Deschutes Public Library is proud to announce Emily Habeck’s debut novel Shark Heart as the 2024 A Novel Idea…Read Together selection. Literary enthusiasts gathered at the Downtown Bend Library on December 2, 2023 to hear the announcement live. Also joining the lineup...
A total of 61 educators representing 56 schools across Oregon, including 11 from Central Oregon, have been awarded more than $53,000 as part of SELCO Community Credit Union’s annual SPARK! Creative Learning Grants program. SPARK! Creative Learning Grants are designed...
Be guaranteed a spot at our 2024 forums! We expect to sell-out all our forums in the coming year, so reserve your table now. This is a great way to engage employees, friends, family and/or colleagues while supporting our community. Options $300 per forum of your...
NewsChannel 21 is proud to unveil its new state-of-the-art studio to our Central Oregon viewers. After months of design, planning and construction, the entirely rebuilt news set, and weather center represent the first major upgrade in 15 years. The ambitious project...
Eight local organizations awarded more than $80K in first round of priority grants St. Charles Health System announced today the first round of grant recipients aimed at reducing feelings of loneliness and social isolation while fostering a sense of belonging in the...
RootedHomes and Housing Works announce another joint affordable housing community to be developed at 1699 W Antler Avenue in Redmond. The community will include 60 rental units designed as garden-style walk-up apartment buildings for households earning less than 60%...
Bend artist Lindsay Gilmore admits she gets a little giddy while perusing homes on Zillow and randomly catches a quick glimpse of one of her paintings or prints on a wall in a home for sale. This winter, Gilmore’s unique art will be front and center for all of Bend to...
The High Desert Museum recently welcomed a new animal who happens to be an expert engineer, a keystone ecosystem species and the largest rodent in North America. A baby beaver, called a kit, arrived at the Museum in May. Found in John Day alone in a parking lot,...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth through mentorship, is excited to announce the launch of its new recruitment campaign just in time for the holidays, "Give Your Gift of Time." This initiative...
The family of an Oregon State University - Cascades student killed in a mountaineering accident in July has committed more than $55,000 to create an endowed scholarship for students in financial need at OSU-Cascades. The Joel Tranby Memorial Scholarship honors the...
Bend music venue earns multiple awards nationally and regionally for greening efforts You see them at every concert over the summer at Hayden Homes Amphitheater, members of the Green Team roaming the venue picking up trash and manning receptacles to help you figure...
Redmond Airport (RDM) has experienced a record number of passengers again in 2023 and expects the trend to continue over the upcoming holiday travel season. The increased passenger volume may lead to limited parking availability and increased waiting time in security...
Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) 16th annual Season of Nonviolence — held mid-January through early April — will feature an engaging lineup of free events with notable activists and New York Times-bestselling authors. Events include a talk by activist Jodie...
We’re pleased to showcase the ribbon cutting ceremony for Mosaic Community Health’s newest school-based health centers at Mountain View High School on December 5. Mosaic SBHCs are medical clinics that offer a full range of physical, behavioral, and preventive health...
Economy in Central Oregon By Nicole Ramos | Regional Economist, East Cascades | Oregon Employment Department Year-over-year, Oregon’s total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 1.8%, adding 35,200 jobs. In Central Oregon, total nonfarm payroll employment was up by...
