Jack Harvel

On Feb. 15 a parent of a Hugh Hartman Elementary student started an online petition over what was happening at their child’s school. Within 48 hours the petition got over 150 signatures—quite a few considering the school only has 335 students. The problem: the school didn’t have a Valentine’s Day celebration and replaced it with […]

Gov. Kate Brown announced mandated indoor mask use will be lifted on March 12, at the same time as Washington state, after previously announcing Oregon’s mandate would end no later than March 31, and later pushed forward to March 19. Oregon state health officials had wanted to hold off on repealing indoor mask mandates until […]

The City of Bend is quickly becoming just that: a city. As what was small town just 30 years ago metamorphosizes into a small city, it comes with distinct growing pains as more and more people try and find space in a fiercely competitive housing market. Bend historically has been made up of single-family homes, […]

The Deschutes National Forest and Willamette National Forest will alter their permitting system after experimenting with a system that allowed people to buy permits a full season in advance. Last year was the first year the Forests enforced a permit system for some of the popular trails in Central Oregon. “Last summer there was a […]

The Redmond School Board directed district staff to draft a new COVID-19 policy that makes masks optional for both students and staff at its regular meeting Feb. 16. The deadline for implementing the policy is March 2, short of the date of March 31 state health and education officials announced would be the latest date […]

East Bend is a great metaphor for Bend’s past, present and future. Many of its home predate its annexation into Bend proper, and small developments filled in the formerly rural area in the ’90s, yet there’s still growth to come in the neighborhoods on the east side. Let’s start with the neighborhood’s newest amenity, the […]

Boyd Acres is one of the newer neighborhoods in Bend, but it has deep roots. Charles William Boyd arrived in Central Oregon in 1904 with hopes of expanding his cattle business. Originally buying six acres by the Deschutes River, Boyd eventually bought up 600 acres and the area became known for ranching and timber. The […]

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced that Kari Hathorn will fill the Crook County district attorney position that was vacated by Judge Wade Whiting after he was appointed to the Circuit Court for Jefferson and Crook Counties on Jan. 19. Hathorn is a graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law and worked as a […]

Boyd Acres is one of the newer neighborhoods in Bend, but it has deep roots. Charles William Boyd arrived in Central Oregon in 1904 with hopes of expanding his cattle business. Originally buying six acres by the Deschutes River, Boyd eventually bought up 600 acres and the area became known for ranching and timber. The […]

East Bend is a great metaphor for Bend’s past, present and future. Many of its home predate its annexation into Bend proper, and small developments filled in the formerly rural area in the ’90s, yet there’s still growth to come in the neighborhoods on the east side. Let’s start with the neighborhood’s newest amenity, the […]