. The hiring event is Thursday, May 6, 4 to 7 p.m. at The Pavilion, Read More
A 16-year-old Bend resident was cited after the pickup he was driving lost control and crashed on a forest service road Friday night. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched shortly before 7:30 p.m. to a single vehicle crash on USFS Road 1815 near China Hat Read More
Beginning May 1, personal and commercial use firewood collection season will resume on the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland. All areas will remain open through November 30, 2021. While many of the permit requirements were waived Read More
Walk-up COVID vaccine appointments are being offered Saturday, May 1 between noon and 2 p.m. at the Mass Vaccination Clinic at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center. First-dose appointments will only be offered at the Mass Vaccination Clinic through the end of next week. Read More
As Crook and Deschutes counties move back to Extreme-Risk Category today for at least one week, health officials say the increase in Crook County has been identified mostly to local social gatherings. There have been very few workplace outbreaks or travel related cases. Read More
